Russell reappeared Saturday night, 48 hours after she first went missing alongside an interstate in Alabama Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019.

Alabama woman Carlee Russell will not face jail time after she pleaded guilty Thursday to falsely reporting her kidnapping last summer, multiple outlets reported. Russell initially vanished on ...

Shortly after Carlee Russell admitted through her attorney that she lied about being kidnapped in Alabama earlier this month, her now ex-boyfriend says he’s “disgusted” about the situation.

Allentown city employee Latarsha Brown has been charged with making false reports and tampering with physical evidence over a noose hoax.

Police in Alabama cast doubt Wednesday on the story of Carlee Russell who set off a frantic search when she disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on the highway.

Carlee Russell's disappearance was one of the most mysterious in history: the 25-year-old vanished without a trace after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of a highway.