# Carlee Russell disappearance hoax

Missing · 2023

On July 13, 2023, nursing student Carlethia Nichole Russell (born July 22, 1997) disappeared for 49 hours in Hoover, Alabama before reappearing and falsely reporting a kidnapping claim to police. The story of her disappearance earned wide attention via social media platforms. On July 24, Russell admitted she had fabricated the story, and had not been abducted.

Original record: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=74397376
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/carlee-russell-disappearance-hoax-w74397376

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## Sources

1. Wikipedia record (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=74397376


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