Carlee Russell Found!

Carlee Russell found safe.

Carlee Russell was found safe. The FBI and Alabama authorities have not determined what had happened but the woman who went missing on Thursday was returned to her home. She is currently at a Birmingham hospital being evaluated.

Russell showed up at the home in Hoover, Alabama that she shared with her parents at around 10:45 p.m. Saturday.

"She walked up, banged on the door, and that was her," Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzis told the station.

Officials have not released any details about where Russell was, how she got back home, or her condition.

"We work with facts," Chief Derzis said. "With social media, you got so many people that think they know what’s taken place. Right now, we’re just very pleased that she’s home."

The search began for Russell on Thursday night. That night, she called 911 and then spoke to a family member, saying that she saw a young child walking on the side of Interstate 459 South near Mile Market 11 in Hoover, Alabama.  

Carlee's mother Talitha Russell said her daughter was on the phone with a family member when she pulled over to check on the child.  

"My daughter-in-law could hear her ask if the child was OK, and the child didn't respond - at least she didn't hear her respond," Russell said. "Then she heard our daughter Carlee scream."

While the family lost contact with Carlee Russell, the line remained open.

When officers arrived at the location, they found Russell's red Mercedes still running by the interstate, but they were unable to find her or a child in the area.

"Her car door was open," Talitha Russell said. "They have found her wig and her hat, and her cell phone."

The phone is now undergoing a forensic examination to see if there are any clues to help them find Carlee. Investigators say no children had been reported missing in the area.

Police say a witness reported seeing a man standing beside Russell’s vehicle just before officers arrived at the scene.

"A single witness has reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle with a light-complexioned male standing outside Carlee's vehicle," Hoover Police Lt. Daniel Lowe said at a press conference.

The leads are still open and the law will talk to Russell. Hopefully, we will get some answers to how she disappeared.

Thanks to Black Twitter, Carlee got national attention.

Missing white women syndrome, a phrase coined by Gwen Ifill is described as a sensational media coverage of a white woman going missing. The junk food media obsesses over the coverage. The it forces Republicans to draft bills that push draconian punishments. 

I am having some red flags to this but I will not address them until we get a detailed answer from law enforcement.