Toddler walking alone on interstate used as ‘bait’ to lure Alabama woman, her parents claim | NYP

The parents of the Alabama woman who vanished after she stopped to help a stranded toddler on a busy highway believed the child was being used as “bait” to lure their daughter out of her car — before she was mysteriously returned home alive. Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, went missing Thursday night when she pulled over to help a wandering toddler on I-459, the Hoover Police Department said. The nursing student called 911 before dialing her sister-in-law. “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 him or her respond,” her mother, Talitha Robinson-Russell, told WVTM-TV on Sunday. “Then she heard our daughter scream.” The parents believe the toddler Russell spotted on the side of the road may have been used as “bait” to lure her out of her car, they told the local outlet. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/16/carlethia-carlee-nichole-russell-found-safe-after-going-missing/ # The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost