Woman missing after reporting seeing a toddler on the highway

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Anonymous wrote:Pulling something like this is something I fantasized about when I was at rock bottom with my mental illness desperate to get back with an ex. Thank god I had a tiny bit of sense left, enough not to humiliate myself like this.

Same.

Are you serious?

Glad you’ve never had black-pit-level mental health struggles. Some of us get it, at least in general. That is not to say we sanction the actions. NP.

[Anonymous]

They probably legitimately believed her, unless she had engaged in behavior previously that would lead them to question her.


She lied so easily and stole several items from her employer.

Eh. I lied to my parents when I was younger and was doing things (dating guys, going to clubs) that I knew they would disapprove of. I also stole office supplies from my employer (never money). Yet, doing something this insane would have been completely out of character for me, and shocked my parents.

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

What's the proof that they lied on the Today show? 🤨

The press conference today?

Lol. Do you think the brother’s girlfriend was in on it?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

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They probably legitimately believed her, unless she had engaged in behavior previously that would lead them to question her.


She lied so easily and stole several items from her employer.

Eh. I lied to my parents when I was younger and was doing things (dating guys, going to clubs) that I knew they would disapprove of. I also stole office supplies from my employer (never money). Yet, doing something this insane would have been completely out of character for me, and shocked my parents.

Yeah, it seems clear they believed she was abducted. We don’t know when that changed. Maybe not until the press conference today!

[Anonymous]

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They probably legitimately believed her, unless she had engaged in behavior previously that would lead them to question her.


She lied so easily and stole several items from her employer.

Eh. I lied to my parents when I was younger and was doing things (dating guys, going to clubs) that I knew they would disapprove of. I also stole office supplies from my employer (never money). Yet, doing something this insane would have been completely out of character for me, and shocked my parents.

Yeah, it seems clear they believed she was abducted. We don’t know when that changed. Maybe not until the press conference today!

She's probably been pulling one over on her parents for years. She's probably used to getting away with everything because her parents fall for it again and again that she thought she'd get away with it this time as well. I wonder what her coworkers, friends, or former teachers would say about her.

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I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.


To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point.

They probably legitimately believed her, unless she had engaged in behavior previously that would lead them to question her.

She lied so easily and stole several items from her employer. She is a problem kid and they know it. There is no way they believed her when she returned. No way. They needed to stop talking to media and get help for her and their family. They are wasting resources that need to be focused elsewhere.

Never underestimate the power of denial plus a kid’s capacity to be sneaky.

I am a softie who always lobbies for forgiveness, but we are talking about a 25-year-old WOMAN, not a kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Runaway. Too convenient that she was on the phone with relatives and left all her apple devices in the car.

Just going to leave this here one last time.

Not really a runaway. She probably has a friend in Nashville and planned to stay for a bit then miraculously return. I guess she thought this would stay a local story.

Probably would’ve achieved better results if she didn’t make the 911 call and simply left town without telling anyone.

This was my question the whole time – why would she call 911 if it was a hoax? Which is why I personally believed it initially. but I see the light now. LOL. She just messed up her own stupid plan; it went National And the whole country got involved. But now that everything’s over, they can’t just drop it…

[Anonymous]

I don't know, this whole thing makes me sad. Clearly, she is somewhat book-smart, since she has a college degree. However, her judgment and maturity and ability to think through how something will likely play out are really lacking.
I hope she gets the help she needs to be a better person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

They probably legitimately believed her, unless she had engaged in behavior previously that would lead them to question her.


She lied so easily and stole several items from her employer.

Eh. I lied to my parents when I was younger and was doing things (dating guys, going to clubs) that I knew they would disapprove of. I also stole office supplies from my employer (never money). Yet, doing something this insane would have been completely out of character for me, and shocked my parents.

Yeah, it seems clear they believed she was abducted. We don’t know when that changed. Maybe not until the press conference today!

They mentioned in the press conference that they gave the parents a heads up before hand; somewhat apologetically that they had to, because the whole world wanted to know, and was questioning LE’s competency and everyone’s safety with a supposed kidnapper on the loose.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

What's the proof that they lied on the Today show? 🤨

The press conference today?

That today show interview was also what forced the Hoover PD to hold the press conference. The parents claims basically made the PD look like a bunch of idiots so the PD came out strong and knocked it out of the park

I don’t think this at all. It didn’t make them look like idiots at all. If nothing else, it changed the empathy that people had for the parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to know who called in the tip about the grey car and the man. Her dad? Boyfriend? Ex boyfriend? Did they answer this? She had some gel…

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I thought it was a trucker driving by who phoned in this tip?

Eyewitness testimony is often flawed. Maybe a truck driver saw something, at a different mile-marker…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, this whole thing makes me sad. Clearly, she is somewhat book-smart, since she has a college degree. However, her judgment and maturity and ability to think through how something will likely play out are really lacking.
I hope she gets the help she needs to be a better person.

Any idiot can get a college degree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pulling something like this is something I fantasized about when I was at rock bottom with my mental illness desperate to get back with an ex. Thank god I had a tiny bit of sense left, enough not to humiliate myself like this.

Same.

Are you serious?

Original PP. Yeah, why wouldn’t I be serious?

This lady actually did it, as have others. Why does it surprise you to hear others have thought about it or similar extreme behaviors? Luckily I was grounded in reality to the extent that I knew there was no way it would turn out well for me. But I’ve done other really unhinged things not quite on that level.

I have borderline personality disorder. I suspect Carlee does too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of you find them sus but where I am with this: HER POOR PARENTS!

The ones that went on the Today show and lied?

I think they believed her, were simply in denial their child could have done something so horrible. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling right now.

To me, that doesn't matter. They had their daughter back. They should have shut up at that point. Why did they go on the show? To defend themselves and their daughter's honor - purely selfish reasons. By going on the Today show and repeating her story, they stoked fear in the community and made it even harder for victims in the future to be taken seriously. I would have sympathy if they would have kept a low profile and let this play out.

You and your arrogance also have the benefit of being an armchair quarterback.
You're not emotionally involved (and exhausted). You didn't go through 3 long days of no sleep, not knowing where you child was. You have no idea.

Hindsight is 50/50, and you have no idea how you'd react in the same situation.
You couldn't know, and if you say you do, you're lying.
This situation is completely unrelatable.

I imagine they were being advised of what to do/say by family, friends, other influences, etc and they followed someone's lead.

These aren't professional scam artists, they're people who believed that their daughter was missing and may not see her ever again, and when they find out she was lying, they probably didn't know how to proceed from there.

From what I read, the show was booked long before she came home .. do you think they were gonna let them back out without a fight?? Shows like "Today" (who are in DAILY ratings wars with other morning shows) put an immense amount of pressure on these types of families, and make promises they usually don't keep.

It's a situation that her parents weren't mentally prepared for -- they deserve our grace, not your never ending judgements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, this whole thing makes me sad. Clearly, she is somewhat book-smart, since she has a college degree. However, her judgment and maturity and ability to think through how something will likely play out are really lacking.
I hope she gets the help she needs to be a better person.

I hope so too. I do remember how obsessive those feelings of unrequited love can be in your 20s. She made a horrible beyond stupid mistake to try to get her bf to love her back (presumably) and the consequences will follow her forever. Dumb, dumb, dumb but also pathetic and very sad.