Woman missing after reporting seeing a toddler on the highway

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the theories are:

1) Hoax

2) Psychotic break

3) Kidnapped despite there being no other people or cars in the video released by LE.

*Oddly there is no all out push to find the purported kid, the one no one else saw and who is not in the video. If that child exists wouldn't that be a focus?

Psychotic break would require more than a two hour stay in the hospital, no?

I doubt there are a ton of psych beds available in Alabama, so unless she is a threat to herself or others, no.

You are misinformed. Excellent medical facilities -- UAB (University of Alabama at Birminham). Hoover is close by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the theories are:

1) Hoax

2) Psychotic break

3) Kidnapped despite there being no other people or cars in the video released by LE.

*Oddly there is no all out push to find the purported kid, the one no one else saw and who is not in the video. If that child exists wouldn't that be a focus?

Psychotic break would require more than a two hour stay in the hospital, no?

Yes. But so would trauma care, rape kit processing etc.

Have you had a rape kit? I have and it doesn’t take 2 hours. Medical professionals also understand trauma and can’t hold you against your will if you want to go home. I’m not saying this happened, but you’re talking about things you do not know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So the theories are:

1) Hoax

2) Psychotic break

3) Kidnapped despite there being no other people or cars in the video released by LE.

*Oddly there is no all out push to find the purported kid, the one no one else saw and who is not in the video. If that child exists wouldn't that be a focus?

Psychotic break would require more than a two hour stay in the hospital, no?

Yes. But so would trauma care, rape kit processing etc.

Have you had a rape kit? I have and it doesn’t take 2 hours. Medical professionals also understand trauma and can’t hold you against your will if you want to go home. I’m not saying this happened, but you’re talking about things you do not know.

Ugh, sorry PP for whatever you may have experienced. Hugs

[Anonymous]

This thread is horrible. I'm presenting some facts to contrast the wild, unsubstantiated judgment.

So many of you think the police would immediately tell the public about an abduction. Wrong.

Here's a case in CA, where the police didn't believe Denise Huskins was abducted because she returned 48 hours with a suitcase. They thought it was a hoax because she "didn't act like a kidnapping victim." Well, the FBI got on the case and arrested a Harvard-trained lawyer who abducted Huskins and demanded less than $10K ransom. The nasty speculation and rumors forced them to move. The police didn't warn the public about a real threat. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vallejo-police-hoax-denise-huskins-20160801-snap-story.html

It's dangerous at worst, laughable at best if you think the police, companies, the church, or even journalists will release timely information to protect the public or private constituencies. We know from the movie "Spotlight" that the Boston Globe sat on information that would alert the public that priests were molesting children, until they felt they had a "stronger" case. We know from #metoo that companies have routinely swept cases of rape and harassment under the rug. Heck, if you're over 10 years old, you will be lucky if your missing persons case is taken seriously or even investigated, so what makes you think they're out there in a rush to warn the public: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/03/02/missing-children-kids-police-attention-depends-on-age-location/11219534002/

Red Roof Inn has been hit with lawsuits for aiding and abetting traffickers and profiting from it in many states. So, the hotel did or didn't do something based on its own interests. If you Google it you will read horrifying details and them turning a blind eye (i.e. proving my earlier point about companies not protecting the public or its guests).
GA: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/more-dozen-victims-trafficked-metro-212310723.html
OH: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/red-roof-inn-staff-complicit-in-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-alleges-columbus-attorney-steven-babin-new-albany-based-company-central-ohio
WA (can't find this reported in news outlets): https://www.law360.com/real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/1678370/seattle-red-roof-inn-hit-with-sex-trafficking-survivor-suit
MD (actual arrests): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-charged-with-human-trafficking-at-jessup-red-roof-inn/

Twitter reports 64,000 Black women remain missing. Here's an NPR report on how Black women disproportionately go missing. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored

No matter what happened to Carlee, publicizing all missing women (and children, per above) cases can greatly influence their outcome of being found and helping the police. We know that Black women are often ignored.

[Anonymous]

I thought the Red Roof Inn was not true in this case, she was not there?

It struck me as odd that her family went to RRI but did not inform LE. And then when she turned up at home, a victim advocate they had been working with called LE a bit later, the family did not inform them. Plus their comments, although LE did respond very quickly to the highway scene, had drones up in 20 min searching, etc.

I hope this was not a hoax for reasons that made sense to Carlee, in part bc it would take some legitimacy away from the real issues as PP notes above in minds of public and media.

[Anonymous]

This case is mystifying. I am racking my brain to think what could have happened. I just cannot come to the conclusion that she made up a story about seeing a toddler off a highway and disappearing all because her boyfriend cheated on her. It’s so far fetched. I still believe that something happened….this is bizarre and I’m constantly searching for updates.

[Anonymous]

Yes. But so would trauma care, rape kit processing etc.

A rape kit itself does not take nearly that long, and you don't need to sit there while it is processed. I used to work as an advocate for rape victims, and accompany them to the hospital.

[Anonymous]

One more about people thinking everyone would, no doubtedly!, see something on the side of a busy highway. In another inattentional blindness study, 83% of radiologists failed to spot an angry gorilla that had been placed on their slide. As mentioned in the article, these are people trained to detect inconsistencies.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/02/11/171409656/why-even-radiologists-can-miss-a-gorilla-hiding-in-plain-sight

[Anonymous]

All I know is, if I do see a kid walking alone, I'm gonna be like "fk them kids" and zoom away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the Red Roof Inn was not true in this case, she was not there?

It struck me as odd that her family went to RRI but did not inform LE. And then when she turned up at home, a victim advocate they had been working with called LE a bit later, the family did not inform them. Plus their comments, although LE did respond very quickly to the highway scene, had drones up in 20 min searching, etc.

I hope this was not a hoax for reasons that made sense to Carlee, in part bc it would take some legitimacy away from the real issues as PP notes above in minds of public and media.

I posted about Red Roof Inn, and not saying anything did or didn't happen there. Just was shocked and surprised to find out how much trafficking takes place at hotels, and how Red Roof Inn (and other hotels) have turned a blind eye to it.

There was an article by a journalist who stayed at one and heard a woman screaming and called the front desk (can't recall if it was RRI or similar). The front desk reported that they had their own investigative unit and would handle. They assured her they did, and then she discovered how often trafficking happens at these hotels.

The best thing to do knowing this is to call 911 instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is horrible. I'm presenting some facts to contrast the wild, unsubstantiated judgment.

So many of you think the police would immediately tell the public about an abduction. Wrong.

Here's a case in CA, where the police didn't believe Denise Huskins was abducted because she returned 48 hours with a suitcase. They thought it was a hoax because she "didn't act like a kidnapping victim." Well, the FBI got on the case and arrested a Harvard-trained lawyer who abducted Huskins and demanded less than $10K ransom. The nasty speculation and rumors forced them to move. The police didn't warn the public about a real threat. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vallejo-police-hoax-denise-huskins-20160801-snap-story.html

It's dangerous at worst, laughable at best if you think the police, companies, the church, or even journalists will release timely information to protect the public or private constituencies. We know from the movie "Spotlight" that the Boston Globe sat on information that would alert the public that priests were molesting children, until they felt they had a "stronger" case. We know from #metoo that companies have routinely swept cases of rape and harassment under the rug. Heck, if you're over 10 years old, you will be lucky if your missing persons case is taken seriously or even investigated, so what makes you think they're out there in a rush to warn the public: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/03/02/missing-children-kids-police-attention-depends-on-age-location/11219534002/

Red Roof Inn has been hit with lawsuits for aiding and abetting traffickers and profiting from it in many states. So, the hotel did or didn't do something based on its own interests. If you Google it you will read horrifying details and them turning a blind eye (i.e. proving my earlier point about companies not protecting the public or its guests).
GA: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/more-dozen-victims-trafficked-metro-212310723.html
OH: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/red-roof-inn-staff-complicit-in-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-alleges-columbus-attorney-steven-babin-new-albany-based-company-central-ohio
WA (can't find this reported in news outlets): https://www.law360.com/real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/1678370/seattle-red-roof-inn-hit-with-sex-trafficking-survivor-suit
MD (actual arrests): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-charged-with-human-trafficking-at-jessup-red-roof-inn/

Twitter reports 64,000 Black women remain missing. Here's an NPR report on how Black women disproportionately go missing. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored

No matter what happened to Carlee, publicizing all missing women (and children, per above) cases can greatly influence their outcome of being found and helping the police. We know that Black women are often ignored.

Yes, but how many of the specific cases you cite have video capture of the disappearance, as well as a police statement that they have pieced together every footstep the person made prior to that?

So different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is horrible. I'm presenting some facts to contrast the wild, unsubstantiated judgment.

So many of you think the police would immediately tell the public about an abduction. Wrong.

Here's a case in CA, where the police didn't believe Denise Huskins was abducted because she returned 48 hours with a suitcase. They thought it was a hoax because she "didn't act like a kidnapping victim." Well, the FBI got on the case and arrested a Harvard-trained lawyer who abducted Huskins and demanded less than $10K ransom. The nasty speculation and rumors forced them to move. The police didn't warn the public about a real threat. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vallejo-police-hoax-denise-huskins-20160801-snap-story.html

It's dangerous at worst, laughable at best if you think the police, companies, the church, or even journalists will release timely information to protect the public or private constituencies. We know from the movie "Spotlight" that the Boston Globe sat on information that would alert the public that priests were molesting children, until they felt they had a "stronger" case. We know from #metoo that companies have routinely swept cases of rape and harassment under the rug. Heck, if you're over 10 years old, you will be lucky if your missing persons case is taken seriously or even investigated, so what makes you think they're out there in a rush to warn the public: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/03/02/missing-children-kids-police-attention-depends-on-age-location/11219534002/

Red Roof Inn has been hit with lawsuits for aiding and abetting traffickers and profiting from it in many states. So, the hotel did or didn't do something based on its own interests. If you Google it you will read horrifying details and them turning a blind eye (i.e. proving my earlier point about companies not protecting the public or its guests).
GA: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/more-dozen-victims-trafficked-metro-212310723.html
OH: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/red-roof-inn-staff-complicit-in-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-alleges-columbus-attorney-steven-babin-new-albany-based-company-central-ohio
WA (can't find this reported in news outlets): https://www.law360.com/real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/1678370/seattle-red-roof-inn-hit-with-sex-trafficking-survivor-suit
MD (actual arrests): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-charged-with-human-trafficking-at-jessup-red-roof-inn/

Twitter reports 64,000 Black women remain missing. Here's an NPR report on how Black women disproportionately go missing. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored

No matter what happened to Carlee, publicizing all missing women (and children, per above) cases can greatly influence their outcome of being found and helping the police. We know that Black women are often ignored.

Yes, but how many of the specific cases you cite have video capture of the disappearance, as well as a police statement that they have pieced together every footstep the person made prior to that?

So different.

You have no idea. In the Huskins case they had an eye-witness--her boyfriend. It didn't seem to matter at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is horrible. I'm presenting some facts to contrast the wild, unsubstantiated judgment.

So many of you think the police would immediately tell the public about an abduction. Wrong.

Here's a case in CA, where the police didn't believe Denise Huskins was abducted because she returned 48 hours with a suitcase. They thought it was a hoax because she "didn't act like a kidnapping victim." Well, the FBI got on the case and arrested a Harvard-trained lawyer who abducted Huskins and demanded less than $10K ransom. The nasty speculation and rumors forced them to move. The police didn't warn the public about a real threat. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vallejo-police-hoax-denise-huskins-20160801-snap-story.html

It's dangerous at worst, laughable at best if you think the police, companies, the church, or even journalists will release timely information to protect the public or private constituencies. We know from the movie "Spotlight" that the Boston Globe sat on information that would alert the public that priests were molesting children, until they felt they had a "stronger" case. We know from #metoo that companies have routinely swept cases of rape and harassment under the rug. Heck, if you're over 10 years old, you will be lucky if your missing persons case is taken seriously or even investigated, so what makes you think they're out there in a rush to warn the public: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/03/02/missing-children-kids-police-attention-depends-on-age-location/11219534002/

Red Roof Inn has been hit with lawsuits for aiding and abetting traffickers and profiting from it in many states. So, the hotel did or didn't do something based on its own interests. If you Google it you will read horrifying details and them turning a blind eye (i.e. proving my earlier point about companies not protecting the public or its guests).
GA: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/more-dozen-victims-trafficked-metro-212310723.html
OH: https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/red-roof-inn-staff-complicit-in-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-alleges-columbus-attorney-steven-babin-new-albany-based-company-central-ohio
WA (can't find this reported in news outlets): https://www.law360.com/real-estate-authority/commercial/articles/1678370/seattle-red-roof-inn-hit-with-sex-trafficking-survivor-suit
MD (actual arrests): https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/2-charged-with-human-trafficking-at-jessup-red-roof-inn/

Twitter reports 64,000 Black women remain missing. Here's an NPR report on how Black women disproportionately go missing. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored

No matter what happened to Carlee, publicizing all missing women (and children, per above) cases can greatly influence their outcome of being found and helping the police. We know that Black women are often ignored.

Yes, but how many of the specific cases you cite have video capture of the disappearance, as well as a police statement that they have pieced together every footstep the person made prior to that?

So different.

You have no idea. In the Huskins case they had an eye-witness--her boyfriend. It didn't seem to matter at all.

I think you misunderstand. Regardless, a camera and videotape is not the same as a person's account.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The woman in the tiktok video isn’t Carlee. She reposted it on her Twitter feed. A passive aggressive message to her bf? Something a teen would do on social media. Maybe she believed he was cheating. The woman in that video (not Carlee) said something to the effect of “You cheat, I’m leaving like a thief in the night.” Did she create a bogus scenario to test her boyfriend? Would he rescue her like a knight in shining armor?

Another piece of evidence that she might well be low intelligence and high drama, terrible pattern

No one makes it through a nursing program with low intelligence. Stop insulting this woman you know nothing about.

There’s a whole spectrum of nursing programs. She could be in a LPN program which really isn’t too difficult.

Is these people want to trash her they will find a way. Even make up her degree.

I mean there is no real reason for the whole thing released. What are we supposed to think?!

You don’t need to think anything anything. Wait for more info. The world will go on without the wild, baseless theories.