In a statement released by her attorney and read by Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference Monday afternoon, Russell said there was no kidnapping.
She also admitted that she never saw a toddler running along Interstate 459 that led to her making a 911 call, moments before she disappeared.
Russell said she never left the Hoover area and had no help from anyone during the time she was gone.Chief Derzis said Russell had agreed to a second interview, but the police department received the statement from her attorney instead.
Russell also offered her apologies to the public.
You can watch the full news conference below.
https://www.youtube.com/live/DzeFeK3EL4Q?feature=share
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