'There was no kidnapping on July 13,' Russell's lawyer said in a statement Monday
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00:00 Carly Russell admitted through her attorney this week that she was not kidnapped earlier this month.
00:05 There was no kidnapping.
00:06 Police in Hoover, Alabama read the statement on Monday during a press conference.
00:10 My client did not see a baby on the side of the road.
00:14 My client did not leave the Hoover area when she was identified as a missing person.
00:19 The 25-year-old disappeared after calling 911 on the night of July 13th,
00:24 claiming she stopped along the highway on her way home from work
00:27 after seeing a toddler walking by himself in a diaper.
00:30 When officials arrived on the scene,
00:32 they discovered Russell's car still running with her belongings inside
00:35 while she was nowhere to be found.
00:37 After a widespread search that lasted over 48 hours,
00:40 Russell reappeared at her parents' house in Hoover on Saturday night.
00:44 Police later said they were unable to verify key details from the 911 call.
00:48 And in Monday's statement through her attorney,
00:50 Russell went on to apologize for her actions,
00:53 asking for the public's forgiveness and prayers.
00:55 Police told reporters at the press conference that they, quote,
00:58 "knew it was a hoax that investigators are still searching for answers
01:02 about where Russell was during her disappearance
01:05 and that criminal charges are still possible."
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