Hey True Crime Besties, welcome back to an all new episode of serialously. Oh, Hey everybody welcome back to serialously it's me Annie your true crime bestie here

to break down another wild ass true crime case for you.

Today's a bonus episode it's not in the normal release schedule but I heard about

this case a lot of you guys have been requesting it, and so I knew I had to jump on here and break it down for you.

In the true crime world, we talk a lot about cases that have previously been solved.

However, we also cover quite a bit of cases that are current and need more eyes and ears to watch and try to bring closure to families,

to be a voice for the victims or to bring victims home. So recently a new

case took the media by storm. Tons of agencies were involved and it became the most

highly talked about case for a solid few days.

Things weren't seeming to add up though,

but many people were trying to give the benefit of the doubt

and hope for justice.

However, on Wednesday, July 19th, law enforcement hosted a press conference about this case that had many people wondering how something like this actually happened and why someone would create such an elaborate scene and story. and

story. So today's case, if you haven't guessed it by now, is the case of Carly Russell.

Carlethea Russell, who goes by Carly is 25 years old.

She lives in Hoover, Alabama with her parents

to Litha and Carlos and she is a nursing student and works part-time at a spa in

Birmingham, Alabama. So on the evening of Thursday, July 13th,

Carly mysteriously vanished on her way home from work.

Carly had just gotten off of her shift at the Woodhouse Day spa around 8.20

PM. She picked up dinner for her and her mother at a nearby

Mediterranean cafe called Teziki's right around 9 p.m. and then she stopped at Target to grab some snacks.

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