Police ‘pretty much’ knew Carlee Russell lied about kidnapping before confession

Alabama investigators “pretty knew” nursing student Carlee Russell had fabricated her kidnapping story when they first discussed the troubling evidence last week, the police chief in charge of the effort admitted. “It is what it is. The fact that I think last Wednesday pretty much showed that we knew that it was a hoax,” Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis told WVMT13 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russell has enlisted the guidance of Emory Anthony, a prominent Birmingham criminal defense attorney. “[We are trying] to identify some things about where we go from...