I would assume that “sad” would indeed be the fact that the nation was captivated and concerned about this woman who was not at all missing. Sad that people donated a significant amount of money that so far has not been returned. Sad that her family went through hell thinking she was gone forever. Sad that she thought…

If the site had more traffic and still had influence, it would have had the potential to become a Top Ten Drama: Extra Buttery.

Probably because this is going to have devastating consequences for the next black woman who actually goes missing. 

Strange how The Root isn’t covering this story anymore.

oopsie

I’m genuinely curious where you’re seeing these comments. I looked through the greys and legitimately the only one even close to what you claimed just says “This is why the media must ignore all missing people stories” with no mention of focusing on a single race.

Are you going to offer any kind of apology for implying that all the people who called this a hoax racist and/or sexist?

Another sad addition to an increasingly sad and confusing story.

I know how much you all hate cops. ACAB and all that, but these guys deserve credit. They took this seriously, did their jobs, and even protected this asshole’s reputation long after they knew it was bullshit.

I’m still expecting a follow-up by Kalyn about how this whole incident wasn’t even Carlee’s fault, it was the fault of White America and the White Police Chief was in the wrong to dismiss this as a hoax so quickly even before her attorney admitted it was.

No one said that.

read their coverage history. every single article was done in the worst way possible. It is hilarious

OK, so now you’re acting all outraged over hving been hoaxed.

So what's the status on her hefty defamation suit you said she was gonna have against everyone calling her a liar from the start?

Congratulations on contributing literally nothing useful to this story. Zero. You did not ask any real questions, you did no analysis. You didn’t exhibit a single journalistic instinct. You literally just typed statements from her lawyers and PR people and chastised anybody who dared to question why her story made no…

And the “No Shit, Sherlock” Award for this week goes to...

But The Root doesn’t cover stories that don’t advance their preferred narrative. If Carlee Russel had been abducted by a white man, half of the articles on this site would be about white supremacy, racism, etc. If Carlee Russel had been abducted by a Black man this site would never mention her again.  Which is why…

How many articles have y’all written about these missing girls? Now it’s convenient to shine a light on them ONLY to draw attention away from ya Uncle Jussie’s sister. If a police officer shoots another Black man/woman, there will be 10-15 articles about it. If another Black toddler gets shot and killed, y’all won’t…

Agreed. Consider me a new fan.

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