C arlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping last year, apologized in court Thursday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges of making a false police report.

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping last year, changed her plea to guilty on Thursday and was sentenced to 12 months on probation—a major loss for prosecutors ...

Carlee Russell's disappearance was one of the most mysterious in history: the 25-year-old vanished without a trace after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of a highway.