Hoover, Alabama, police held a press conference Wednesday to update the public on the ongoing case of community college student Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said the investigation was still ongoing with no threat to public safety — but said Russell’s search history held several searches that implied a state of mind.

According to police, during an initial interview, Russell claimed that following her exit from the car, she was taken into the woods by a man with a bald spot. She claimed she was grabbed and placed into a nearby 18-wheeler,...