[5] Russell lived in Toronto for several years, working for CBC Television beginning in 2006 and then at radio station CFRB from 2008 to 2010.
She also is a first degree black belt in Choi Kwang-Do, and has worked as a bodyguard and Fulton County Deputy Sheriff in the Reserve division.
[7] Published on November 30, 1999, she shared her life story, including her global travels in her youth and her experiences as a private investigator and bodyguard.
[9][10] She and her husband Chuck de Caro were on a cross-country trip from Washington, D.C. to California and were spending the night of June 30, 2015 at a Motel 6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when an armed man forced his way into their room.
[11] De Caro and Russell filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 and related parties on October 13, 2015, for alleged negligent and reckless security resulting in severe injury, negligent infliction of emotional distress, loss of consortium and Unfair Trade Practices Act violations to motel operators and employees.