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Where Is Haleigh Cummings?

February 11, 2009 at 4:07 pm by  

Putnam County, FL - I usually deal with fear and disgust by hiding behind humour, it works well for me most of the time. As I read about missing Florida girl, Haleigh Cummings, I feel a chill that no humour can mask. This makes writing far more difficult for me, no emotional buffers. At approximately 3:30 am yesterday morning, 5 year old Haleigh Cummings of Hermit’s Cove, FL was not in her bed when her father’s girlfriend checked on her shortly before her father arrived home from work.  In fact, she was nowhere to be found at all.  By 11:00 am an Amber Alert had been issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

amberalertjp2 Where Is Haleigh Cummings?

Haleigh "Doodlebug" Cummings

I want to say that something feels incredibly wrong here, but that what could possibly feel right? Still, things don’t add up in my head, I feel as though I am being fed a maggot infested diseased shit sandwich disguised as a simple cow patty. What makes it worse is that the facts seem to be different depending on the time and the news source.

While Haleigh’s father was at work, his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin, was watching Haleigh and her little brother. Croslin put Haleigh to bed at around 8 p.m. Croslin, who went to bed at around 10 p.pm, states she woke up at 3 a.m. to use the bathroom and discovered Haleigh was not in her bed, but her brother was. She could not find the girl in the double-wide trailer, and then called 911. During this phone call, Haleigh’s father returns home from work. Here is a partial transcript of the phone call:

CALLER: I just woke up and my back door was all open and I can’t find my daughter.
DISPATCH: Can’t find what?
CALLER: My daughter.
DISPATCH:Ok. When did you last see her?
CALLER: Um, we just like, you know, it was about 10 o’clock. She was sleeping (inaudible).
DISPATCH: Ok. How old is your daughter?
CALLER: She’s 5.
DISPATCH: OK. What was she last seen wearing, Ma’am?
CALLER: She was in her pajamas. We were sleeping.
DISPATCH: OK. Alright, you said your back door was wide open?
CALLER: Yes, with a brick. Like, there was a brick on the floor. Like, when I went to sleep the door was not like that.
DISPATCH: Was your back door locked do you know?
CALLER: Yes. The back door always stays locked.
FATHER: I just got home from work, my 5-year-old daughter is gone. I need someone to be here now. I’m telling you. If I find whoever has my daughter before you all do, I’m killing him. I don’t care. I’ll spend the rest of my life in prison.
DISPATCH: It’s OK sir, we got them on the way. Can you give me a description of the pajamas she was wearing?
FATHER: I don’t (expletive) know I was at work.

I have pieced together the two separate calls (the father seems to hang up on 911 and the dispatcher calls them back) and you can listen to them here:
[audio:http://www.dreamindemon.com/Audio/Haleigh911Call.mp3]
-Morbid

Police are treating everyone as suspects, investigating those closest to Haleigh, as well as the 45 registered sexual offenders listed as living within a 5 mile radius. (Perhaps its past time to move?) Haleigh Cummings, nicknamed Doodlebug, is 5 years and 5 months old, she is white with dirty blonde hair, she has brown eyes, weighs 39 lbs, is 3 feet tall and was last seen in her bedroom with her 2 year old brother, wearing a pink shirt and underwear. I’d also like to point out that she has the sweetest smile.

Putnam County deputies, officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Volusia, Marion and Flagler Sheriff’s Offices are searching the local area with helicopters, boats and search dogs, the case is currently considered an abduction and at this point Texas Equusearch has also joined the hunt. Police have also spoken with Haleigh’s mother, 23 year old Crystal Sheffield who was at home in MacClenny, FL at the time of the abduction. She is not considered a suspect, and as all family members in this case has been co-operative with investigators.

Update - There was some confusion, or at least some inconsistencies, with the different news reports coming out yesterday. Especially in regards to where the three were sleeping, if the brick was propping the door open or just on the ground and if Croslin was awakened by Ronald when he returned home. But as of this morning, it seems as if these new details are correct:

  • The 17-year-old was sleeping in the same room as Haleigh and her 2-year-old brother, Ronald Cummings Jr.
  • It was a cinder block that was being used to prop open the back door.
  • When Ronald returned home, Croslin was already awake and on the phone with 911
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  • SoUncool

    Thanks for the quick write up DG! I sure hope they figure out what’s going on and quickly. Please don’t let this be another Jessica Lunsford!!!

  • jj999

    Nor another Polly Klass. It doesn’t sound good, though. Dad out to work, 17 year old live in girlfriend (that’s a mind boggler by itself) left in charge of Dad’s kids all night. Daughter disappears…got a bad bad feeling about this.

  • swade

    Is the two year old his child also? I read in one news report that his 17 yo gf has a child also, just wondering if the 2 yo might be hers.
    I don’t know about anyone else but my gut at seeing dad tells me something is fishy, it feels almost put on some how not sincere. I guess time will tell, I pray this is not a copycat of Caylee. If the doors where locked and there is no sign of forced entry into the dwelling then what happened the child didn’t evaporate.

  • webb

    I cannot imagine what the family is going through! Pray for her safe return. Although I do have agree with swade. something smells fishy… and I did change my panties today!

    I wouldn’t be surprised if the g/f has something in this, especially if the 2 yr old is hers.

  • Special2bme

    Is the two year old his child also? I read in one news report that his 17 yo gf has a child also, just wondering if the 2 yo might be hers.
    I don’t know about anyone else but my gut at seeing dad tells me something is fishy, it feels almost put on some how not sincere. I guess time will tell, I pray this is not a copycat of Caylee. If the doors where locked and there is no sign of forced entry into the dwelling then what happened the child didn’t evaporate.

    The 2 yr. old is his child their mother’s name is Crystal Sheffield. I feel at this time that both the father and the girlfriend seem shook up from this and I’m not going to jump to any conclusion without more facts. I pray with all my heart she will be found and unharmed. However, my gut tells me this is not good.

    DG, awesome write up.

  • http://www.myspace.com/ditchin_my_halo Carolina Girl

    It’s been a long time since I have posted, although I still read every article everyday. I just can’t help the feeling that something is off with the story. I hope I am wrong, and that the little girl is found, but children do not just disappear with no sign of forced entry. It really seems like there has to be something else to this story and when I first heard about this little girl, I automatically thought the girlfreind is involved. Maybe I am reading too much DD and jumping to conclusions; I sure hope I am wrong!

  • Ruby

    Any of you who think the father or girlfriend are involved, I recommend you seek out the recordings (not the transcript) of the 911 call. Once I listened to that, I felt pretty sure that this was not their doing.

    You know, we hear these things day in and day out, and so often our alarm bells sound and we think, “that person does not sound ‘right’ for someone whose child is missing.” I’ve got to tell you, these two sound just like how I imagine that sort of grief/shock/horror/fear to sound. It sounded very ‘right’ to me.

    I don’t know what happened to that little girl. But as I read in a statement somewhere by LE, there’s not really ANY good scenario possible when a 5 year old goes missing from her bed in the middle of the night. And my gut tells me it’s not the girlfriend, and probably not the dad. Time will tell.

    Poor little munchkin.

  • mjmsepm

    I just listened to the 911 call and I dont think the dad has anything to do with it! The girlfriend maybe! I am just wondering why the door would be proped open in feb?

  • Ruby

    The door wasn’t propped open by them. The gf said the door was closed when she went to bed around 10. It was open when she awoke to use the bathroom and found Haleigh gone.

  • Unamused Cat

    I’d have to eyeball the 17-year-old gf first.

  • ReecesMom

    Supposedly they never locked their doors. I bet they do now!!

  • ecvmanzo

    OMG…This sounds like the case back in 02 about Danielle Van Dam. She was abducted by a Pedo neighbor and then raped and murdered. Praying that Haliegh is safe some place. Sick feeling in my stomach

  • FlamingFox

    I pray with all my heart she will be found and unharmed. However, my gut tells me this is not good.

    Oh, I do too! I hope and pray they find her soon, alive and unharmed, but my gut is also telling me the opposite. I never wanted to be so wrong in my life! Please let someone find her safe and well!

  • DamagedGoods

    I have to say I had the chills when writing this, and with every new piece of info I read; and now they are saying volunteers are not needed. Bad vibes, very bad vibes…

    I really hope Haleigh’s ok, but it really doesn’t feel like it… what her grandmother said especially bothered me, “”She’s out there somewhere, I can feel her. I can feel her presence, she’s screaming”

    I could almost swear i feel the same thing

  • biteme

    I hope for a safe return, until I hear otherwise.
    but the gut doesn’t like it at all.

  • FlamingFox

    I really hope Haleigh’s ok, but it really doesn’t feel like it… what her grandmother said especially bothered me, “”She’s out there somewhere, I can feel her. I can feel her presence, she’s screaming”

    Oh, that’s so hard to take in right now! I’m going to do my best to stay positive for Haleigh!

    I forgot to say earlier, but Thanks so much DamagedGoods for writing this and also to Ruby for FP it! I hope this has a good outcome, I really do!

  • RunecirE

    As you read back through the archives, there have been several children found unharmed, but this is feeling too much like the stories like Caylee’s.

    I sincerely hope I’m wrong. What possible motive could there be for this?

    Good luck to the searchers, do your jobs well.

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Listening to the 911 call, I am left feeling that the 17-year-old does not have anything to do with this. Of course that could change with more info, but her actions on the phone call do not seem to be from someone who has anything to do with the disappearance.

  • ecvmanzo

    Where can I access the 911 call?

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    I just added it to the story for you. Took me a sec to piece them together.

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Also, I thought it was weird that the girl happened to be on the phone with 911 when the dad got home. You know what I thought first? That the girl may have left the two alone in the trailer and had just returned back to the trailer before her boyfriend got home from work.

  • Ruby

    Oh, now wouldn’t that be an interesting twist? She’d still be distraught and sound genuinely upset on the 911 call, because she didn’t want or plan for the girl to be gone. But she felt culpable. Interesting possibility. Especially if she had gone out while they slept before, and it was a pattern known to neighbors??? Hmmm….

  • Special2bme

    Listening to the 911 call, I am left feeling that the 17-year-old does not have anything to do with this. Of course that could change with more info, but her actions on the phone call do not seem to be from someone who has anything to do with the disappearance.

    I didn’t think it did either. Listening to CNN today they said she was extremely upset and is staying with family at this time. I keep finding more articles and the more I read the more I feel this is not good. But I’m still praying for her safe return.

  • Stella

    Also, I thought it was weird that the girl happened to be on the phone with 911 when the dad got home. You know what I thought first? That the girl may have left the two alone in the trailer and had just returned back to the trailer before her boyfriend got home from work.

    Interesting point, especially since she’s only 17 y.o. Ruby’s correct, the neighbors may have noticed something. Also interesting that she’s staying with family now, but I don’t want to read anything into that until more information is known.

    Does not look so good, though. Hoping I’m wrong.

  • ecvmanzo

    Thanks Morbid.

    I listened to the recording and I too sensed sincere panick from this girl. But then Morbid throws in another possible scenario and my heart sunk.

    Based on the fact she is only 17, perhaps she did go out that night. She is still a teenager. She may not have thought about all the possible things that could go wrong by leaving small children alone. That may be where the panick comes from.

    I just hope we are all talking out of our behinds and she is safe. *KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED***

  • http://www.myspace.com/nobletrish Trish

    as well as the 45 registered sexual offenders listed as living within a 5 mile radius. (Perhaps its past time to move?) 

    When I read those words…I got a chill down my spine.
    I pray Haleigh is found soon and safe.

  • tutkill

    The 911 call makes me sick to my stomach. I will also pray for Haleigh.

  • http://whisperswings.blogspot.com whispers_wing

    Based on the fact she is only 17, perhaps she did go out that night. She is still a teenager. She may not have thought about all the possible things that could go wrong by leaving small children alone. That may be where the panick comes from.

    That also makes me wonder if maybe she had someone else at the trailor and he/she left she didnt lock the door?
    I have read 2 diff versions of this,,,,#1) she was in bed with the dads girlfriend and when girlfriend woke up she was gone.,,,,#2) She was sleeping in the other bedroom with her little brother.According to the sherriff the 17 yr is wasnt the most mature 17 yr old very “child like;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;”According to Misty Croslin, she had been alone in the house with Haleigh and the child’s 3-year-old brother, Ronald Jr. Croslin said that when she had fallen asleep, Haleigh was next to her in the bed; however, when she later woke up to go to the bathroom—minutes before Cummings arrived home from work—she discovered that Haleigh was missing. Croslin also stated she observed that a rear door to the trailer was ajar and that a brick had been used to prop it open. Croslin further said that she observed a blanket and sheets scattered on the wooden ramp leading from the door.
    And # 2 saying she was in bedroom and sleeping with 2/3 yr old brother
    “She’s afraid of the dark,” Cummings told First Coast News. “She didn’t leave my house. Somebody came in my back door and stole my child while I was at work.”
    Another version is:From True Crime Report and he really makes sense,,
    ;;;;;;;;;;Haleigh’s father has insisted that she was afraid of the dark and would not roam at night. This may have been why he was so certain right away that his daughter had been abducted. A 2-year-old child was asleep in the same room as Haleigh, and he was fine. Police said there was no sign of forced entry into the mobile home.
    The odds are, most of the time, that a child as young as Haleigh Cummings is more likely to fall prey to someone close to her.
    One crime writer is comparing this with the Jessica Lunsford kidnapping lets hope theres a diff out come then that family had.;;;;;;;;;;The police must “assume abduction,”
    “All the answers to why you’d want to take a 5-year-old are ugly,” Officer Bowling said.

    Police have no official suspects, but are treating everyone they interview as one.

    “All the world’s a suspect” now, Bowling said.

    Haliegh I hope you are home safe and sound soon!!!

  • Nerdzilla78

    I’m crying as I listen to the 911 call. It’s just heartbreaking.

  • tutkill

    Dad of missing Leesburg boy supports Haleigh’s family

    By Christopher Curry
    Staff Writer

    Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.
    Last Modified: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.
    PALATKA – Joshua Duckett, the father of missing Leesburg toddler Trenton Duckett, traveled to Putnam County Wednesday to support the families of a 5-year-old girl who was reported missing early Tuesday morning.

    Duckett also helped the girl’s father as a liaison of sorts with the media, bringing new photos of Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings to reporters and giving interviews on TV

  • grannyof2

    ok heres my 1 cent worth
    the girlfriend was in bed oron the couch with her lover, the lil girl came in and caught them, to which the 17 yr old freaks out afraid the girl will tell and in a heat of the moment thing, she goes missing, did the 17 yr old have the boytoy take her somewhere or did she take her somewhere? like morbid the first thing to catch my eye was that she was on phone with 911 when daddy was coming in the door, trying to be more convincing maybe? time will tell be safe sweet girl, ill be prayng for you

    p.s. i went and voted DD rocks solid :-)

  • darkthnker

    I also thought Misty might have had company in the house who unlocked the back door for later return, someone whose interest was in Haleigh all along. I hope they had someone well trained to question the boy – many 2 to 3 year olds notice enough and can communicate one way or another.

  • http://www.myspace.com/dneil73 Dneilz

    This is terrible. Another baby missing from her home while she was sleeping. Why and how does this happen. She is such a beautiful little girl. You know DD’ers, this isn’t good. Chances are………. I don’t even want to say it! She has been missing since Monday…. ummm, poor baby girl.

    I am going to pray for this family tonight, this is heartbreaking.

  • http://www.myspace.com/titicarie philly_phan

    I have pieced together the two separate calls (the father seems to hang up on 911 and the dispatcher calls them back) and you can listen to them here:

    I don’t know what to think. I am listening to 9-11 calls now. What is a 17 yr old doing sleeping w/ 2 toddlers in the house? Why was she left in charge of them? How old is the dad? I am trying not to pass judgement and wait for more details. If that were me in that situation I would have been hysterical. She seems doped up and high, not worried and scared. God I hope this turns out in favor of the 5 yr old being found safe and alive.

    -Morbid

  • Castille

    I don’t think the dad or girlfriend had anything to do with this darling girl’s disappearance. In the 911 call they just sound so shocked and distraught, going crazy waiting on law enforcement to arrive. They’re so out of their minds they can’t even clearly answer the most basic questions like what does she look like and what was she wearing. Which is precisely the state I’d be in if one night my daughter were suddenly gone. And I think the weight and height put out probably aren’t accurate – I think they were the best estimate of a distraught parent in the absence of the actual child.
    My best hope is that somehow the mom has her, because there’s no other scenario anyone wants to contemplate. But I’m sure law enforcement has already checked her out 9 ways to sunday. So my best hope is shit.

  • Castille

    She seems doped up and high, not worried and scared.

    Doped up and high, really? To me she sounds like someone teetering on the edge of hysterics. I don’t wanna hang with the stoners you know.

  • Uvgottabkiddin

    reminds me of the FL case of baby Sabrina, where the parents went to sleep and woke up to the little girl missing and the garage door open.

  • mousygirl

    i wish for this little girl to be found safe and sound, but i know it isn’t very likely.

    didn’t sabrina’s parents leave the garage door open? i thought they said they always left everything unlocked.

    i don’t know, the 17 year old live-in girlfriend is what makes me think something isn’t right here.

  • Uvgottabkiddin

    I am not saying either way, the dad sounds frantic, the gf, not so much until the dad starts to lose his mind. Could she have gotten lost and hid somewhere because she’s scared?

    I hope Haleigh is ok.

  • silvahalo

    Haleigh “Doodlebug” Cummings. What a sweet girl. I don’t want to say it, but I don’t think little Haleigh is alive. It’s been too long with nothing turning up. I hope I’m wrong, God, I hope I am, but my gut says she’s no longer with us.

    I don’t think the father had anything to do with it. I think some perv spotted her and had his eye on her for some time. He snatched her when he saw an opportunity. My husband came home and was very distressed about it. The idea that a child seemingly safe in her home, is taken right out of her bed….its every parents nightmare.

    Sweet Haleigh you have a smile I won’t certainly forget…please, be found alive and well.

  • http://myspace.com/jeannedaneanne MadmamainNC

    I had trouble with this one as well. I couldn’t bring myself to even read the thread on the Forums.
    This story sends chills. One feels their home is the safest place for their child. Those of us who are parents, know we go to sleep at night sometimes with one eye and ear open, but often more than we like, security in our surroundings takes over and our sleep can be too sound. I can not imagine what it would be like to wake up and find my child missing.

    I feel for this little girl and her family I am scared for all of them. I listened to the 911 recording and I am hearing a man moaning in physical agony over his daughter. This guy isn’t faking. At least my hinky meter isn’t telling me such. As for the girlfriend, she is young and her emotions are different but still she is panicked and you can tell she can’t think clearly.

    I keep thinking about that one little girl (last year or the year before) and the neighbor had her. He was a registered sex offender. Was a huge story so I’m sure you know what I’m talking about, just can’t think of her name. They questioned him several times and the break didn’t come via their interrogation. Usually, it’s someone close to the family or familiar with the family and the layout of the home or has a similar home. I am thinking he was watching and seized the opportunity.

    I do hope they find Haleigh soon. My heart goes out to all.
    Thanks DG and DD for covering this story.

  • Castille

    Jessica Lunsford. And at this point, it seems more frighteningly like that case. It doesn’t seem a thing like Caylee Anthony’s case, although I keep reading that for some reason.

  • DamagedGoods

    I wanted to thank Ruby for posting this for me, and Morbid for adding more details, and everyone else for reading.

    It seems she’s still missing, and every minute makes the worst more inevitable :(

  • http://www.myspace.com/aprilamber April

    *sigh*

    I can feel the pain in his voice. I would just lose my mind…

    Hurry home little one.

  • nadine

    MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY
    VERY SAD, I WILL PRAY FOR HER SAFE RETURN

  • Redshoes

    this case is so confusing. I can only hope for the best.

    Seriously though, 17?? How old is the father?

    Aw, Haleigh. So young and adorable. Please make your way home soon. I pray that you are okay.

  • Hippiepoet

    Wonderful write up, DG. I am with you. I’ve a horrible feeling on this and I still have a gut feeling that the 17 yr old has something to do with this.

  • Castille

    Seriously though, 17?? How old is the father?

    25 I think I read, which isn’t very old. They’re low income too. I think a 17yr girlfirend seems pretty par for the course, so whether people disapprove or not, I’m not sure why is raises so many eyebrows. I think she was just the person who was supposed to be watching when a kid disappeared. There’s gotta be a shitload of blame, even unspoken, coming her way.

  • CassieMomma

    Praying for her safe return.

  • SumrLilli

    I read yesterday that the dad is 24. I agree with Castille. I think for the income and class level as well as the demographic a 24 year old man with a 17 year old girl is par for the course. And also taking that into consideration, 17 years old in certain communities is about the age when young girls are best at playing house.

    I would give the family the benefit of the doubt, especially considering that there are 40 sex offenders within a 5 mile radius. How hard would it be to jimmy the lock on a mobile home door? And I’d venture to guess it would be an older mobile home, not a newer upgraded home.

    This is heartbreaking and no less tragic than if it were in an entirely whitebread suburban community where the couple was in their 30′s with a 7 year age difference and they forgot to set the burgler alarm.

  • RunecirE

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/11/missing.florida.girl/#cnnSTCVideo

    Video interview with father. He just doesn’t seem…IDK…somethings does feel right.
    Also, I had the picture all this time that he had not known until he got home, but he says in the interview that SHE called HIM BEFORE she called 911.

    3 Videos: Interview / Plea for Return / And one from MOM

  • RunecirE

    He seems a little more genuine in the PLEA for her return.

  • moonlilly1981

    Did the police happen to knock on all the sex offenders doors and ask them to see inside, outside, and under their trialers for this little girl.

    I remember seeing a case on a sexual predator who broke into a family’s trailer, kidnapped a girl, and slit the sisters throat. Not saying thats the case here but trailers are not that hard to break into.

    Im not going to jump into thinking its the gf until I know more details.

  • fAcE

    I’ve been reading DD for awhile now but I’ve never commented. I can be quiet no longer.

    I just feel sick, and all the little hairs on my body are standing on end after listening to the 911 calls. I know it’s human nature to start looking for someone to blame, and we are all so jaded by those pos parents who do horrible things to their kids, but I have to say that my gut tells me neither one had anything to do with her disappearance. I have learned to try not and judge because how you think you WOULD react may not be how you DO react. I remember when my best friend’s 7 yo son went missing and we thought he had been abducted. Looking back on it, I didn’t react how I thought I would have beforehand, and neither did she. I was in disbelief, totally calm on the phone with the police, almost robot-like. I was in such shock that other than basic speaking and answering questions, I just shut down. I’m sure others must have thought that I was cold and emotionless. We eventually found him (he had decided to go watch cartoons at a friend’s house rather than go to the bus stop) but I will never forget those moments.

    I hope they find Haleigh soon, and find her alive. And I hope dad finds whoever took her before the police do so he can make good on his threats.

  • Castille

    but he says in the interview that SHE called HIM BEFORE she called 911.

    imagine making that phone call – “uh, you don’t happen to know where your daughter is, do you?”

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    There are a few things, albeit, right or wrong that bother me about this situation.
    *Dept. of Child and Family had done some investigations according to Capt. Steve Rose. Okay, what kind? (Foxnews.com)
    *Doors were rarely locked. With that many pedophiles living in the area?! Just put up a sign asking them in! (Reecesmom DD, thanks)
    *Girlfriend is 17 and they had only been dating 4-6 months. He left her with his two children. What did he really know about her? (First Coast News.com)
    *Cummings referred to girlfriend as “dumb bitch girlfriend”. Okay if she is a dumb bitch who is dumber, her or you? You left your children with her. (Fox News)
    *Dad has custody of his two kids. (Don’t stone me! I am not going there.) My point here is, why does Mom live 100 miles away. (First Coast News.com) Damn, I could not do that! I would at least have to be in the same town as my child. Just personal note…
    *Here is a story inconsistency as reported by First Coastal News.com, they say the door was “forced open.” If it was unlocked, why was it forced open?
    *If she was sleeping with the girlfriend, I agree with Grandpa Sheffield…No way someone could have nabbed her while she went to the bathroom. (First Costal News.com)
    All of these things just have me concerned. If it wasn’t any of the family members, (Mom is not sitting well with me for some reason!) then it’s still shitty! I don’t even want to imagine!
    Let’s just end this with a prayer. Bring her home safely, soundly, and swifty, Dear Lord. Amen!

  • RunecirE

    No kidding, huh! I would be scared out of my wits to tell my wife (if I had one) “Hey, Honey, uh, I sorta lost the kid. DON”T HIT ME!”

    …somethings does feel right.

    That was supposed to say “doesn’t”.

  • Castille

    No kidding, huh! I would be scared out of my wits to tell my wife (if I had one) “Hey, Honey, uh, I sorta lost the kid. DON”T HIT ME!”

    the sort of conversation where opening with “hey, don’t be mad, but…” just isn’t going to cut it.

  • Lavonna

    I hope she is found soon and is safe!
    I have a lot of judgmental thoughts on this but I can’t help it because of Casey Anthony, Susan Smith, Darla R. Diana Downs and many others.

  • RunecirE

    2 BOYS MOM, your thoughts are very clear,

    Some things sticking in my head as to who could do this:
    1. …someone who knew the house.
    2. …someone who was able to get the child out of that bed without waking the GF -OR-
    the baby brother.
    3. …someone who could do above said without the little girl screaming like a banshee.
    4. …someone who knew which door to go to and knew it would be unlocked.
    5. …someone with a disability, because they needed a brick to prop the door open
    while they strolled out with a completely quiet child.
    6. …someone who could operate a vehicle without waking said GF or said baby brother
    (everyone knows how sound-proof trailers are)
    7. …-or- someone who could walk this girl through and out of the neighborhood without
    attracting any attention at 3AM.

  • RunecirE

    I have a feeling this is not going to end in a good way. I have been wrong before, but my gut is usually pretty accurate.

    I hope I’m WRONG.

  • Becca

    IF the family/ GF is not involved, I’m definitely leaning the pedophile route bcs again IF she was in bed with her brother, who would take a 5 y.o. girl and leave a 2 y.o. boy other than a pedo?

    Not that 2 y.o. boys aren’t victims as well, but I’d say there is definite intent on taking a little girl and leaving a little boy.

    So sad, no matter who the culprit is.

  • Maytruthprevail

    Came across a domestic violence filed by Crystal Sheffield against Ronald L Cummings dated March 23, 2006 case# 02-2006-DR-115 in Baker County Florida. It was dismissed for insufficient evidence to grant a restraining order against Ronald.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    I am confused to the age of the brother…Nancy Grace kept saying 4 year old brother and the dad did not correct her. Is he 2 or 4? Anyone know?
    And thanks RuncirE, those are pretty damn good thoughts as well. Lord, I hope she will be found just fine.
    Everyone has a certain case that they follow that never leaves them. Mine is Shasta Grohne. What that baby had to have endured! And little Dillion, God rest his precious soul!

  • RunecirE

    Maybe its just CAYLEE backlash, but I’m not real convinced by the Ex’s performance during the interview video i tagged earlier. Something’s tweaked.

    She may have an alibi, but that doesn’t mean someone else didn’t work for her.

  • biteme

    Some things sticking in my head as to who could do this:
    1. …someone who knew the house.
    2. …someone who was able to get the child out of that bed without waking the GF -OR-
    the baby brother.
    3. …someone who could do above said without the little girl screaming like a banshee.
    4. …someone who knew which door to go to and knew it would be unlocked.
    5. …someone with a disability, because they needed a brick to prop the door open
    while they strolled out with a completely quiet child.
    6. …someone who could operate a vehicle without waking said GF or said baby brother
    (everyone knows how sound-proof trailers are)
    7. …-or- someone who could walk this girl through and out of the neighborhood without
    attracting any attention at 3AM.

    I’m a sound sleeper with bad hearing anyone could’ve taken one of my kids
    One son is totally out of it when he’s asleep never would have waken up
    Someone could have tried the doors many times and this time found one open
    or left it open after visiting
    Child in arms, hands not free, brick for door, no disability
    I don’t live in a trailer, but a car starting would not wake me and if I did hear a car go by I wouldn’t be concerned
    hard to attract attention at 3:00 am unless your trying to, everyone I know is asleep
    it would really take a major disturbance to get me to check it out.
    I feel you could walk from any house to a waiting car in any neighborhood in the city without being noticed at 3:00 am
    We’re all trying to figure it out, we all have opinions, and we all hope it ends well
    I think most of us feel it’s someone familiar / close to the family, possibly living in the trailer park
    I’ve always wondered why dogs can’t pick up the sent. In this case if walked around the trailer park or near by area. Get some DAM bloodhounds out there.
    They certainly have everything of the child to get the scent from.

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    Came across a domestic violence filed by Crystal Sheffield against Ronald L Cummings dated March 23, 2006 case# 02-2006-DR-115 in Baker County Florida. It was dismissed for insufficient evidence to grant a restraining order against Ronald.

    Any chance she ran away? She’s a little young to go by herself but maybe there was some fucked up shit going on in that house and she knew that her mom or someone who’s close was coming to get her out of there that night.

    Well, but I doubt they’d leave the boy unless maybe Misty had started to wake up before they could get him out of there.

    Just thinking in text I guess.

    .4. …someone who knew which door to go to and knew it would be unlocked..

    I keep seeing posts about the door being unlocked, on the 911 call the girl, Misty< says the door is always locked?

  • jj999

    25 I think I read, which isn’t very old. They’re low income too. I think a 17yr girlfirend seems pretty par for the course, so whether people disapprove or not, I’m not sure why is raises so many eyebrows. I think she was just the person who was supposed to be watching when a kid disappeared. There’s gotta be a shitload of blame, even unspoken, coming her way.

    Castille, I imagine the fact that the girl friend is under the age of consent in Florida and the father is 24 or over is what bothers people. Technically the father is guilty of of a felony if he’s having sex with his girlfriend. This is what FL says about “age of consent”
    (1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in this section, “sexual activity” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.

    I hope that the little girl’s Mom came and got her, but I doubt that’s what happened. I expect she would have taken both of them, if she wanted them back.

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    . As used in this section, “sexual activity” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.

    Can anyone give an example of a bona fide medical purpose that requires oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another. LOL

    perhaps it’s obvious but I cannot think of one.
    Maybe if your stranded in the freezing cold and are trying to keep your body temp up.

  • jj999

    McQuest, I thought that same thing when I copied that from http://www.moraloutrage.net/staticpages/index.php?page=Florida to DD. Exactly how do you perform a medical purpose with your genitals? You’d have to be VERY talented.

  • Not So Speechless

    I keep seeing posts about the door being unlocked, on the 911 call the girl, Misty< says the door is always locked?

    She says in the 911 call that the door was “all open” and later says it is always locked, meaning at all other times, not now. .

  • mjmsepm

    Do her grandparents live in florida? or maybe her mom’s bf had something to do with it! Maybe the mom only wanted the little girl…it is known to happen!

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    She says in the 911 call that the door was “all open” and later says it is always locked, meaning at all other times, not now. .

    I take it to mean the door is open “now” but she says it was not when she went to bed, and it always stays locked like it’s rarely used or something. I’m prettty sure she means it was locked when she went to sleep.

    DISPATCH: OK. Alright, you said your back door was wide open?
    CALLER: Yes, with a brick. Like, there was a brick on the floor. Like, when I went to sleep the door was not like that.
    DISPATCH: Was your back door locked do you know?
    CALLER: Yes. The back door always stays locked.

    McQuest, I thought that same thing when I copied that from http://www.moraloutrage.net/staticpages/index.php?page=Florida to DD. Exactly how do you perform a medical purpose with your genitals? You’d have to be VERY talented.

    no doubt, I’m not sure if I want to meet that doctor or not.

  • Not So Speechless

    They are calling her Haleigh Sheffield on ABCnews.com and her parents are both Sheffield.
    Maybe the gf is Cummings? At any rate, I think maybe the title ought to be changed here….

    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6862469&page=1

  • mjmsepm

    Do her grandparents live in florida? or maybe her mom’s bf had something to do with it! Maybe the mom only wanted the little girl…it is known to happen!

    Ok answered my own question…..I now recant and dont think the 17 yaer old gf had anything to do with it! it was that mom she had someone take her daughter thoses tears in her plea were so fake!

  • Not So Speechless

    No he is Ronald Cummings the mom is Sheffield. Maybe the baby has mom’s name?

  • Not So Speechless
  • Not So Speechless

    from the article….

    The motion says “During or about the month of July 2005, Ronald failed to keep control of the toddler Haleigh while she was in his care, and allowed her to wander off. The child was found and rescued by the mother, floating face down in the canal behind the house. The mother rescued and revived the child.”

    CBS47/FOX30 asked Sheffield about the incident Wednesday. She said she was outside Ronald’s mother’s house putting Haleigh’s younger brother, Ronald Cummings Jr., in his car seat. She claimed Ronald Cummings Sr. was responsible for Haleigh. Sheffield said she asked Ronald where Haleigh was and he didn’t know. She claims she soon found Haleigh in the canal.

    Sheffield never called police about this incident and there is no other record of it taking place. A judge has yet to change Ronald’s primary custody status.

    According to the “Report and Recommendation of the General Magistrate” obtained by CBS47/FOX30 at the Putnam County Courthouse, a judge granted primary custody to Ronald after Sheffield failed to appear at the custody hearing.

    Ronald told the judge Haleigh has Turner Syndrome and needs hormone treatments by an endocrinologist. He said Sheffield frequently failed to take Haleigh to her doctors appointments.

  • anankesf

    I thought it was incredibly odd that the father kept repeating “they stole my daughter”, “they took my daughter”, etc. in the video and didn’t call her by her actual name one single time. Also a bit strange was the way he commented that “they” didn’t take his son “imagine that”. I’m not saying he’s guilty of anything, but his behavior and his comments are very, very bizarre.

    http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090211/VIDEO/902100302&template=video

  • angela

    The bio mom sounds like a liar…she claims that Haleigh was face down in a canal but never sought treatment for her? What she do, revive her herself and went on her marry way?

  • mjmsepm
  • Lavonna

    She has 3 kids and acts like a dumbass.. I read this on her general interest on myspace
    *Taking care of my baby girl Chloe and the other brats thats pretty much it. *

    How can a mother take care of only one of her 3 kids?
    On her Myspace page she really acts stupid and she thinks that she is all that and a bag of chips…..

  • buggysmommy

    It’s been a long time since I have posted, although I still read every article everyday. I just can’t help the feeling that something is off with the story. I hope I am wrong, and that the little girl is found, but children do not just disappear with no sign of forced entry. It really seems like there has to be something else to this story and when I first heard about this little girl, I automatically thought the girlfreind is involved. Maybe I am reading too much DD and jumping to conclusions; I sure hope I am wrong!

    Not so-

    The case of Jaclyn Dowaliby-she was silently abducted and her parents were accused wrongfully. She was in her bed asleep. She was found murdered and sexually assaulted-and it is still a cold case. There is also the story of a precious little girl somewhere down south about 2 years ago (her name escapes me) but she too was taken while the family slept-father also wrongfully accused. Turned out the killer hid in their house until they went to bed-she fell asleep on the sofa and he snatched her up-she too was found a few days later.

    I hate to say – it can happen. These types of people who have the skills to take a baby in the night and no one hears them-they are methodical, evil people. Their lifes goal to carrry out a plan just like this. It’s bone chilling to think about a mind that strives to steal a baby from her home, and even worse, to bring undue harm to them. And all along, they are excited about it-sick, sick evil people.

    It’s unfortunate and frightening-and I am telling you I feel the angst this family must be feeling. All I can think about is how scared this poor baby must be. She was probably sleeping sound and didn’t even realize she was being moved-my baby does that. Then she wakes to God knows what? I am so sick for her-and I hope/pray they find her safe and alive. Realistically, she won’t be unharmed, if she can be alive, she can heal.

    My heart goes out to this family-I don’t feel lke any of the key players are involved. That 911 call said it all-that father is already my hero and I hope he does get his hands on whoever did this. I’ll sit on his jury-I would be proud to see him be free.

    God bless you Haleigh and God speed. Hopefully you are gonna come home…

  • jj999

    The more things that come out about this case, the worse it sounds. I hope she’s found alive and well. I’m wishing very hard for that, but I don’t think my wish will be granted. She must be so frightened, poor baby.

  • tutkill

    http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-02-12/story/girlfriend_explains_more_of_what_she_knows_about_missing_haleigh

    link to story about gf- She says she doesn’t care what people are saying about her because she did not do it.

    Why is she getting so defensive?

    Who is checking bio mom’s myspace? The last thing I would be doing right now is updating my status on myspace.

    Who knows? Remember child serial killer David Benton went into a locked trailer and abducted a child without waking anyone.

    This is just a mess.

  • tutkill

    Child molester Timothy Randolph Loucakis lives 500ft from their home. That’s scary.

  • tutkill

    tried to post pic of the child molester who lives near the family-can’t get it to work

  • tutkill

    kyle johns lives even closer-lewd acts on a child

    his address 212 MONROE AVE
    SATSUMA, FL 32189-2826
    PUTNAM COUNTY

  • tutkill

    http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=131173&catid=3

    link to story that george anthony is going to meet her father to offer support

  • Not So Speechless

    Who is checking bio mom’s myspace? The last thing I would be doing right now is updating my status on myspace.

    I have seen video where they are all kind of camping out- not much else to be done. I think I saw the mother on a lap top- probably just trying to pass the time. I won’t condemn her for this. her friends are posting supportive comments, I would think that would help her to know people are thinking about her baby.

  • tutkill

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491008,00.html

    link to story about police report-where dad called girlfriend misty a dumb bitch girl friend.

  • Castille

    Castille, I imagine the fact that the girl friend is under the age of consent in Florida and the father is 24 or over is what bothers people. Technically the father is guilty of of a felony if he’s having sex with his girlfriend.

    Do you really think a 17yr old is not perfectly capable of consent to a 25yr old, or are Florida’s wacky consent laws just what you think people are using to manufacture faux moral shock?

    Why is she getting so defensive?

    Look at all the people suggesting she’s got something to do with – and not just basement dwelling internet commentators, but the girl’s own grandmother and other family by the sound of it. I’d be feeling pretty damn defensive too.

  • mjmsepm

    Padiila is offering $25,000 if she is returned by saturday! Is he ever going back to california?

    link to story about police report-where dad called girlfriend misty a dumb bitch girl friend.

    I heard that in the back of the 2nd 911 call he said “where is my daughter you stupid bitch”

  • tutkill

    Padiila is offering $25,000 if she is returned by saturday! Is he ever going back to california?

    LOL- Probably not Fl is full of missing children and news trucks.

  • Zibarro

    Jeeez. Scarier and scarier.

    I won’t sit and judge the family right now – that would be too easy and, at this point in time, not really justified. IF, however, I find any of them did anything – all bets are off.

    Safe return Haleigh.

  • tutkill

    http://www.news4jax.com/news/18700310/detail.html

    Link to girl friend’s story of what she found.

    Why would a child abductor turn on a kitchen light? Any ideas? Wouldn’t that draw attention to him or her?

  • biteme

    link to story that george anthony is going to meet her father to offer support

    link to story about police report-where dad called girlfriend misty a dumb bitch girl friend.

    I’m so sick and tired of the Anthony’s & hearing about them
    you know, I really could care less what he calls his girlfriend right now.

  • tutkill

    I’m so sick and tired of the Anthony’s & hearing about themyou know, I really could care less what he calls his girlfriend right now.

    Don’t you know that someone wanted to turn George around and say leave.

  • angela

    Has anyone else noticed the little digs the maternal grandma is taking at Haleigh’s dad? The video when she’s standing with her daughter (bio mom) she says that bio mom doesn’t have anyway of talking to the dad, unless he calls. The bio mom quickly says that she gets along with the bio dad, kind of shutting the mom up.

    The article that covers them talking to Greta Van Sussen, the maternal grandma says how the kids said the bio dad hits them, but everything is ok now…doesn’t say discipline or spanking says hits.

    As far as calling the girlfriend “dumb bitch” it is what it is…he’s probably trash and doesn’t have respect for women in general. (although that has nothing to do with a missing daughter~just my thought on that)

  • Castille

    Why would a child abductor turn on a kitchen light? Any ideas? Wouldn’t that draw attention to him or her?

    The same reason most people turn on lights? Because you can’t find your way around in the dark.

  • angela

    I’m so sick and tired of the Anthony’s & hearing about them
    you know, I really could care less what he calls his girlfriend right now
    ~~~~

    Ditto. I won’t even watch Nancy Grace anymore because she is still obsessed with that story. There are SO MANY kids that are missing in America and we already know what happened to poor little Caylee, lets move on and try and help another family, ya know?

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    I’ve read several different interviews with Misty Croslin.
    The main story seems to be that Misty got up to go to the bathroom and found the girl to be gone, in one interview she noticed right away, in the another interview it was when she returned from the bathroom that she noticed. And in another interview she says the girl (Haliegh) got up to go to the bathroom and never came back, that is when Misty got up to look for her.

    Is her story changing or is the news reporting it wrong.

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    oh,
    Is it common for a 5 year old to go to bed as early as 8:00?

  • angela

    oh,
    Is it common for a 5 year old to go to bed as early as 8:00?
    ~~~~

    Yes, especially if she goes to school. It sounds like she does as her dad met her at the bus stop earlier that day.

  • jj999

    Do you really think a 17yr old is not perfectly capable of consent to a 25yr old, or are Florida’s wacky consent laws just what you think people are using to manufacture faux moral shock?

    No, just saying that, in Florida, it’s illegal.

  • tutkill

    Is her story changing or is the news reporting it wrong.

    probably both

    by now she is tired but the dead bolt thing doesn’t sound right.

  • ecvmanzo

    I am telling you guys, she may not have directly been responsible for Haleigh’s disappearance, but she is hiding something. She must have had someone over, or she herself left the home with the children sleeping.

    For those of you who think that her panick, and concern is sincere, I agree. But not because she is really concerned, but perhaps scared of the truth coming out, that she was irresponsible with the kids. That is just my opinion.

    I watched Nancy Grace last night and saw the dad being interviewed. He looks beaten up by all this. However, the different stories that I have heard, leads me to believe that gf, hasn’t been 100% truthful.

  • knotme

    I’m in agreement with ecvmanzo on this one. At 17, there tends to be a lot of silly puppy love romances going on; kids at that age consider a two week romance a record, and teenagers can fall in & out of love faster than they get new zits. This girl is covering her own ass, it seems; she’s not being honest. I doubt she even knows a thing about WHAT happened to the little girl, but I’m thinking she has a pretty good idea of WHEN it happened. Come clean Misty… Ronald’s got his little girl on his mind right now and couldn’t care less if you were cheating on him. The guy needs to find his little girl, so if you’re not telling everything, come clean.

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Some info I needed cleared up was located in this article:

    “I didn’t hear anything at all. If I’d heard something, I would have got up and I wouldn’t have let them take her,” Croslin said.

    Croslin said after putting Haleigh to sleep about 8 p.m., she was up doing laundry, which was right by the back door, which she knew was locked when she went back in the bedroom. She said she put a blanket on Haleigh and lay down beside her.

    It’s unclear whether Croslin left the bedroom prior to Haleigh disappearing. Croslin’s account indicates that she left the room at some point. She said she woke up about 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom.

    “I didn’t make it to the bathroom. I seen the kitchen light on and I walked in the kitchen and the back door is wide open,” Croslin told Channel 4′s Laura Mazzeo. “I go in the room and she’s gone. And that’s all I know. When I went to bed she was there and then when I got up and she was gone.”

    ——————–

    Underlining by me. The more I hear from her, the more I think she was not even in the trailer. She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

  • Zibarro

    Underlining by me. The more I hear from her, the more I think she was not even in the trailer. She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

    I’m with you on that. Something about her just doesn’t sit quite right. Here is an uncut interview… listen closely to the blanket explanation and how she just goes into too much detail about stuff that she doesn’t need to. (imo)

    http://www.news4jax.com/video/18700882/

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491485,00.html

    This shit log ain’t flushing! Dumb, bitch girlfriend is dreaming up too many conflicting statements. Who went to the bathroom? Her or Haleigh?
    Did find out that brother is 3 yrs old.

  • angela

    She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

    ~~~~~

    I wonder what she was wearing when he got home? PJ’s or regular clothes, like she might have just walked in too. I’d have to imagine the police already questioned him about that.

  • Concerned Citizen

    That’s my gut feeling too, that Misty wasn’t in the trailor. It doesn’t sound as if Hermit’s Cove has alot going on as far as night life, so she could’ve just gone to another trailor, thinking it would be fine because she was “close”, and now she’s just too afraid to say anything.
    Regardless, I still don’t think she knows what really happened to Haleigh.

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    Underlining by me. The more I hear from her, the more I think she was not even in the trailer. She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

    That’s my gut feeling too, that Misty wasn’t in the trailor. It doesn’t sound as if Hermit’s Cove has alot going on as far as night life, so she could’ve just gone to another trailor, thinking it would be fine because she was “close”, and now she’s just too afraid to say anything.Regardless, I still don’t think she knows what really happened to Haleigh.

    Yes, if this is like a trailor park and there are a lot of trailors close by, maybe a neighbor witnessed her leaving before, so he stood by and waited for her to do it again and made his move.

  • Searcher21

    Something does set off my internal alarms with this story, maybe it’s just my overly speculative nature coming out, don’t know. The girlfriend, in her TV interview, did say she “loved that child like one of her own”. Past tense usage is sometimes a red flag, most parents, guardians of missing children will use present tense as they believe the child to still be alive. Mistake ?

    On a different topic, I find it disgusting that George Anthony is giving advice to these people, he and his family were responsible for leading the country on a wild goose chase in the hunt for his Grand Daughter, Caylee Anthony. Ultimately Caylee was found right down the street from the Anthony home. It makes me sick that he feels qualified enough to help this family with their missing child. He should REALLY go home and take Dennis Milstead , Kid Finders with him !

  • ecvmanzo

    They also stated that GF, took a lie detector, but would not comment on results. Is that normal for authorities to say “no comment”, or do they do that only when it’s a bad outcome? Does anyone know?

  • Searcher21

    They also stated that GF, took a lie detector, but would not comment on results. Is that normal for authorities to say “no comment”, or do they do that only when it’s a bad outcome? Does anyone know?

    I don’t really know, I would think if it was a pass they would say that much ?

  • tutkill

    Underlining by me. The more I hear from her, the more I think she was not even in the trailer. She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

    Thats what it feels like right now.

    The other thing is how the word they keeps popping up. Why do they keep saying they-
    more than one or is it a word usage common to the area.

  • buggysmommy

    Something does set off my internal alarms with this story, maybe it’s just my overly speculative nature coming out, don’t know. The girlfriend, in her TV interview, did say she “loved that child like one of her own”. Past tense usage is sometimes a red flag, most parents, guardians of missing children will use present tense as they believe the child to still be alive. Mistake ?

    I did find it odd that she was up looking for her right around the same time he was due to arrive home from work. However, I don’t know that I get the feeling she did something. I gather in time a whole grip more info is gonna come pouring out-so I am gonna reserve my opinion for now.

  • tutkill

    They also stated that GF, took a lie detector, but would not comment on results. Is that normal for authorities to say “no comment”, or do they do that only when it’s a bad outcome? Does anyone know?

    Read a article Misty took two-one didn’t go well because she was rocking and shaking.

    Who knows

  • tutkill

    This has no bearing on the case but bio mom lost custody because she didn’t show for court and supposedy she had drug issues.

    Now Dad’s record is showing up
    10/24/2001 – Assault Complaint

    12/12/2002 – POSSESSION OF COCAINE, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF CANNABIS UNDER 20 GRAMS, POSSESSION OF DRUG WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
    Sentence: maybe someone can translate. These are the notes from the trial: THE CASE WAS ORDERED NOLLE PROSEQUI IN OPEN COURT ANNOUNCEMENT OF NOLLE PROSEQUI – ENT CIR CT MIN

    12/12/2002 – ATTEMPTING TO TAKE DEER BY GUN AND LIGHT AT NIGHT
    Notes:
    2003-01-23 5 CRIMINAL CHARGES IN COUNTY COURT
    2003-01-23 6 ADJ OF GUILT AND PLACING DEFENDANT CT I
    2003-01-23 6 ON PROBATION AND SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF PROBATION
    2003-01-23 7 ADJ OF GUILT AND PLACING DEFENDANT CT II
    2003-01-23 7 ON PROBATION AND SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF PROBATION
    2003-03-04 8 $188.00 FINE PAID 02/18/2003
    2003-03-04 9 $ 25.00 COURT FACILITY FEE PAID 02/18/2003
    2003-03-04 10 $ 25.00 WILDLIFE ALERT FUND PAYMENT 02/18/2003

    11/16/2004 – POSSESSION OF CANNABIS IN EXCESS OF 20 GRAMS, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, MAINTAINING A DRUG VEHICLE
    WRITTEN PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE TO
    DEFT SWORN, W/D FORMER PLEA, PLEAD NOLO A/C, ADVISED
    Notes:
    2005-03-03 20 MAX PENALTY 5 YRS DOC &/OR $5000 FINE, PSI WAIVED,
    2005-03-03 20 PLEA ACCEPTED, SENTENCING SET SAME DAY
    2005-03-03 20 ADJUDICATION OF GUILT WITHHELD
    2005-03-03 20 $370.00 COURT COSTS (6 MONTHS TO PAY)
    2005-03-03 20 ADI PROGRAM – LEVEL II
    2005-09-08 21 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF ADI LEVEL II PROGRAM
    2005-09-08 21 $370.00 COURT COST PAID
    2005-11-14 22 $370.00 PAYMENT MADE TO CASE

    11/14/2006 – LEAVING THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURIES
    Notes:
    This one was transferred to County Court

    8/1/2006 – TRESPASS – http://public.pcso.us/jail/bookingDe…3879&IMG=49930
    Notes:
    2006-10-30 22 ADJUDGED GUILTY
    2006-10-30 22 PROB HRDS 6 MONTHS
    2006-10-30 22 1 DAY PCJ WITH CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED OF 1 DAY
    2006-10-30 22 $273.00 FINE AND COST
    2006-10-30 22 $ 40.00 PD FEE SUSPENDED
    2006-10-30 22 RANDOM DRUG TEST
    2006-10-30 23 WRITTEN PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE TO
    2006-10-30 23 CRIMINAL CHARGES IN COUNTY COURT
    2006-10-30 24 ORDER OF PROBATION
    2007-01-17 25 $ 60.00 FINE AND COST PAYMENT 11/14/2006
    2007-02-07 26 SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF PROBATION
    2007-02-14 27 $120.00 FINE AND COST PAYMENT 12/28/2006
    2007-03-16 28 $ 93.00 FINE AND COST BAL PAID 01/25/2007

    12/19/2006 – LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT
    Notes:
    2007-02-06 13 THE CASE WAS ORDERED NOLLE PROSEQUI IN OPEN COURT
    2007-02-06 13 INFRACTION DISMISSED CIT # 6416EEN2 – CARELESS DRIVING
    2007-02-06 13 INFRACTION DISMISSED CIT # 6418EEN4 – OPERATE ATV
    2007-02-06 13 W/O HELMET
    2007-02-06 14 WAIVER OF COUNSEL

    4/3/2007 – AFFRAY
    Sentence: 10 HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE

    11/14/2007 – POSSESSION OF MODERN FIREARM DURING MUZZLELOADING SEASON, TRESPASS
    Sentence: $273.00 FINE AND COST SUSPENDED, 24 HOURS HOUSE ARREST

    Some relatives myspaces are showing interests in drugs also.

    Still praying that Haleigh will show up soon.

  • Castille

    I don’t think it’s too out there to think she might have gone out, but I really think if she’d been out, given the missing child, someone would have come forward with some information on that by now. In my experience, when teenage girls insert themselves in a grown man’s life and decide to play house, they play pretty seriously at it. I don’t think the novelty of being an independent, repsonsible grown-up would’ve worn off yet for her.

  • tutkill

    now story changed again -now all three in another bedroom in seperate beds. Kids in one bed and Misty in the other. ?????

  • tutkill

    I wonder if they made friends without someone in the park and the person knew their habits and the trailer. Maybe even had Misty convinced they where friends.

    or yes she could be to frightened to tell she wasn’t there and came back to find her gone…

  • Searcher21

    now story changed again -now all three in another bedroom in seperate beds. Kids in one bed and Misty in the other. ?????

    Story changing could be a flag, unless it’s due to the many reports coming out at one time and many media outlets jockeying for a quick story.

  • Lavonna

    I’m with you on that. Something about her just doesn’t sit quite right. Here is an uncut interview… listen closely to the blanket explanation and how she just goes into too much detail about stuff that she doesn’t need to. (imo)

    Is it normal for Haleigh to wet the bed? I know accidents happen but bedwetting is a sign of abuse (sexual). Why the hell did she wait until 8 to wash the blanket for Haleigh? Is the one blanket all she had?
    Why did she never said that she loved the kids? She kept saying they love me, I am good to them!
    Big fucking shit how about saying she loved them and loves to be with them.
    I said earlier that I have judgmental thoughts and she just confirmed them and I wonder about dad too. He seemed to force his tears. Why are they assuming someone took her? They keep saying that someone took her. Is that their story and their sticking to it?

  • Lavonna

    Zibarro I was not directing that to you, I was replying about the blanket part to you. Sorry

  • tutkill

    The blanket thing has been confusing-one blanket in van, one blanket hung on window, one blanket with pee. She had to wash one at night when the child was already asleep?????

    Doesn’t the child have a genetic problem Turner’s syndrome-does that cause bed wetting?

  • Zibarro

    Common symptoms of Turner syndrome include:

    * Short stature
    * Lymphedema (swelling) of the hands and feet
    * Broad chest (shield chest) and widely-spaced nipples
    * Low hairline
    * Low-set ears
    * Reproductive sterility
    * Rudimentary ovaries gonadal streak (underdeveloped gonadal structures)
    * Amenorrhea, or the absence of a menstrual period
    * Increased weight, obesity
    * Shield shaped thorax of heart
    * Shortened metacarpal IV (of hand)
    * Small fingernails
    * Characteristic facial features
    * Webbing of the neck (webbed neck)
    * Coarctation of the aorta
    * Poor breast development
    * Horseshoe kidney
    * Visual impairments sclera, cornea, glaucoma, etc.
    * Ear infections and hearing loss.

    Other symptoms may include a small lower jaw (micrognathia), cubitus valgus (turned-out elbows), soft upturned nails, palmar crease and drooping eyelids. Less common are pigmented moles, hearing loss, and a high-arch palate (narrow maxilla). Turner syndrome manifests itself differently in each female affected by the condition, and no two individuals will share the same symptoms.

  • Zibarro

    Zibarro I was not directing that to you, I was replying about the blanket part to you. Sorry

    LOL… I pretty well knew that!

    My question about the blanket is – she says “they took it in the van” – who is “they” and when did “they” take it?
    Also, yes… a 5 yr. old bedwetting is slightly concerning.. but not overly.

    Them using “they” instead of he/she isn’t a flag raiser for me either. If you’re unsure, you would say “they”… it just makes sense. It isn’t being used as a plural – just as an all inclusive.

    Like I said.. perhaps Misty didn’t actually DO anything to Haleigh – but I have a feeling something she did or didn’t do was the catalyst to Haleigh’s disappearance.

    It means nothing, really — but Mom’s myspace kinda pissed me off. Pic after pic of Chloe – but very, very few of Haleigh and Robert Jr. Out of sight, out of mind? And sounds like she hasn’t improved her life – grandma implied that she still lives with her.

    Dad’s record – wow! Get in trouble much? Was there not ONE “normal”, responsible person in this child’s life?

  • tutkill

    Like I said.. perhaps Misty didn’t actually DO anything to Haleigh – but I have a feeling something she did or didn’t do was the catalyst to Haleigh’s disappearance.

    I think you are right.

  • tutkill

    Thanks Zibarro for the info on Turner’s

  • Zibarro

    Thanks Zibarro for the info on Turner’s

    You’re very welcome. I wanted to know as well – just forgot to look it up before! So thank YOU for the reminder, Tut!

  • Lavonna

    It means nothing, really — but Mom’s myspace kinda pissed me off. Pic after pic of Chloe – but very, very few of Haleigh and Robert Jr. Out of sight, out of mind? And sounds like she hasn’t improved her life – grandma implied that she still lives with her.

    I seen that and I still don’t understand how a mother can take care of one child but not the others. Takes a fucking bitch whore of a mother to walk off and leave not one but two kids.

    Hell fire. To all the dumbass bitches out there that don’t want to take care of your kids…. keep your skanky ass legs closed…

  • Rockin Ma

    I seen that and I still don’t understand how a mother can take care of one child but not the others. Takes a fucking bitch whore of a mother to walk off and leave not one but two kids.

    I didn’t watch much tonight, but I heard the mom say that notice of the custody hearing was sent somewhere she hadn’t lived in a while and the father of the children knew it. It’s not uncommon for someone to do that to win their case by default, but usually a motion like that would require in hand service upon the Respondent so they are personally told when and where the hearing is.

  • Castille

    I seen that and I still don’t understand how a mother can take care of one child but not the others. Takes a fucking bitch whore of a mother to walk off and leave not one but two kids.

    I got the impression they had a protracted custody battle – that you can listen to elements of still playing out. Not that she just walked away, Chloe is simply the kid that isn’t with this guy that she still has custody of.

  • jackierose

    For the love of God, what are you people doing in Florida? I always know when I hear a story about a missing or dead kid that it’s going to be Florida. Seriously, I know I sound like a jerk right now, but there are some serious problems in the Sunshine State. From her own bed! How is that possible?? I do pray for the safe return of this little girl, and please people, deadbolt the feaking door.

  • mommyto3luckyme

    Father and girlfriend said they passed lie detector

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491485,00.html

  • Zibarro

    I got the impression they had a protracted custody battle – that you can listen to elements of still playing out. Not that she just walked away, Chloe is simply the kid that isn’t with this guy that she still has custody of.

    Oh, that you can. Not just in subtle undertones, either. Mom’s mom seems to egg it on, too.

    Here’s an idea – when you have your kids for your weekend visit – why not take pics of them TOO? I’m not knocking her for having pics of Chloe – I’m knocking her for NOT having more than a handful of her FIRST 2 children. “No camera” doesn’t cut it here. She obviously has one. Just seems more “important” for her to have pics of the “new” baby and herself than the “old” ones. I would think that a mom would want more pics to look at of the kids she didn’t have right in front of her face every day.

    Misty’s myspace is just weird. Did she just sign up or what? Her only friend is Tom! lol.

  • Lavonna

    I didn’t watch much tonight, but I heard the mom say that notice of the custody hearing was sent somewhere she hadn’t lived in a while and the father of the children knew it. It’s not uncommon for someone to do that to win their case by default, but usually a motion like that would require in hand service upon the Respondent so they are personally told when and where the hearing is.

    Yeah, here the Sheriff will give you a summons and if you don’t show up the judge will send him after you and if they can’t find you, they slap a bench warratnt on you :-D

  • tutkill

    http://www.staugustine.com/stories/021309/news_021309_018.shtml

    Cummings has custody of Haleigh and Ronald Jr. and shared parental responsibility with Sheffield, court records show.

    He said in custodial court records that Haleigh had been diagnosed with Turner syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality that affects about 1-in-2,500 girls, and requires monthly checkups with a cardiologist and endocrinologist.

    It was not clear if the condition would have an impact on Haleigh over a short period of time.

    J. Atilio Canas, an endocrinologist at Nemours Children’s Clinic, said it would depend on each patient’s unique case. For instance, certain girls with Turner syndrome can have cardiac problems. If that was the case, then that child could need medication.

  • tutkill

    A contempt order filed so close to time of child missing (looks like it may have something to due with child support

    2009-02-10
    055.MOTION FOR CONTEMPT 03-27-09 AT 08:30

    just a fact-not a sign of anything

  • biteme

    Is it normal for Haleigh to wet the bed? I know accidents happen but bedwetting is a sign of abuse (sexual). Why the hell did she wait until 8 to wash the blanket for Haleigh? Is the one blanket all she had?
    Why did she never said that she loved the kids? She kept saying they love me, I am good to them!
    Big fucking shit how about saying she loved them and loves to be with them.
    I said earlier that I have judgmental thoughts and she just confirmed them and I wonder about dad too. He seemed to force his tears. Why are they assuming someone took her? They keep saying that someone took her. Is that their story and their sticking to it?

    I think some are going overboard, with the blame game, if the GF sneezed some would find it a negative.
    Hey, I don’t know what happened and who’s to blame, but I’m waiting for a bit more information / evidence before jumping to conclusions and blaming anyone

  • Castille

    I think some are going overboard, with the blame game, if the GF sneezed some would find it a negative.Hey, I don’t know what happened and who’s to blame, but I’m waiting for a bit more information / evidence before jumping to conclusions and blaming anyone

    Yeah, that :)

  • Lavonna

    I think some are going overboard, with the blame game, if the GF sneezed some would find it a negative.Hey, I don’t know what happened and who’s to blame, but I’m waiting for a bit more information / evidence before jumping to conclusions and blaming anyone

    I really don’t think that is going overboard. I ask questions and am not jumping to conculsions.
    I also don’t give a rats hairy ass what you think. It doesn’t add up with her 3-4 different stories.

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    The more I watch from all the family involved, the more I am amazed these people can even feed themselves, much less a kid. None of them seem to be able to speak coherent sentences. Whenever I hear them on the news doing interviews, the first image to pop in my head is:

    Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
    “Where’s ma’ gurl? Someone done gone an’ stolen hur!”

    Poor kid. She was in trouble long before we even heard of her. Last night Nancy Grace asked the bio-mom if Haleigh was in school that day and she stated that she didn’t know. Bio-mom did reveal that she knew Haleigh missed a lot of school, and when Nancy asked why…once again bio-mom stated she didn’t know.

    The look on Nancy’s face echoed my own…minus the ugly part because I am a handsome beast.

  • biteme

    I really don’t think that is going overboard. I ask questions and am not jumping to conculsions.
    I also don’t give a rats hairy ass what you think. It doesn’t add up with her 3-4 different stories.

    Is it normal for Haleigh to wet the bed? I know accidents happen but bedwetting is a sign of abuse (sexual). Why the hell did she wait until 8 to wash the blanket for Haleigh? Is the one blanket all she had?
    Why did she never said that she loved the kids? She kept saying they love me, I am good to them!
    Big fucking shit how about saying she loved them and loves to be with them.
    I said earlier that I have judgmental thoughts and she just confirmed them and I wonder about dad too. He seemed to force his tears. Why are they assuming someone took her? They keep saying that someone took her. Is that their story and their sticking to it?

    really sounds to me like, you’ve jumped from wetting the bed to child abuse, and your questions accusations, yeah I know you’re just asking the question, and don’t give a rats ass who you accuse, Don’t feel privileged you’re not the only one twisting & turning on this case, the Caylee Anthony case has made everyone a bit jumpy
    later

  • Lavonna

    really sounds to me like, you’ve jumped from wetting the bed to child abuse, and your questions accusations, yeah I know you’re just asking the question, and don’t give a rats ass who you accuse, Don’t feel privileged you’re not the only one twisting & turning on this case, the Caylee Anthony case has made everyone a bit jumpylater

    I am not sure why you keep calling me out but you are starting to get on last fucking nerve. I have just as much rights to my opinions as you do biteme so why don’t you fucking bite me and get the fuck off my back.

  • SelmaClue

    I’ve got plenty to say, but need to know if it’s true that both of these scholars (Ron and Misty) did, in fact, pass polygraph exams. I’m more concerned with the 2 polygraph exams that Misty has allegedly been administered. Then again, there’s a reason polygraphs aren’t admissible in court; they’re unreliable. And then *again* (ad nauseum) … they both agreed to take polygraphs, so they earn some ‘benefit of the doubt’ points for that.

    At this point, I feel the father (Ron) is sincere. It seems predictable/likely that Misty may have left the trailer to go party with other t-parkers, however.

    I find it oh-so fishy (not a coincidence) that she JUST happened to notice Haleigh was missing JUST at the time Ron was arriving home from work. I’m gonna bet she just returned to the trailer, to be home before Ron …. and the baby was gone, baby, gone. This would explain no forced entry and the back door being propped open; she left it open because she wasn’t far away and didn’t take her keys.

    We need some facts. LE spoiled us with all the leaks as the Caylee case unfolded. Don’t stop now, LE! Give us a document dump here!

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Fight! Fight! Fight!

    Just kidding…there nothing to do right now but speculate.

  • Athena

    Nancy Grace is on a CNN channel, right? Hmph. I wonder how many CNN channels there may be. Is she on every night? Is there a specific time?

    Oh, nevermind. I should probably just try to use the “search” function.

    Anyway, after your riveting description of the characters involved in this case, I’m dying to see them for myself.

    From what I read, here, I’m quite conflicted as to whether or not I should really sympathize with these “parents”. I mean, it sounds like they are completely incompetent, but that no one may have ever noticed had some random event like this never come by to break the whole thing open.

  • tutkill

    http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090213/ARTICLES/902130293/1118?Title=Misty_Croslin__who_was_watching_Haleigh__tells_about_herself

    Misty talks a little about herself

    sounds like a lost girl too-

    she also was assualted by someone when she was 13-not much info The person went to jail for 8 years.

  • RunecirE

    I am not sure why you keep calling me out but you are starting to get on last fucking nerve. I have just as much rights to my opinions as you do biteme so why don’t you fucking bite me and get the fuck off my back.

    That’s what BITEME does. He and I have had our differences before. He’ll quote 6 or 7 people in one reply and give 180deg replies (most of the time). Irritating occassionally. but I have learned to use it as a sounding-board.

  • Lavonna

    That’s what BITEME does. He and I have had our differences before. He’ll quote 6 or 7 people in one reply and give 180deg replies (most of the time). Irritating occassionally. but I have learned to use it as a sounding-board.

    Thanks for the tip…..

  • RunecirE

    No prob, just remember:

    Deep breath…count to 10. deep breath… count to 10. :)

    Oh, and in between, you might want to breath out. Sorry, forgot to mention that. LOL :D

  • Special2bme

    Nancy Grace is on a CNN channel, right? Hmph. I wonder how many CNN channels there may be. Is she on every night? Is there a specific time?

    Athena, she is on 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 10:00 p.m. and I think either 1 or 2 a.m. yes CNN. I used to watch her all the time on the Caylee case but haven’t watched her in probably 2 months. My hubby can’t stand her so asks me please not to watch her. The father and bio mother were interviewed by Greta 2 nights ago and I posted a few pieces of it in the forums and the site information.

  • Special2bme

    Underlining by me. The more I hear from her, the more I think she was not even in the trailer. She didn’t wake up at 3, I think she got back at 3. But that’s just me.

    I tend to agree with you Morbid, I don’t think she did anything to the girl though. I may be wrong I think maybe she left the kids alone and feel that was her part of the involvement.

  • Special2bme

    The look on Nancy’s face echoed my own…minus the ugly part because I am a handsome beast.

    How the hell do u post a pic? I tried all the damn codes one day from photobucket and none of them worked for me.

  • Athena

    Thanks, Special!

    To post a pic here on the front page, the code goes like this: < img src="url here" >, with out the spaces between “< img" and "here" >“, if that makes sense. But if you give it your best shot, odds are, one of us mods will notice and make the appropriate adjustments for you. :)

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    test

    ,

  • tutkill

    This is weird guy in next county

    Search on for missing
    sexual predator
    Last Edited: Friday, 13 Feb 2009, 5:36 PM EST
    Created On: Friday, 13 Feb 2009, 5:35 PM EST

    - The Marion County Sheriffs office is asking for he publics help in finding a missing man who happens to be a registered sexual predator.

    Authorities said Chad Reynolds, 25, was last seen on February 1 in the Ocklawaha area. He reportedly borrowed a vehicle from a friend then called later to say he had broken down near a Wal-Mart in the Villages near the Marion/Lake County line. The vehicle was later found south of Marion County.

    Reynolds is still missing and has not contacted his family. A warrant has been issued for Reynolds for violation of his probation.

    Anyone with information regarding Reynolds whereabouts is asked to call the Marion County Sheriffs Office at 732-9111 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.

    http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/021309predator_missing

    http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm…ndID=427822406

    any thoughts??

  • Uvgottabkiddin

    I find it oh-so fishy (not a coincidence) that she JUST happened to notice Haleigh was missing JUST at the time Ron was arriving home from work. I’m gonna bet she just returned to the trailer, to be home before Ron …. and the baby was gone, baby, gone. This would explain no forced entry and the back door being propped open; she left it open because she wasn’t far away and didn’t take her keys.

    damn, I think you are on target! I was hoping she’d wandered off looking for “mom” but it doesn’t look that way. Hopefully someone that was at the trailer park get together will talk.

  • mousygirl

    The other thing is how the word they keeps popping up. Why do they keep saying they-
    more than one or is it a word usage common to the area.

    i don’t know about the area (i’m in WI), but i know i catch myself saying “they” or “them” when i mean one person, only i don’t know whether to say “he/him” or “she/her”.

    morbid, you’re cracking me up with the cletus comparison. it’s like matt groening used that guy as an influence.

  • tutkill

    damn, I think you are on target! I was hoping she’d wandered off looking for “mom” but it doesn’t look that way. Hopefully someone that was at the trailer park get together will talk.

    have you heard something?LOL

    yea read yesterday on some comment on a local tv or newspaper blog-someone saying Misty was coming off a three day bender (I dismissed it because of rumour).
    Since you wrote your comment- I started thinking (boy I could kick myself for not saving link)-So much info being tossed out there–:)

  • Lavonna

    Oh, and in between, you might want to breath out. Sorry, forgot to mention that. LOL

    I will try to remember that :-D

  • Max The Cat

    12/12/2002 – POSSESSION OF COCAINE, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF CANNABIS UNDER 20 GRAMS, POSSESSION OF DRUG WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
    Sentence: maybe someone can translate. These are the notes from the trial: THE CASE WAS ORDERED NOLLE PROSEQUI IN OPEN COURT ANNOUNCEMENT OF NOLLE PROSEQUI – ENT CIR CT MIN

    Nolle Prosequi means “will not pursue” in Latin. Legally it means the Prosecutor agrees to drop the charges on the condition that defendant stays out of trouble for some period of time. I don’t know how long that is in FLA, but here in CT it’s 13 months. If the defendant does get arrested within that period, the State can refile the old charge against him too.

    The hunting violations look like a guy who might be trying to dig up food for the family, but I wouldn’t know his real intentions. Obviously, there is more than enough poverty and ignorance to go around in this case. I don’t think this little girl coming back – I know I’m being harsh, but that’s how I see it. As far as who, I’m not going to pull a Nancy Grace. I’ll should probably wait and let the cops do their job.

  • Lavonna

    Hello Max……. It’s sad but I don’t think she is coming back either. I just hope she is found soon.

  • Max The Cat

    Hello Max……. It’s sad but I don’t think she is coming back either. I just hope she is found soon.

    Hi Lavonna – What’s sadder, that Haleigh is gone and probably not coming back, or that you and I have become so cynical about the world?

  • Lavonna

    Hi Lavonna – What’s sadder, that Haleigh is gone and probably not coming back, or that you and I have become so cynical about the world?

    Could be alittle of both…

  • tutkill

    The hunting violations look like a guy who might be trying to dig up food for the family, but I wouldn’t know his real intentions. Obviously, there is more than enough poverty and ignorance to go around in this case. I don’t think this little girl coming back – I know I’m being harsh, but that’s how I see it. As far as who, I’m not going to pull a Nancy Grace. I’ll should probably wait and let the cops do their job.

    not pull a Nancy Grace-ROFL

    oh no you have started it now- new terminology

  • Max The Cat

    not pull a Nancy Grace-ROFL

    oh no you have started it now- new terminology

    I did?

    *blush* I don’t know what to say.

  • sugarglider

    That’s what BITEME does. He and I have had our differences before. He’ll quote 6 or 7 people in one reply and give 180deg replies (most of the time). Irritating occassionally. but I have learned to use it as a sounding-board.

    I’ve barely been on here for weeks and weeks, but judging by Lavonna’s and Runecire’s comments above, some things just don’t change. ‘m not going to page back and piece it together, but what a shame.

    Anyhoo, I hope Haleigh is found safe and sound. Doesn’t seem likely that will be the case, whatever happened.

  • Lavonna

    I’ve barely been on here for weeks and weeks, but judging by Lavonna’s and Runecire’s comments above, some things just don’t change. ‘m not going to page back and piece it together, but what a shame.

    Whateverrrrrrrr! Don’t recall seeing anyone asking you to piece it together.

  • sugarglider

    Whateverrrrrrrr! Don’t recall seeing anyone asking you to piece it together.

    LAVONNA: You have some problem with me pointing out that Biteme fucks with people? I was saying it was a shame that was still the case. I wasn’t picking at YOU. I thought that was clear. I guess it wasn’t. Hopefully you understand now.

  • Lavonna

    LAVONNA: You have some problem with me pointing out that Biteme fucks with people? I was saying it was a shame that was still the case. I wasn’t picking at YOU. I thought that was clear. I guess it wasn’t. Hopefully you understand now.

    No it wasn’t clear.. I did think that you were picking on me. I am sorry. Forgive me??

  • sugarglider

    No it wasn’t clear.. I did think that you were picking on me. I am sorry. Forgive me??

    Of course! Like I said, I wasn’t clear. I just thought I was. I assure you, though, that picking on you wasn’t my intention–at all. :)

  • Lavonna

    Of course! Like I said, I wasn’t clear. I just thought I was. I assure you, though, that picking on you wasn’t my intention–at all.

    :-D

  • Maytruthprevail

    Link to police incident report:

    http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/ima…/13/putnam.pdf

    Consider this:

    The dob of the bio mother is 8/30/89
    The dob of Haleigh is 8/16/03
    The dob of father is 10/29/83
    The dob of girlfriend is 12/09/91

    Math:

    Mother is 19 now. She was almost (2 weeks shy) of 14 when Haleigh was born! She was pregnant at 13!!!!

    Father is 25 now. He was 3 months shy of 19 when Haleigh was born.

    Present girlfriend was only 16 when they started living together.

    What are the statuatory rape laws here in Florida?

  • Castille

    Mother is 19 now. She was almost (2 weeks shy) of 14 when Haleigh was born! She was pregnant at 13!!!!

    That link didn’t work… But mother calls herself 23 on myspace, while her little sister calls herself 21. So it seems like that birthdate could be a mistake.

  • tutkill

    It turns out a RSO lived at the trailer before Ronald and Haleigh moved in. Or at least the RSO gave that as his address -the SO was James Joseph Lane.

    http://www.city-data.com/soz/soz-32189.html

  • http://www.myspace.com/ditchin_my_halo Carolina Girl

    It turns out a RSO lived at the trailer before Ronald and Haleigh moved in. Or at least the RSO gave that as his address -the SO was James Joseph Lane.

    I haven’t seen this information in any of the news articles, did you find this yourself? I hope the police already have this information because there is a chance it could be something. With some rental homes the locks are not changed when new tenants move in. That would mean this person would have a key. Then again the 202 address of the road might just be the street and maybee another letter or number per trailer. I have seen this done before as lot #. Definetly something I hope LE is following up on.

  • Zibarro

    With some rental homes the locks are not changed when new tenants move in. That would mean this person would have a key.

    Where do you live? I want to make sure I never decide to rent in that town! I’ve rented in Florida and in Indiana – and locks were ALWAYS changed. Not sayin’ it’s impossible – but anyone with half a brain would/should change the locks themselves if the landlord doesn’t!

    That link didn’t work… But mother calls herself 23 on myspace, while her little sister calls herself 21. So it seems like that birthdate could be a mistake.

    Not saying she did this – but a number of people do lie about their age on myspace – especially if their age would violate TOS when they sign up. Wouldn’t the police report be more accurate? Wouldn’t they use a State ID or Driver’s License? I dunno. The link wouldn’t work for me either. If she was that young – this guy has some serious issues, aside from a missing daughter.

  • bahaley4e

    Mother is 19 now. She was almost (2 weeks shy) of 14 when Haleigh was born! She was pregnant at 13!!!!

    Father is 25 now. He was 3 months shy of 19 when Haleigh was born.

    Present girlfriend was only 16 when they started living together.

    What are the statuatory rape laws here in Florida?

    Very valid points!

    I dont like the fact that they lived so close to 45 registered sex offenders. I understand that you cant really avoid living in places simply for that fact but at the same time…I research sex offenders living in a certain are for my own sake and I dont even children yet. Now that im pregnant im sure my fear is only going to get worse! Idk…maybe I over react but we have a right to know who lives around us and we have easy access to that info. I def. would not live in an area with 2 children knowing that there are 45 sex offenders within a 5 mile radius… seems like just asking for trouble.

    **I pray for the safe return of this poor little girl. The truth will set us free… right now only God knows. I hope justice is saught for her sake…she does not deserve this nightmare!

  • Maytruthprevail

    The link to the police report is from another blog site – Scared Monkees.

    I copied a portion to see if it would be accessible this way, otherwise google it, that may work.

    I don’t know if this has been posted her yet, this came from a poster at JQ, it is the initial police report:
    http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/02/13/putnam.pdf

  • Zibarro

    Once again, Misty’s story is different.

    In this account, she got up just before 3 am for a drink of water instead of to go to the bathroom. Says she noticed Haleigh missing right then and frantically searched.
    She said approximately 5 minutes later (which would make it just around 3:00 or 3:05 am) Ronald came home from work… but HE claims he didn’t get home until close to 3:30 am. Hmmm. He (Ronald) then told her to call 911. Police arrived (lights and sirens) at 3:40 a.m.

    No matter how you slice it, the timeline is fucked up. Again – I think Misty left, came back just before Ronald and discovered the back door open, Haleigh missing – and called Ronald. He stated that when she tried to call him, he was already pulling into the driveway. It’s a trailer – no way, now how does it take 40 minutes to search it.

    Wakes up before 3 – notices Haleigh missing – doesn’t call 911 or Ronald until 3:30ish? I don’t buy it. Her irresponsibility looks like the reason someone was able to snatch this child. I can be wrong – but would love these discrepancies cleared up.

    I did notice the age thing on the mom, too. It’s really weird cuz her sister’s myspace has BD pics for them both marked “23rd” and “21st”. Guess time will tell.

    Damn near 7 whole days this sweetie has been missing. Looks bleaker and bleaker with every passing minute:-(

  • tutkill

    this thing is just wacky

    1. 2 SO’s 500 ft or less

    2. A SO missing from the next county

    3. A SO may have lived in the trailer before the Cummings(also his brother owns a construction company right around the corner at the RR tracks)

    4. Misty tells CRAIG RIVERA that a cousin from TN (who molested her) came down to visit them and stole a gun from Ronald a lttle while back???????

    What the freak is going on down there?

  • mousygirl

    I don’t know– that address is only listed as 202 Green Lane. Was it a trailer park, or a trailer parked on some property? My grandma lived in a trailer park when I was a kid and all the trailers had the same street address, just different lot #s.

  • tutkill

    Klye Johns is RSO – was listed as the one who lived the closest to the home. Father is local pastor in Baptist Church where Haleigh Cummings was involved in Children’s ministry. When dogs was tracking the path went through pastor’s yard.

    Hope they really cleared Johns.

  • Maytruthprevail

    Interesting link to an opinion on Ronald Cummings

    http://eyesforlies.blogspot.com/2009…oslin-and.html

  • Maytruthprevail

    The police incident report stated that Ronald Cummings works at PDM Bridge located in Palatka FL, 16.6 miles from his home.

    I yahoo mapped directions from his home address of 202 Green Lane Satsuma to the plant where he works and the railroad tracks appear on the map, linking to the plant.

    Here is the link:

    http://maps.yahoo.com/map?&q2=229%20…&gid2=13954677

    My question: Since the dogs lost Haleigh’s scent at the railroad tracks, could Ronald have left work, gotten Haleight and did something with her via the railroad tracks between his work and home?

  • Maytruthprevail

    I don’t know why the yahoo link does not work on this site. The address of PDM Bridge is 229 Comfort Road Palatka. I also post on uSleuths and you can access the police report, and the links I’ve mentioned on here.

    Thanks for your patience.

  • Maytruthprevail

    Here is from that Blog, that the link won’t work. I think it’s important.

    Eyes for Lies
    The Human Lie Detector Blog

    One of the real “naturals” as depicted on “Lie to Me”

    Sunday, February 15, 2009
    Ronald Cummings, Misty Croslin and Little Haleigh
    Many, many, many of you have asked me to review the case of missing Haleigh Cummings. She went missing last Monday night from her home, and hasn’t been seen or found since. Haleigh’s father, Ronald Cummings, and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, tell us that Croslin put Haleigh to sleep, later went to sleep herself, and when she woke up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she found the kitchen light on, Haleigh was gone, and the back door was wide open, propped by a brick.

    http://eyesforlies.blogspot.com/2009/02/ronald-cummings-misty-croslin-and.html

    (I have removed the article and provided the link) – Morbid

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    Later in the interview, Cummings says very strangely and out of nowhere, when he deeply sobs, “I do plan to take the trash out when it is time.” This blindsides you. It’s not related to anything being said at the time. It’s like Cummings is in his own world. I am sure like most people, at first you think, what is he talking about?? It’s absolutely perplexing.

    What else could this statement mean? Is he warning us? Is he under the influence of drugs here and extra emotional? Also, just after he says it, and thinks about it, he also shows true distress and sadness on his face. It’s alarming and notable. But when the reporter asks the next question, all of these genuine emotions fade away again.

    I would think it’s obvious he means he plans on dealing with whoever is responsible once he finds out.

    otherwise very good observations.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Maytruthprevail,
    Thanks for the website direction. It was really interesting!

  • Castille

    I did notice the age thing on the mom, too. It’s really weird cuz her sister’s myspace has BD pics for them both marked “23rd” and “21st”. Guess time will tell.

    It grabbed my attention originally since the mom doesn’t look only 19 – and a 13yr old having a baby with dad being awarded custody of it just stretchs my credulity too much. Cruising her little sister’s myspace coments, the little sister just turned 21 this fall amid much congratulations. So there’s no way Crystal is 19, the police report is in error. She is probably the 23 she put on her site, just like the birthday pics say.

  • anankesf

    Like I commented earlier – I had a very similar reaction as Eyes for Lies. There is something not quite right about the way the father reacted. I still find it very disturbing that I never once, in any of the video or audio, hear him call his daughter by her name. He always referred to her as “my daughter” or “my child”. This displays a possessiveness and treatment of Haleigh as if she’s an inanimate object, rather than a small child he loves. I hope I’m wrong, but I think there’s more to the father’s and, most likely, the girlfriend’s stories.

  • calidreamin09

    I call total bullshit on the girlfriends story. Who in their right mind finds a five year missing at 3 o clock in the morning and doesnt call police for 20 or 30 min until the father gets home. How did she just happen to wake up right before her got home and find her missing. She either knew she was missing all along or came back to find her missing. Either way she didnt just happen to wake up 20 minutes before dad got home and find haleigh missing. I have boys who in their lives have really given me a run for my money. The oldest and middle both have disappeared once. After 2 or 3 minutes of not being able to find a child panic starts to set in. A person would be frantic running around outside screaming for the child looking everywhere. After 5-7 minutes of not being able to find a child pure terror sets in. Things that could have happend t othe child start to run through your head. Every horrible thing you can imagine. For me personally after not being able to find my child for 5-7 minutes I called the police. Once I found my son before the police got there and the other time the police found my son. I will say though that everyone any where near me and my house knew I was looking for my child. I was knocking on every door asking every person I saw. I dont care what time it was I would have been screaming my childs names and knocking on doors. It seems like this girl would have looked a little harder and called police very quickly after she realized she was gone. Not waited for the father to tell her to call police. I guess the best thing is the 17 yr old seems like an idiot and I dont think she will be able to keep up her lies for long

  • thatsmallgrl

    As much as this sotry saddens me, I would kind of like to play Devil’s advvocate for e moment. As for the girlfriend wakin up right before the dad got home.

    I live with my sister and her two kids. Our work schedules have been the same for the last two years. I have Tues/Wed/Thurs off and she has Wed/Thurs off. We both work nights, so I have the kids Tuesday nights. With that said, I can believe that she just woke up right before the dad got home. I do the same thing. I always wake up 20 to 30 minutes before she gets home on Tuesdays as well. It’s like an internal clock thing. Like getting up at 745 in the morning with out an alarm to get the little ones ready for school. It’s habit.

    Also as they were a couple she would probably get up aroundt hat time to greet him from coming home. I as well when I wake up right before she gets home check on the kids too.

    Not to say this is what happened. But it is feesible.

    I do hope she is found safe and healthy. My thoughts are with the family.

  • thatsmallgrl

    Sorry, my spelling sucks. My fingers work faster than my brain. I would like to add, that if it did happen that way then she should’ve called the police as soon as she noticed. though I think that can be chalked up to inexperience and age.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Watched Nancy Grace last night and it may be that some of you may have been correct after all. It could be very possible that the girlfriend wasn’t even home until the boyfriend arrived. Investigators are checking it out.

  • jlt080405

    There was a tip that lead investigators into following up on whether or not the girlfriend was in fact at home at the time that haleigh went missing.

    http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18739000/detail.html#-

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Yeah, I’m not shocked over that news. I heard it before…by ME!

    Morbid – February 11, 2009 at 6:53 pm – Also, I thought it was weird that the girl happened to be on the phone with 911 when the dad got home. You know what I thought first? That the girl may have left the two alone in the trailer and had just returned back to the trailer before her boyfriend got home from work.

    I’m a detective now! Pay me!

  • RunecirE

    I’m a detective now! Pay me!

    You are great, but I’m still not bowing.

    They ought to just take both into a basement and beat the snot outta them ’til they talk.

    Oooooo…send them to THE BAY.

  • ecvmanzo

    OMG..Morbid you were right on the money! It just did not make sense the way GF was describing the chain of events. Now we know that she may have left the kids alone.

    But judging by the amount of days that have gone by with out a sign of this child, it seems to me we will not be having a happy ending.

    My prayers are with this little girl. Come home Haleigh!!!

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Today the investigators are checking the alibis of both Dad and girlfriend. This should prove interesting.

  • Abroad

    Today the investigators are checking the alibis of both Dad and girlfriend. This should prove interesting.

    They are looking into what he was doing while she was out? Did he know that she was going to sneak out and take advantage of it? Or do LE think they may have been in cahoots?

    Sounds like someone needs to be nominated for an Oscar.

  • Maytruthprevail

    Ronald Cummings stated that he “just got home from work”. HIs job at PDM Bridge is 16.6 miles from his home.

    My questions:

    What shift does he work?
    (I thought he picked up Haleigh from school and dropped her home, then went to work. To me it seems unusual that his hours are from late afternoon until 3 AM.)

    Does he have a cell phone?
    (what are the odds that he doesn’t)

    Did Misty call his phone?

    Did the police check the pings on his cell phone?

    There was a report (somewhere) that Misty called him a couple times before calling 911. Did she call him to tell him Haleigh wet the bed? or was she protecting Haleigh from punishment from dad and washed the “evidence of the wet blanket?)

    Does Misty look like an abused person? (Ronald had a restraining order asked for by Crystal Sheffield when they were together in 2006).

    What is the age of the brother?
    (I’ve heard 2 and recently age 4). If he is 4 he may know something.

    Did anyone check out the link to the railroad tracks that lead from Haleigh’s neighborhood to Ronald’s work? (I forwarded it to the Sheriff’s office).

  • Lavonna

    Did anyone check out the link to the railroad tracks that lead from Haleigh’s neighborhood to Ronald’s work? (I forwarded it to the Sheriff’s office).

    Good questions.. I hope it ends all for the good soon.

  • Coyote

    The longer she’s gone, the worse it looks, but we can always hope.

  • Maytruthprevail

    Here’s a link to an interview of the bio mom Crystal Sheffield.

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,498156,00.html

    The last part of the interview she says this about Ron:
    “CRYSTAL SHEFFIELD: I know when he’s really crying, that is fake”

    Exactly what the “lie expert” said about Ron.

    In the interview Crystal states how Ron was abusive. She also has a witness of him hitting Haleigh and giving her a black eye. Misty looks abused to me, as does Crystal. Crystal placed a restraining order against him in 2006 which was denied because she could not present enough evidence to the court.

    I don’t believe the guy. All too often people who lie all the time, pass polygraphs.

    I never could accept the fact that Josh Duckett passed his polygraph with flying colors. He brags all the time how people believe whatever he says. But what Josh hasn’t said is even more telling. He hasn’t told anyone – media – that he fathered another child when Trenton was missing 6 months. The girl was 17. (sound familiar?) She hauled him into court last March for him to pay child support. (Sumter County records). He has to pay $52 per week and barely pays it. I know all this because this girl went to Melinda’s grandparents and asked for their help.
    He didn’t want the media to know, and the girl was instructed by his mother not to say anything – even though she lived with the family for a time – so the donations wouldn’t stop coming in.

  • Lavonna

    I never could accept the fact that Josh Duckett passed his polygraph with flying colors. He brags all the time how people believe whatever he says. But what Josh hasn’t said is even more telling. He hasn’t told anyone – media – that he fathered another child when Trenton was missing 6 months. The girl was 17. (sound familiar?) She hauled him into court last March for him to pay child support. (Sumter County records). He has to pay $52 per week and barely pays it. I know all this because this girl went to Melinda’s grandparents and asked for their help.He didn’t want the media to know, and the girl was instructed by his mother not to say anything – even though she lived with the family for a time – so the donations wouldn’t stop coming in.

    If the baby was Josh’s then why would she go to Melinda’s grandparents? Melinda’s grandparents are responsible for Josh.

  • Maytruthprevail

    If the baby was Josh’s then why would she go to Melinda’s grandparents? Melinda’s grandparents are responsible for Josh.

    The baby is definitely Josh’s. He just turned one last November. The mother approached the Grandparents because she was having the same threats of custody of her son with Josh, and problems with his mother Carla as Melinda had. She reached out to them to see what she could do, and to help her get an attorney. They met with her and the baby and are worried for her and the baby’s safety.

    The bottom line is, why didn’t Josh announce that he was a father again? Why the hush hush? Even Nancy Grace called the girl to congratulate her on the birth of her son. (born around the same time she gave birth to her twins).

    Believe me, it’s all about the money for the Ducketts. (and Kid Finders Network).

  • Castille

    What on earth does having fathered another child have to do with Duckett’s missing son? And barely pays? He either pays what he’s ordered to pay or he doesn’t, and what has that to do with donations to find Trenton? Unless she’s looking for a chunk of them – which makes approaching the grandparents make more sense as they may share ownership of the fund of donations to find the kid.

    And I can’t believe the weight people are attaching to entirely unsubstantiated things Crystal said during a protracted and bitter custody battle. Anything goes then for some people. The fact that she got neither custody nor a restraining order sort of says she had nothing compelling to offer the court to substantiate what she said. Maybe it’s all true. But it’s her I’m skeptical more about over these things.

  • biteme

    The bottom line is, why didn’t Josh announce that he was a father again? Why the hush hush? Even Nancy Grace called the girl to congratulate her on the birth of her son. (born around the same time she gave birth to her twins).

    I never could accept the fact that Josh Duckett passed his polygraph with flying colors. He brags all the time how people believe whatever he says. But what Josh hasn’t said is even more telling. He hasn’t told anyone – media – that he fathered another child when Trenton was missing 6 months. The girl was 17. (sound familiar?) She hauled him into court last March for him to pay child support. (Sumter County records). He has to pay $52 per week and barely pays it. I know all this because this girl went to Melinda’s grandparents and asked for their help.
    He didn’t want the media to know, and the girl was instructed by his mother not to say anything – even though she lived with the family for a time – so the donations wouldn’t stop coming in.

    Personally don’t see the connection with this case.
    As far as ducket goes, why do you feel he needs to announce anything? For the reader/publics entertainment?
    So he had sex 6 months after his child went missing, so what’s the issue?
    As far as the payments, he’s making them, so what’s the point?
    Although the amount sounds ridicules; I guess that’s what the court ordered

  • MAjustaMom

    I think I’ve read all the posts and haven’t found the answer to my questions, I apologize if I missed something:
    How is it that Misty’s parents haven’t shown up in all this? She’s 17, been “dating” a 23/25(?) year old for 5 months and is LIVING with him, playing “mommy”?? One of the grandmothers said that she’s a “responsible” girl? I haven’t seen any evidence of that in her interviews, she actually sounds/acts a lot younger than I did at 17. Are her parents around? You know Ron and his family will feed her to the dogs if the tide turns.

  • AlwaysInFlyoverCountry

    Personally don’t see the connection with this case.

    You and me both.

    –Al

  • Lavonna

    If the baby was Josh’s then why would she go to Melinda’s grandparents? Melinda’s grandparents are responsible for Josh.

    I should have wrote aren’t not are *

  • Lavonna

    The baby is definitely Josh’s. He just turned one last November. The mother approached the Grandparents because she was having the same threats of custody of her son with Josh, and problems with his mother Carla as Melinda had. She reached out to them to see what she could do, and to help her get an attorney. They met with her and the baby and are worried for her and the baby’s safety.

    What Josh does with his life is really his problem right? His girlfriend going to Melinda’s grandparents for money is really kinda stupid. They already lost one grandchild and one great grandchild.
    She should just leave them alone and worry about her child

  • Searcher21

    Well, I would have thought a lot more of Ronald had he been honest with the answers Geraldo threw at him the other night. Now, I wonder if his involvement might be more than he has disclosed. Why lie about the prior drug use when it’s documented and easily obtained through Florida’s Sunshine Laws ? I wish Law Enforcement would get to the bottom of this, Haleigh has been gone for too long.

  • Castille

    Well, I would have thought a lot more of Ronald had he been honest with the answers Geraldo threw at him the other night. Now, I wonder if his involvement might be more than he has disclosed. Why lie about the prior drug use when it’s documented and easily obtained through Florida’s Sunshine Laws ? I wish Law Enforcement would get to the bottom of this, Haleigh has been gone for too long.

    Geraldo confronted him with the accusations of his bitter ex wife in the middle of a tragic situation in order to provoke a response to boost his ratings. It was cheap, sleazy, and clearly he’s not been beaten with enough chairs lately.

  • Searcher21

    Geraldo confronted him with the accusations of his bitter ex wife in the middle of a tragic situation in order to provoke a response to boost his ratings. It was cheap, sleazy, and clearly he’s not been beaten with enough chairs lately.

    I didn’t think too much about the way Geraldo approached Ronald, but my point was in relation to the truthfullness of Ronald’s answers. I don’t see why he felt the need to lie about previous drug use, it takes away from his credibility.

  • mousygirl

    i thought from the transcript i read that geraldo was accusing him of drug use while haleigh was in his custody– i think all the drug charges were from before she was born, right?

  • Maytruthprevail

    Doing a little checking of public records of family members. This on Ronald’s sister Crystal Gaynel Cummings:

    http://www.lcso.org/asp/inmatepublic/mugshot_booking_detail.asp?bookingnumber=41732

  • Maytruthprevail
  • Maytruthprevail

    Sister gets around: (has a felony (2) looking for those arrests

    http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/pub/default.asp?/Online/qdisp/bn=03031533

  • biteme

    http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/pub/default.asp?/Online/qdisp/bn=03031533

    Well, I would have thought a lot more of Ronald had he been honest with the answers Geraldo threw at him the other night. Now, I wonder if his involvement might be more than he has disclosed. Why lie about the prior drug use when it’s documented and easily obtained through Florida’s Sunshine Laws ? I wish Law Enforcement would get to the bottom of this, Haleigh has been gone for too long.

    Geraldo still around? I thought he was finished after the Al Capone vault scam
    Dam that dud has some nerve, who the hell pays him to do interviews?
    Like anyone could believe anything Geraldo’s involved in.

  • Castille

    Doing a little checking of public records of family members. This on Ronald’s sister Crystal Gaynel Cummings:

    Nice cornrows… but is it worth the time?

  • Lavonna

    Nice cornrows… but is it worth the time?

    :-D

  • michb812

    Okay, so lets get back to the Halieghs dad and girlchildfriend? WTF? she talks like a white trash retard! I think she knows exactly what happened to that little girl.. someone needs to take her into a windowless room and beat it out of her. her fake tears and barely intelligible interview was disgusting. That little girl didnt stand a chance in hell with the caretakers we have seen. do they speak another language in the trailer parks of Florida? is it English? Really? I thought the interview with Geraldo was brilliant. His scintillating use of adjectives clearly threw daddy for a loop, was daddy high or what? or crying in his beer/pot/crank -as it were…..that poor little girl, perhaps she was taken to a better life with a family that could put sentences together.

  • Dracena

    I lived in Putnam county full time until I was 3, my mom left because the lack of everything was making her crazy. Parents divorced when I was 4 and I spent the subsequent years til I was 13, spending every summer in that God forsaken place with my dad, who may very well have taken the girl as a replacement for me. Screwed up with the first daughter, she’s all grown up, need a new one. There is no doubt in my mind that that 17 year old girl was likely out smoking meth or fucking her uncle in the trailer next door… which would have been about 1/4 mile away. I find the locked door story bullshit because well, they’ve burned most of the black folks at the stake so they don’t steal colored TV’s anymore. I’m just suprised that 17 year old girl wasn’t the real mother cause she should have at least 3 kids of her own at that age round there. Hermits Cove probably has a population pushing 50. I’d say she won’t be hard to find because it’s a small town and word of mouth is big but, there is a whole lot of nothing to dump a body on around there.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Okay, so lets get back to the Halieghs dad and girlchildfriend? WTF? she talks like a white trash retard! I think she knows exactly what happened to that little girl.. someone needs to take her into a windowless room and beat it out of her. her fake tears and barely intelligible interview was disgusting. That little girl didnt stand a chance in hell with the caretakers we have seen. do they speak another language in the trailer parks of Florida? is it English? Really? I thought the interview with Geraldo was brilliant. His scintillating use of adjectives clearly threw daddy for a loop, was daddy high or what? or crying in his beer/pot/crank -as it were…..that poor little girl, perhaps she was taken to a better life with a family that could put sentences together.

    *Standing up and applauding!!!!! You said it better than I could and summed up what I scream at the television when she comes on!!! Thanks.

    Damn, Dracena…sorry about all that shit you had to endure. Hope all is better for you now!

  • Dracena

    I didn’t know the difference back then, I was a naive little hermit myself. People didn’t fuck with me because my Dad and Grandmother had Names for them selves as respected Real Estate Agents… The name was my grandmother’s after 8 marriages. My father, was the blithering drunk son feeding off the respect which, after she died, I’m sure he lost it all. My mom tells me about times she was out grocery shopping with me as a baby and random men would come up and go, “My my what a cute little blondie,” but say it in such a way that it was not just a complement but, a threat to my new born anus. There are plenty of fucked up people there. I’m slightly offended when people sum up events like this and say, what the hell is wrong with you Floridians? When it’s not all of Florida, just these tiny backwoods trash towns. I’m sure after reading all through this Site, that most of you are just as surprised as me to discover all the sick shit that goes on in this country. You know, if we dropped bombs on these places, the death toll would be minimal and we would never hear these stories again. Small children would dance in heaven that their asses never be penetrated again. Of course my boyfriend thinks we should educate them Lawnmower Man Style… Maybe it is possible but, I think wiping out the imbred populations with IQs below 90 would do this country a ton of good. I’m just glad my mom brought new blood to the table in that family.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Look, this shit is every where! Example: The nasty skank that got the little kid to take a picture of her cooter is less than 40 miles from me.

    You are right, some places just need to be wiped off the face of the earth. Wishing you nothing but as my little one would say, butterflies, dragonflies, rainbows and flowers from here on out, Dracena!

  • biteme

    Geraldo at his best
    al capone’s vault – 1 definition – Something over-hyped that provides disappointing results. A reference to Geraldo Rivera’s television special

    Perennial idiot Geraldo Rivera, embedded with troops in the Iraqi desert during the war, crouched down and drew a map showing their location.

    and now this
    Rivera was issued a warning that if he would be charged with trespassing if he returned, according to the Putnam County incident report.

  • Lollygagger

    I am beginning to think that the reason the police have been so generous in their characterizations of the Chain-smokin’ 17 year-old and Potty-mouth Ron is because if they were more direct those two could justify lawyering up – the police want to be cordial and un-accusing so they have no excuse to stop answering questions. Also, it is only the participants who claim they pass the plygraph test – the police have not cleared anyone. I wonder what time Potty-mouth actually got off work? That is very important. This forum is the first time I have heard the idea the 911 call could have been staged, and that Potty-mouth wasn’t really crying. That is interesting. I always felt like he was crying, but his stupid boisterous threats to kill whoever took the child indcated to me that he thought he knew who did it – it is also an odd reaction to try to play Mr. Tough Guy Gangster Wannabe upon finding your daughter gone as result of a stranger abduction. It almost seemed like he felt like someone dealt a serious blow to his ego when they took his daughter. He was really hung-up on himself – Mr. Attitude, refusing to give the police her birthday – Mr. F-word himself. It also captured my attention that amidst the chaos and trauma he was experiencing he was cognizant of the fact that his comments were being “taped.” He said so. He said something like, “I don’t care if it’s on tape.” Maybe it was staged.

  • Dracena

    More and more people are looking to get famous these days, case in point, octomom… I know it’s not precise but, who the fuck is she if it weren’t for 14 invetro children and 8 born at once. Now she’s getting offered Million dollar porno contracts. They are copycating Casey Anthony. Another fucked up mystery in a podunk town as a cry for attention. Of course he knows who took her, There are about 50 people living in that little trailer haven and the next 200 live 10 miles away. Of course they all meet up at the local bar and Handy Way to exchange drugs and 17 year old wives. The couple sold the little girl to some fucked up perv in the neighborhood who has probably killed her by now, peircing her heart through her anus with a beer bottle, if he doesn’t have her tied up in a hole fearing her next penetration, by the next well paying ($5) local drunk. I know that area and there is no fucking way that father was out WORKING until 5am. NOTHING IS OPEN. The cops are covering for the reason if getting more info or, they are in on it. Oh fuck that place… She’s just another missing child another of many stuck in similar situations around the world… It’s just what the media focuses on at the time.

  • Lollygagger

    Actually, I believe she’s dead, and if statistics mean anything, she was dead very early on. I’ve wondered if the reason she disappeared was actually a body disposal after she was accidently killed somehow.

    The lives of alcoholic drug addicted losers all squeezed into a slummy little trailer park is much differnt than the average person might understand. Those people have their own little sub-culture. They do not possess, express, and pass on the same types of human dignity a regular person does. They drink, smoke, take drugs, cuss, swear, beat woman and children, and have sex in plain view of their kids.

    If anyone wants to understand why these nightmare scenarios end up playing out they need to start with the drugs and alcohol. A person who is altering their reality is doing so to advance whatever evil their heart truly desires. Addiction is the slow but sure desensitizion process of one’s own soul against what is good and proper, until they can finally just say “fuck it” and do what they want.

    And then kids get raped, beatedn and murdred.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Hey, all, read this shit!
    http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=132714&catid=3
    Ronald Cummings got a tatoo of Haleigh on his calf! Okee, Dokee…sound off, anyone?

  • Dracena

    That’s an aweful Tattoo… Looks nothing like her. God damn rednecks are stupid.

  • Lollygagger

    I can understand that he is probably coming out of his skin as he waits and waits and waits – he wants to do something to show her he loves her (and he can’t hug her like he wants to.)

    It is too bad that Potty-mouth Ron didn’t think about these things when he chose his lifestyle. I strongly suspect the little girl was taken by memebrs of the drug community, probably because Potty-mouth is an informant for the police. I am inclined to believe that the little girl is actually alive and is being held as an insurance policy against some legal charges being brought against drug dealers. That’s why Potty-mouth keeps pleading for her, stating he does not want revenge, denies knowing who has her, etc. He also addresses the little girl directly when he speaks to the camera. He says, “Baby, if you’re watching…” It seems like he really believes she might be – and hey, she might be.

    But a tattoo?

    Potty-mouth should have examined his life long before he needed to get a tattoo to alleviate his anxiety.

  • biteme

    It is too bad that Potty-mouth Ron didn’t think about these things when he chose his lifestyle. I strongly suspect the little girl was taken by memebrs of the drug community, probably because Potty-mouth is an informant for the police. I am inclined to believe that the little girl is actually alive and is being held as an insurance policy against some legal charges being brought against drug dealers. That’s why Potty-mouth keeps pleading for her, stating he does not want revenge, denies knowing who has her, etc. He also addresses the little girl directly when he speaks to the camera. He says, “Baby, if you’re watching…” It seems like he really believes she might be – and hey, she might be.

    you might have something there, interesting theory

  • Lollygagger

    Here is an extended post I put up on another forum – it details my theory:

    Potty-mouth’s lies on certain issues seem to draw a picture of a man who is attempting to distance himself from something. He says he is not involved in drugs; but he is. He says there was no incident involving an argument about a gun; but there was. The obvious question is, did the little girl disappear as result of these activities that consisted of drugs and guns? If she did, Potty-mouth may believe/know that the little girl is still alive.

    Maybe Potty-mouth owes somebody something; money; drugs; whatever. He would not need a ransom demand to know it; he’d just know it. It may also be that he is a paid informant for law enforcement – Geraldo asked him if he was.

    What was the argument about the gun about? I know I have not had argument with anyone lately about a damn gun. Most people do not have bitter fights about a gun as a regular course of life’s business. Potty-mouth then denied it. Why deny it?

    When Potty-mouth makes his pleas on television he almost seems like he is talking to someone who he knows has his daughter. He sounds humbled. He sounds like he is saying, “Hey, man, c’mon, bring her back, I get it – you’re in control – bring her back.”

    Let’s look at some things Potty-mouth has said that make it appear that he is covering for someone who has his daughter (some quotes are paraphrases), indicating that he does not want to offend the kidnapper:

    - “I don’t have any enemies.”
    - “I don’t know anything about a gun.”
    - “I’m not involved in drugs.”
    - “I don’t know anyone who would do this.”
    - “I don’t want revenge.”

    It sounds like he trying to say, “Hey, dude, I’m not going to rat you out. I’m telling the police and media I don’t know about you – I’m playing dumb. I’m denying all my connections to you. You don’t exist man. Just let her go.”

    What if…just what if…

    Potty-mouth is a paid informant for law enforcement. Geraldo asked Potty-mouth that very question. Like Geraldo, or hate him, he has connections, and he knows what he is doing. He asked that specific question to Potty-mouth. Geraldo thought he knew something, and he might have, too.

    So, what if…just what if…

    A drug dealer guy came over and took the little girl. He said, “Tell the police who has her and she is dead. You don not testify against me, got it.” Something like that. Heck, he wouldn’t even have to say anything, really. He would just have to take her. Potty-mouth would automatically put 2 and 2 together – he would know.

    It could be this little girl is alive, and is just being held as an insurance policy of sorts.

    ———————————————————————————————————-

    Here are some further thoughts I have in addition to my previous post regarding the little girl possibly being kidnapped by members of a drug dealing community.

    It could very well be that both Potty-mouth and Chain-smoker are lying to keep the little girl alive. When they say they don’t who has her, they keep her alive. When they say they are not involved in drugs, guns, and have no enemies, they keep her alive. When they deny those connections it means they are not telling the police anything.

    Here are a few more interesting aspects that support the kidnapping theory:

    -The little girl went to bed in a pink night-shirt. However, that shirt was found in the dirty clothes bin. Someone dressed her (probably to keep her warm.) Do you re-dress someone to kill them? She may have taken on a little trip.

    -Footprints were found, indicating someone walked away with her.

    -The police reported today they have “no idea whatsoever” what happed to the little girl. I don’t buy that. That sounds like a cover story being put out so the kidnapper will (1) relax, and (2) not kill the child, and (3) let the child go.

    -Potty-mouth told some guys in the family that he was 75 percent sure he knew who took the child and said he had his gun ready. When Geraldo asked him about it he denied it. That is kind of a pattern with Potty-mouth. He is torn between his colossal punk ego and the reality that he is not in control of daughter’s very life.

    -The little boy says he saw a man dressed in black with squeaky shoes take his sister.

    -When Potty-mouth makes his pleas to the TV cameras he always addresses the little girl. He says, “Baby, if you’re watching…” It’s like he really believes she might be watching. And hey, who knows, she might be.

    -The police keep doing this like questioning Chain-smoker and asking for DNA from bio-mom – stuff like that – that may be to make it appear like Potty-mouth has not spoken to them. Everything we watch on TV could be pure theatre while the police/FBI try to figure out where the little girl is being held alive.

  • Dracena

    Rather than being out trying to find his daughter, he spent 8 hours getting drunk in a tattoo parlor. How bout them apples.

  • Lollygagger

    Did he really?

    I don’t think he is going to be able to work the loser chromosome out of his blood.

    What a dil-rod.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Good theory, Lolly!
    Something is going on for sure, it’s just too quiet. Other than the redneck rage that we keep seeing from bio mom, chain smoker and potty mouth.

  • auddie

    I’ve suspected Misti from the get go and I think lollygaggers theory has legs . . . ron may be protecting haleigh and also his GF with this strategy. My bet is that Misty was snorting hillbilly heroine with her TN cousin and paid for the drugs with Ron’s gun.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Okay, for all of you keeping up with this case, here is a good read of the day:
    http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=132855&catid=3
    Also, it looks as if Websluths is coming under fire.

    I do wish we could get some clear prospectives on how the case is coming along. Such a beautiful child with some really serious family “issues”.
    (Dawg, I didn’t cuss or use the term “redneck” in this posting. I’m getting better, maybe…)

  • RunecirE

    Also, it looks as if Websluths is coming under fire.

    There is some interesting read in the comments. Definitely some “up-in-arms” over there. Sounds like they have a “defender” or “snitch” in their ranks. I may go back to read the archives if I have time.

    Thanks for the connection, 2BOYS. :)

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Runecire,
    Go back and read some of the comments on the older stories. Looks like the folks in the area are really sick of the redneck bullshit the family is spreading. I think all of the commentors really care about Haleigh but they also smell a rat! It makes for some interesting reading. I check http://www.firstcoastnews.com most everyday for the latest on little Haleigh. Smells so much like the Anthony rat, unfortunately. Peeeeyouuu!

  • MAjustaMom

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!! Ronald and Misty are now engaged??? Haven’t they been dating for just a couple of months?? Isn’t she 17?? Isn’t his DAUGHTER MISSING???!! Now her mom is in the picture and is allowing this – if they’re that serious why not wait until she’s 18? Or until Haleigh is found? Isn’t that more important? Or is there an issue of not testifying against your spouse so that’s the rush to get married? I predict we’ll be seeing more of this couple on the pages of DD. I smell a rat – or two……………

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    MA,
    Just saw it and was getting ready to pass it along. First Coast News has a bizillon nasty comments. I have to do something productive at work but will be back later. Hope this gets a few more commentors here. This is long from over.
    Trashy ass folks!

  • http://www.phantods.com McQuest

    Or is there an issue of not testifying against your spouse so that’s the rush to get married? I predict we’ll be seeing more of this couple on the pages of DD. I smell a rat – or two……………

    That’s a good observation, I did not think of that. . I just thought they were shallow fucks.
    But if they both were involved, getting married would probably be a good idea.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Bio mom is getting a lawyer and a spokesperson. Wonder why? Had to top the proposal I guess. Not enough media attention on her.

  • Dracena

    Fuck the mother. She wasn’t around when shit went down. Look at the father’s conviction record and tell me the judge gave him custody of the kids because HE was the lesser evil. Fucking hicks.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/#29674806

    They got married and went to NYC for interview linked above. Can this get any more fucked up or not?????

    I am sure Misty will be on the next issue of Modern Bride!!!

  • MAjustaMom

    I watched the interview, I wanted to wipe that smug look off Ron’s face at the end. Why can’t he look at the camera when he has a message for his daughter? Why all the shifting of eyes and shaking leg? Why can’t Misty answer a question without looking at Ron first? Ron – your “personal life” became national news when your daughter went missing so yes, the fact that you are marrying a child when your own is missing is going to make headlines, everything you do until Haleigh is found is news. Both of them are saying that they got married because that is what Haleigh wanted – what else did she want that they gave her? a pony? a room of her own? the ability to feel safe and secure in her own home? So you married Misty because “Haleigh” wanted it? Are you in love with her? Because she is “the one” you want to spend the rest of your life with? To love and cherish for the REST OF YOUR LIFE??? Those are reasons to get married, not because you’ve been dating for 6 months and your 5 year old wants you to! My seven year old wants his very pretty and nice teacher to be his mom – should I hand him over?? My other 7 year old wants to marry me – should I??? Guess what Ron and Misty – they are CHILDREN!! One day they want a pony, the next a dinosaur, if / when Haleigh is found alive if she has changed her mind about Misty are you going to divorce? You two are a poor excuse for human beings.
    Sorry for the ranting but these two have more than tested my patience.

  • biteme

    I am sure Misty will be on the next issue of Modern Bride!!!

    ROFL

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Thanks for the rant MAjustamom!
    I have so many things that piss me off about this story and some of them sound pretty fucking petty but hell, it’ll make me feel better so here goes…
    Ron, why the hell would you live with your beautiful little children in the midst of 44 pedophiles?
    If you couldn’t afford better then why not educate the children on safety and put oh, let’s say 150 dead bolt locks on each door and bars on the windows?
    Misty, I know that you are only 12 years older than Haleigh, but if Ron was so ignorant to impending dangers of your neighborhood, were you also?
    Ron, that 400.00 tat that you got recently? Couldn’t you have used that 400.00 to purchase some real honest to goodness beds for the kids? Or some extra locks for the doors and windows?
    Ron and Misty, if you know that relatives have a past history of abusing/molesting children, do ya really think it is a good idea to let them around your children?
    Now, you two lovebirds have gone off and gotten hitched. Do you really think that is where your focus should be at the moment?
    How are you guys surviving? No one is working. Hell, the second day I was out of work I would have been begging for milk!
    Now for the real petty shit!
    Misty, please invest in some Nicorette! It is so disgusting to see you sucking on a cigarette EVERY time the camera is on you. Shit, how did you make it thru your interview this morning without one hanging out of the side of your mouth?
    Ron, black wife beater tee shirts are outside the normal wear for wedding receptions.
    Granny Neves, please ditch the biker bitch ensemble when on Nancy Grace. It is just not the “right” look for you.
    Jeez, I am praying for Haleigh to be safe and sound. But not RETURNED to you two…
    Thanks for the time to rant albeit petty!

  • Dracena

    You know what I think. They sold her. That explains exactly how they afforded all this recent bullshit.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Dracena, at this point that would not surprise me a bit! If you watched these little shits on the Today Show, Man, that little ciggy suckin’ bitch wife of his KNOWS something. (Oh, have you thought about her new married name MISTY CUMMINGS, what does that sound like to you?)

  • Dracena

    It sounds like she is going into the porn biz and doesn’t need an alias. It’s ok, she’ll get one gang bang flick out of the deal before she gets knocked up and divorced.

  • http://txcherubs.wordpress.com CDH Mom

    >Ron, that 400.00 tat that you got recently? Couldn’t you have used that 400.00 to purchase some real honest to goodness beds for the kids? Or some extra locks for the doors and windows?

    QFT

    What a pair of creeps. I don’t know which is worse, that snotty child bride or the dead eyed father.

  • MAjustaMom

    Ron Cummings is going to be on Nancy Grace tonight.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Ma, thanks for the heads up. I Tivo ol’ Nancy so when she gets to be TOO nasty, I can fast forward. Will watch tonight!!!!! YOU ROCK!

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Oh, has anyone heard that Misty was banging Ron’s Uncle and she just stopped that right before Haleigh went missing. I went to http://www.blinkoncrime.com and it was discussed a little there and on Firstcoastnews.com in some of the comments. There is no way I can read all of the comments on Firstcoast. These people are as hated as Octopussy with all them chirruns!

  • MAjustaMom

    Oh, has anyone heard that Misty was banging Ron’s Uncle and she just stopped that right before Haleigh went missing.

    This story is getting sicker and sicker. If someone did truly kidnap her, I hope it was to give her a better life than what Ron & Misty could. So Ron has hung his child bride out to hang as his lawyers are not going to represent her also? Speaks volumes to me.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    TODAY, BREAKING BOMBSHELL…**in Best Nancy Grace impression voice**

    http://www.thesky973.com/pages/4014463.php

    Inquiring minds want to know!!! Seems that Misty started digging her hole. She also was bumping nasties with a black man named “Greg” and Ronald boy knew about it. Listen to the whole 9 minutes of the conversation.
    Just an update on the Samsuta (sic?) Hillbillies!

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    Just in case you can’t turn up the volume…here’s the low down of the recording posted above.
    It is from the bounty hunter named “Cobra”. Yea, I know…

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    · Ron and Misty initially were both onboard.

    · Misty got cold feet, but was urged at vigil for Haleigh by others there to do it.

    · They were about to get the re-enactment underway when Misty balked again.

    · Misty said she didn’t remember things –didn’t want to do it at all and got angry

    · Ron got angry at Misty—talked about it with Cobra at Memaw’s over some sweet tea.

    · Cobra told Ron about “Greg”—a young African American male with whom Misty was rumored to have been having sex

    · Cobra said Ron confirmed that he knew all about “Greg”

    · Cobra asked Ron why he married Misty anyway

    · Ron replied that “she is the only tie he has to Haleigh and that he will keep her until Haleigh returns”

  • ecvmanzo

    · Ron replied that “she is the only tie he has to Haleigh and that he will keep her until Haleigh returns”

    Do you he is on to her? So Ron kind of has an idea that Misty has something to do with his little girl going missing. I mean it just doesn’t add up that a man would go and marry this whore, knowing full well she has been passing it on as if it were trick or treat candy…especially one that has a missing 5 year old.

    So this twit knows where little Haleigh is…

  • tutkill

    Why would you leave your little girl with a teenager who is screwing around on you? Who knows who she would bring into that trailer.

  • Friday

    Do you want to see something creepy? Watch this video from the 2:18 mark to the 2:25 mark about 5 times then pause it on the 2:18. Tell me what’s running through your mind.

    http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=d-z6jX8Xvmc&feature=related

  • Zibarro

    First – did I miss something? Was the bathroom off the bedroom not functioning? If Misty got up to use the bathroom, her back would be to the door upon entering the bathroom off the bedroom AND she would have had to walk right past where Haleigh was “supposedly” sleeping. HER account is, she went to use the bathroom, noticed the kitchen light on, went to investigate, noticed the back door open, ran back to get her phone to call Ronald and THEN noticed Haleigh was gone. Makes not ONE bit of logical sense.

    Second – She put the kids to bed at 8. Period. Then, in another interview, she claims she put them to bed at 8, but they couldn’t agree on a movie. So she put Haleigh to bed in the bedroom to watch “Air Bud” and Jr. to bed in the living room to watch “Madagasgar”. She never ONCE tells of how Jr. went from the living room to the bed next to her. She claims to have been washing blankets – but also seems to insinuate she watched the movie with Haleigh.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNe0zHiLtgo

    I’m sorry – her story is way too —– rehearsed. She sounds like she is reading from a script every time she tells it now. The more times I hear it – the less I believe it.

    Fess up, bitch. Either you WEREN’T there – or you KNOW what happened to Haleigh.
    And Ronald? Knock the intimidation tactics the fuck off! I am so sick and tired of seeing you glancing at Misty for the tough questions or covering your mic in order to coach her some more.. or talking under your breath… or correcting her when SHE was the one who was supposed to be there.

    Lying redneck, backwoods trash. Where is your daughter??? Stop the charade already. If she’s dead, tell the world so she can have a proper burial. If not, tell us so someone who REALLY gives a damn can go rescue her.

    I hate these people.

  • Zibarro

    Oh, and one more thing. She talks about calling her mother, frantic. She then catches what she just said and tries to cover it by mumbling “After Ronald came home”… umm…. really? You were on the phone to 911 at that time. You mom (from what I remember) showed up shortly thereafter.

    She had to have called her mom FIRST, likely trying to figure out how she could spin this whole thing – which would explain such a time lapse between noticing Haleigh missing at 3:00 am – 3:05 am and calling Ronald (as he pulled into their driveway) at 3:25 – 3:30 am.

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    ecvmanzo, You’re right! No telling what, who, or what kind of bloomer crickets she brought in! I certainly wouldn’t stay in a “marriage” because that’s the only link. But she probably feels so much more secure in her story by being Mrs. Ronald Redneck.

    Friday, that was creepy! All he needs is the strings for little Pinnochio! And who the hell is getting ready to punch out. That was a look of sheer rage.

    Zibarro, I agree wholeheartedly, I hate the Samsuta Hillbillies too. I guess I check in everyday to see how much closer we are to the site of this trainwreck. I want everyone of them brought to justice for this little girl’s fate.

    Thanks guys, for keeping this thread alive.

  • MAjustaMom

    This will be made into a movie someday I think with all the weird twists and turns. He married her to “keep her close” like you do your enemies? Does he really think that because she is “Mrs. Ronald Cummings” she won’t take off when the heat is turned up? Or that she won’t start blaming him? I thought they got married because that was what Haleigh wanted? See, I’m don’t lie because my memory isn’t good enough, apparently these two twits don’t realize that when they are being doing tv interviews they are being taped and all these “stories” will be compared. Just how many versions are there? The phone calls will be easy enough to determine who was called when and I’m sure both phones will be checked for how many calls where made where and when while he was working and she was “babysitting”.

    He is scary, the way he looks (glares) at her, coaches her during interviews, his facial expressions. She is a harder read as she just has a blank look all the time. Perhaps LE should put them in separate rooms and run the conflicting stories by them and ask why the differences?

    Poor little Haleigh, if she’s no longer with us, I hope she didn’t suffer. Who is watching out for Jr.? So many questions, so many lies……………….

  • Dracena

    I loved that Nancy Grace Interview where he said he has custody simply because he is a better parent to which Nancy asked, “Where is your 2 year old son right now?” His responce, ::blank stare:: “Um… uh… durr… do I have to answer that?”

  • 2 boys mom in NC

    http://blinkoncrime.com/2009/03/23/haleigh-cummings-case-what-does-misty-cummings-know/

    Good link you all! Go find out about black boy/white boy Greg. Good reading.

    Dracena,
    I saw that interview but last night NG had the bio mom and her attorney on. Looks like she’s tossed her hat into the Ronald ring. However, bio mom’s attorney sure didn’t back down from Nancy, not one bit. Boy, I like her.

    Ma, you are right. Just hope the Samsuta Hillbillies don’t “get no bubblin’ crude” out of it!

  • tutkill

    the bouncing couch-ewhhhh

    great for a little boy the see or hear.

  • Lavonna

    I’ve been wondering about this child.. Is there still no leads?

  • http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

    Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Johnny Greenwood said evidence and the work of investigators have minimized the likelihood that Haleigh’s disappearance is the work of a stranger.

    Greenwood said the missing girl’s biological parents, Ronald Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, are not considered suspects in the case, but Cummings’ current wife, Misty Croslin-Cummings, has not been cleared.

    “Investigators believe that Misty Croslin-Cummings continues to hold important answers in the case,” the news release stated. “She has failed to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and early morning of Haleigh’s disappearance.”

    http://www.wesh.com/cnn-news/20422695/detail.html

  • skeptik

    I hope it’s Ok that I am updating this here.

    The founder of a search team involved in the quest to find Haleigh Cummings says he believes the child is dead and authorities will be lucky to find her body.

    Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, who has assisted law enforcement in the search for Haleigh since February, says the group focuses on finding children who still have a chance to be alive. That no longer includes the missing 6-year-old from Satsuma.

    “In no way possible do I believe Haleigh is alive,” Miller said. “Haleigh’s going to be just as deceased tomorrow as she is today, or next week as she was six months ago, bottom line. And I hope I’m wrong about that. But let’s try to save the ones that just disappeared or that we have leads on, with people that are cooperating, rather than fighting with these families

    As for Haleigh, Miller’s hope is to give her “the funeral she deserves and the dignity she deserves.”

    Family members of Haleigh have a different idea.

    “We fully believe she’s alive,” Annette Sykes, Haleigh’s paternal grandmother, said Friday. “We believe someone will say something, or the conscience of whoever has her will get the best of them.”

    Miller believes 17-year-old Misty Cummings holds the key to finding out what really happened between 8 p.m. Feb. 9 and 3 a.m. Feb. 10.

    “From being with Misty when the polygraph and voice analysis was done, she says she knows Haleigh is alive. And with the inconsistencies I heard from Misty nonstop, that means Haleigh is not alive,” Miller said.

    Cummings was babysitting Haleigh the night she disappeared from the Satsuma residence. Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office have said inconsistencies remain in her story.

    “I agree with law enforcement 100 percent,” Miller said. “Misty does hold the key into Haleigh’s disappearance and has information that could bring this case to a close. Who she’s protecting? Who knows yet, but I’m sure the day will come that we will find out

    .

    http://ow.ly/wluV

    I guess this means Tim Miller will not be returning to search for Haleigh in the brush around Palatka this fall. Makes me sad but I cannot say I blame him. I would want to help families that were cooperative. What injustice for Haleigh, all the way around.

  • JVM_Fan

    A friend of Grandma Flo's is supposed to be on tv tonight. Jane Velez-Mitchell on “Issues” has been doing a great job covering this story every night. HLN channel just said she has new developments tonight. I'm addicted.