FL HALEIGH CUMMINGS: Missing from Satsuma, FL - 10 Feb 2009 - Age 5 (3 Viewers)

Haleigh's photo is shown age-progressed to 15 years. She was last known to be sleeping in her home, in the area of Hermit's Cove in Satsuma, Florida, on the evening of February 9, 2009. Haleigh was discovered missing during the early morning hours of February 10, 2009. She may still be in the local area. Haleigh's ears are pierced.
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Haleigh was last known to be sleeping in her family's trailer in the 200 block of Green Lane in the area of Hermit's Cove in Satsuma, Florida, late in the evening on February 9, 2009. She went to bed at 8:00 p.m. Her father's live-in girlfriend of five months, Misty Janette Croslin (sometimes identified in the media by her later married name, Misty Cummings), went to sleep in the same room at 10:00 p.m. Haleigh's three-year-old brother was also sleeping in that room.

Haleigh's father, Ronald Lemyles Cummings, finished working second shift and arrived home sometime after 3:00 a.m. on February 10. Misty told him she'd just discovered Haleigh was missing from her bed. The rear door to the trailer was several inches ajar and the screen door had been propped open with a cinder block. Ronald and Misty called 911 at 3:37 a.m. to report Haleigh's disappearance.

The police found no sign of forced entry to the trailer, but they are uncertain whether the back door was locked. Ronald and Misty have insisted that it was, and Ronald maintains the trailer was broken into.

Haleigh's younger brother told investigators that a man dressed in black had come to their home that night and taken his sister. Authorities aren't sure how much credence to give to his story, given his age. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of Haleigh. Her father stated she wouldn't have left home by herself at night, as she is afraid of the dark.


In October 2009, six months into the marriage, Ronald filed for divorce. He cited irreconcilable differences as the reason, mainly the stress caused by Haleigh's disappearance and the subsequent police investigation and media attention. The divorce became final within days; since Ronald and Misty had only been married a short time and they didn't share any property or have any children together, there was little to discuss.

Police repeatedly questioned Misty about Haleigh's disappearance and looked into the possibility that she wasn't in fact at home when the child disappeared. Misty describes herself as a devoted caregiver to Haleigh and her brother and said she had been home the entire night and hadn't left the children alone.

Investigators have been publicly skeptical of Misty's story, stating she failed four polygraphs and one voice stress test, and changed her story multiple times; they described her accounts as "consistently inconsistent."

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Have you seen this child? HALEIGH CUMMINGS

Missing From: SATSUMA, FL. Missing Date: 02/10/2009. Haleigh's photo is shown age-progressed to 15 years. She was last known to be sleeping in her home, in the area of Hermit's Cove in Satsuma, Florida, on the evening of February 9, 2009. Haleigh was discovered missing during the early morning...

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Charley Project -

Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings – The Charley Project

HALEIGH CUMMINGS is still missing from Satsuma, FL since Feb 2009.

Haleigh was discovered missing during the early morning hours of February 10, 2009. She may still be in the local area.

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[Regina]

3:00 - 3:25am Misty calls Ron on his cell and he says call 911.

As I said, I don't know the source of that info., do you? I rely on what Ronald said out of his own mouth and that's that he told Misty to call 911 after he got home.

 

[Guess Who]

As I said, I don't know the source of that info., do you? I rely on what Ronald said out of his own mouth and that's that he told Misty to call 911 after he got home.

That makes it even sound worse though. It's his daughter. He should have called and not pass that off to somebody else. What was wrong with his fingers?

 

[Kimster]

According to this timeline, and the way I remember it, 911 was not called until Ron got home. I remember hearing him screaming in the background of the call. And then he grabs the phone.

Timeline of events in the Haleigh Cummings case

This timeline shows events in the case of Haleigh Cummings, a missing Putnam County girl.

amp.ocala.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

That makes it even sound worse though. It's his daughter. He should have called and not pass that off to somebody else. What was wrong with his fingers?

Any which way it is looked at, it is bad. She gets up and finds a 5 year old missing in the DARK in the WEE hours and whether she reached him or not, she doesn't call 911?? And WHY not? It would be one thing during the day where maybe you thought the child might have wandered off and maybe you frantically search first the property, etc. but where is it she thought Haleigh was at 3 in the morning and with an open door??? There are soooo many red flags in all of this just staring in our faces.

And you're right, he IS THE DAD. He gets home and doesn't grab that phone??

I don't put stock into what she says at all and I don't put total stock in what he says either. I put stock in what LE says.

And whether they connected on Ronald's cell or not, I think it very possibly is true as the Nancy Grace show was clearly after more than one polygraph of Misty and more soooo by then more data could have been out like confirmation of a call lasting how many minutes from Misty to Ron's cell... BEFORE he got home.

But true or not, it is still a red flag either way.

And her standing in the doorway if true? Well if you aren't calling 911, then why wasn't she outside with a dam* flashlight looking??

I can't decide on him, I'm back and forth on it but she I see no reason at all to waver on and that just keeps getting confirmed and reconfirmed and the more info, the worse she looks...

And even the countless little things... I'll throw this one out there, hanging with friends but they are not really friends but she hangs with them but shouldn't when she just has to get away or out once in awhile...

The above statement (paraphrased) sounds minor but to me it is loaded... For one it seems a bit out of context. Clearly it is something she is concerned about that it comes up, what they will say, who they are and her hanging with them... She is trying to distance it and I would guess is worried about these "friends"... Was she with them that day... What does she do with them... And how does she get with them...? Do they live around there? Does she walk? Does Ronald drop her off? Do the kids go with? Do they sit in the bars or what?

And then there is the hint of "needing to get out" which implies stress or a feeling of being trapped or controlled or tied down to maybe watching two kids all of the time? And then one of those children at least pees the bed... There is sooo much that just ties together and the thing that overall stands out to me is the things she chooses to share or are on her mind... Some of these imo are significant to what happened and "her" day... An analyst or profiler I feel would have a FIELD day with her statements, actions and changing stories...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Haleigh Cummings’ father to be released from prison after serving 12 years on drug charges

The father of a 5-year-old Putnam County girl who disappeared in 2009 will be released from prison Wednesday after serving a 12-year sentence on drug charges.

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Haleigh Cummings’ father to be released from prison after serving 12 years on drug charges​

The father of a 5-year-old Putnam County girl who disappeared in 2009 will be released from prison Wednesday after serving a 12-year sentence on drug charges.

Ronald Cummings, the father of Haleigh Cummings, is set to be released from Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.


Croslin is expected to be released on Sept. 5, 2031.

 

[Kimster]

It's hard for me to believe that RC is getting out of jail! When he was sentenced, it seemed like he would be in there for a long, long time.

I hope he straightens out and really tries to find his daughter now!

 

[Cousin Dupree]

It's hard for me to believe that RC is getting out of jail! When he was sentenced, it seemed like he would be in there for a long, long time.

I hope he straightens out and really tries to find his daughter now!

He knows what happened. I'm 99% sure.

 

[GrandmaBear]

He knows what happened. I'm 99% sure.

Me too. Not that he will ever come clean as he hasn't yet. No way in he77 he didn't know at least after the fact imho.

 

[Guess Who]

He knows what happened. I'm 99% sure.

I am sure of that, too. He has a very good idea of what happened and who was involved at the VERY least.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I am sure of that, too. He has a very good idea of what happened and who was involved at the VERY least.

Yep. In this one I'm not sure they shouldn't try the case/have tried the case with what they had. When things get old it is less powerful... At least both have done time for other things but he is getting out! Justice doesn't return a dead victim but at what point why not shoot for it? The longer it goes, the less effective. And the teams involved change, leave jobs, retire, witnesses die or move, etc.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Yep. In this one I'm not sure they shouldn't try the case/have tried the case with what they had. When things get old it is less powerful... At least both have done time for other things but he is getting out! Justice doesn't return a dead victim but at what point why not shoot for it? The longer it goes, the less effective. And the teams involved change, leave jobs, retire, witnesses die or move, etc.

Sometimes, when there is no body it's easier to try a suspect. It's harder for the defense to say the victim is alive and somewhere else.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Sometimes, when there is no body it's easier to try a suspect. It's harder for the defense to say the victim is alive and somewhere else.

I agree. I get that we and LE through years have always heard and been the "no body/no case" but it isn't that true any longer, yet the thought lingers. Yes, a body would be better, SOME times, look at the Cassi Carli determination which is undetermined, not necessarily better at all. They waited and they don't have the finding from that they probably hoped for. And like I said, prosecutors retire, judges change on an election or whim, witnesses move or die. I GET that normally a body would help a murder charge, etc. and there is no statute of limitations BUT the perps run free for ten, twenty then thirty years and it fades and witnesses fade or aren't around. AND who knows who they might hurt in the meantime.

I get and wouldn't want to see someone wrongly convicted but convict or try to on what you have at a point if the logical conclusion and nothing else makes sense leads there. There are always a few who don't think so or look for any uncanny not logical chain to see innocence but I don't see it in these two. It JUST doesn't add up. As a juror I would find guilt from what we know. I'm not saying I know I could find first degree but I could find guilt on a certain level with the case they would present on the things us Joe Public know. And I am sure they have more. If I didn't think it is the only thing that fits, I wouldn't.

And that's not because he was with a younger woman, I think she was not mature or fond of Haleigh, or jealous of her, etc. The things we know and the answers that don't add up show at least e on negligence and most probably some degree pointing towards death and coverup.

So why not go ahead and try it?

When I see cases get old like Abbey and Libby, (not all that old), Jon Benet (old), Madeline McCann, the interest doesn't wane but I get to where I am not going to believe it if they solve it at this point/late date. I will have doubts if they do solve it as to whether it is to close the case and the interest just to shut it down or if it is true.

Yeah, body in a case is the holy grail. But after this amount of time, even IF they find the body, it often doesn't give answers and can help the defense.

I was due I guess to go on for a bit.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

I agree. I get that we and LE through years have always heard and been the "no body/no case" but it isn't that true any longer, yet the thought lingers. Yes, a body would be better, SOME times, look at the Cassi Carli determination which is undetermined, not necessarily better at all. They waited and they don't have the finding from that they probably hoped for. And like I said, prosecutors retire, judges change on an election or whim, witnesses move or die. I GET that normally a body would help a murder charge, etc. and there is no statute of limitations BUT the perps run free for ten, twenty then thirty years and it fades and witnesses fade or aren't around. AND who knows who they might hurt in the meantime.

I get and wouldn't want to see someone wrongly convicted but convict or try to on what you have at a point if the logical conclusion and nothing else makes sense leads there. There are always a few who don't think so or look for any uncanny not logical chain to see innocence but I don't see it in these two. It JUST doesn't add up. As a juror I would find guilt from what we know. I'm not saying I know I could find first degree but I could find guilt on a certain level with the case they would present on the things us Joe Public know. And I am sure they have more. If I didn't think it is the only thing that fits, I wouldn't.

And that's not because he was with a younger woman, I think she was not mature or fond of Haleigh, or jealous of her, etc. The things we know and the answers that don't add up show at least e on negligence and most probably some degree pointing towards death and coverup.

So why not go ahead and try it?

When I see cases get old like Abbey and Libby, (not all that old), Jon Benet (old), Madeline McCann, the interest doesn't wane but I get to where I am not going to believe it if they solve it at this point/late date. I will have doubts if they do solve it as to whether it is to close the case and the interest just to shut it down or if it is true.

Yeah, body in a case is the holy grail. But after this amount of time, even IF they find the body, it often doesn't give answers and can help the defense.

I was due I guess to go on for a bit.

I'm sure the DA has looked at charging him, but there are big problems with charging him with anything. We know he was at work long before Hayleigh disappeared. So they'd have to prove he knows what happened and charge him with a much lesser crime. They just don't have enough to go on.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'm sure the DA has looked at charging him, but there are big problems with charging him with anything. We know he was at work long before Hayleigh disappeared. So they'd have to prove he knows what happened and charge him with a much lesser crime. They just don't have enough to go on.

What about her though? I know dad is a harder sell.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

What about her though? I know dad is a harder sell.

There is some evidence that she was helping police. She was filmed by a news station with police walking to the end of a dock nearby and pointing to some things. You can't hear what was said, but many believe she was showing them where Hayleigh's body was dumped.

One theory is that Hayleigh got into some drugs and died. That can't be proven, though.

 

[Guess Who]

Sometimes, when there is no body it's easier to try a suspect. It's harder for the defense to say the victim is alive and somewhere else.

My county has had no issue bringing no body cases to fruition. Sometimes it's taken a few years to develop the case, but having a body or not was not an issue.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

My county has had no issue bringing no body cases to fruition. Sometimes it's taken a few years to develop the case, but having a body or not was not an issue.

I've seen some cases where they find a large amount of blood with the DNA of the victim. A doctor can testify that nobody could survive that amount of blood loss. So maybe that's why. DNA has made things a lot simpler in the courtroom.

 

[GrandmaBear]

There is some evidence that she was helping police. She was filmed by a news station with police walking to the end of a dock nearby and pointing to some things. You can't hear what was said, but many believe she was showing them where Hayleigh's body was dumped.

One theory is that Hayleigh got into some drugs and died. That can't be proven, though.

Yeah I heard that stuff. Who dumped her? Gf claiming someone else did and not her or dad? Or hinting at accident and they dumped? Or saying someone she had over did?

She is numero uno to me and could be dad just as high up on the suspect pole too. Both. One. But I believe both KNOW. Jmo.

 

[GrandmaBear]

My county has had no issue bringing no body cases to fruition. Sometimes it's taken a few years to develop the case, but having a body or not was not an issue.

Lots of old school thoughts ruling new school today. Meaning there are still judges and DAs and people who think no body, no crime. Bull. We have seen a number get a conviction without one. Of course theoretically it is better to have one and no statute on murder BUT some of these crimes dwindle for decades and aren't fresh any longer and no body is ever found OR if it is, it offers no answers. I'm sure it is difficult to decide whether to go ahead without one when there is no statute but like in the Quinton case right now, if they don't find him, I'd hope mom is charged regardless.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Lots of old school thoughts ruling new school today. Meaning there are still judges and DAs and people who think no body, no crime. Bull. We have seen a number get a conviction without one. Of course theoretically it is better to have one and no statute on murder BUT some of these crimes dwindle for decades and aren't fresh any longer and no body is ever found OR if it is, it offers no answers. I'm sure it is difficult to decide whether to go ahead without one when there is no statute but like in the Quinton case right now, if they don't find him, I'd hope mom is charged regardless.

DA's are having to take into account Pinellas County type juries. Some people require A LOT of evidence. You only get one shot at it too.