Haleigh's family remains divided 6 months later
Grandmother wants peace but sees too many issues
"Snip" By Dana Treen Aug. 9, 2009
Six months into the unsolved disappearance of Haleigh Cummings, those who deeply love her believe she is still alive.
It’s about the only thing the two families closest to the investigation of her disappearance agree on.
With Monday marking the six-month anniversary of her case and next week’s arrival of her sixth birthday, her divided family has even scheduled separate events in Putnam County.
Among the events will be a school supply drop-off and a prayer vigil the families have organized independently. A balloon release is scheduled to increase awareness that she remains gone.
Ron, said he and former girlfriend Misty Croslin — have been unfairly targeted.
“There should have been more attention to Crystal’s family,” he said. “I think they should have paid more attention to everyone rather than just me and Misty.”
Ronald ,told the Times-Union the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office focus was shortsighted.
Ronald and Misty said they gave dozens of hours of interviews in
February and March, including her longest, which she said occurred just before the couple were married.
“I think the longest time I was in there was
eight hours,” she said.
Maj. Gary Bowling, director LE, said detectives would like to interview Cummings again but have been resisted.
The interviews with Misty Cummings have produced different pictures, he said. She was alone with Cummings’ children the night Haleigh disappeared.
“We’ve said from day one Misty’s story is absolutely filled with inconsistencies,” Bowling said.
Bowling said it takes rock-solid alibis before detectives can eliminate anyone and those have not been established. He said the best that can be done is assign degrees of suspicion to people.
“Where is the responsibility in saying somebody is not a suspect?” he said.
RC, was at work the night his daughter vanished, He has not worked since that last night shift, then lost his job because he did not stay in contact, according to the company. Cummings said he has not been able to find another job and does not know if he can go back to work.
Pressures have come from all sides and been kept alive on the Web where bloggers argue and speculate, said family members and others in the case.
Griffis said she has become accustomed to accusations.
“If there is inconsistencies that the police know about on our side of the family, they need to come question us,” she said. “I want them to question us.”
Marie Griffis, said law enforcement authorities have asked the two families not to have contact beyond the exchanges of Ronald Jr.
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