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Video: Ronald's Attorney Talks
http://www.news4jax.com/video/20657559/index.html

VIDEO: Ronald Cummings Speaks On National TV
http://www.news4jax.com/video/20657559/index.html

VIDEO REPORT: Failed Polygraph Tests 0:48
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=33229@wtev.dayport.com&navCatId=5

VIDEO REPORT: Misty Fails Polygraph 1:58
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Latest efforts in search for missing girl prove fruitless
Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 10:48 p.m.
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Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Johnny Greenwood said questioning Croslin-Cummings' brother and participating in the search were efforts by the law enforcement agency to make sure they cover all bases. And Greenwood repeated that investigators feel there are problems with Croslin-Cummings' reports of what happened that night.

"She's failed to account for her actions that evening," Greenwood said. "There's lots of holes in her statements. The things she said she was doing we verified she wasn't doing."

An attorney for Croslin-Cummings could not be reached Monday afternoon about the results of the search or comments from the Sheriff's Office.

In an unrecorded comment, Croslin-Cummings allegedly told the founder of the search firm there was an area that may not have been adequately searched for the girl. She said searchers should look for a red rose and provided a location.

The flower had previously been located and the area was shown to investigators before the weekend search.

The rose was located on some of the property behind the family's previous residence, he said.

Searchers looked for anything out of the ordinary, Giles said, such as signs of a struggle or disturbed ground.

Although nothing was located, Giles said it was a good search because at least it helps eliminate one area and may put investigators closer to concentrating on other locations.

Article:
http://www.ocala.com/article/200909...ts-in-search-for-missing-girl-prove-fruitless

Haleigh Cummings: Misty, Ron disagree sharply with Tim Miller
posted by halboedeker on Sep 1, 2009 4:32:51 PM
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The saga of Haleigh Cummings is getting curiouser and curiouser.

Ron and Misty Cummings are claiming that Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch took them out of town and tricked them. The couple hoped that Miller would help them find the missing child.

The Cummings talked to the NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, and WESH-Channel 2 aired the segment this afternoon. Misty put Miller's offer this way: "take you to Orlando to get you away because your days are numbered." Misty added, "I didn't know what to say to him."

Miller countered that he offered to take the couple away from the stresses in Putnam County associated with Haleigh's disappearance. Ron is the child's father. Misty was caring for the child when she disappeared; Misty later married Ron.

The latest development in the story reads as a they say/he says saga.

Ron Cummings said he doesn't believe Misty knows anything that will help find Haleigh. Yet the latest news doesn't offer a lot of hope in the search for the child.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...sty-ron-disagree-sharply-with-tim-miller.html

Haleigh Cummings' Father: I Stand Behind My Wife
Report Suggest Misty Cummings Withholding Information
POSTED: 4:08 pm EDT September 1, 2009
UPDATED: 4:53 pm EDT September 1, 2009
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Although investigators said these latest private tests indicated Misty Cummings is withholding vital information, Ronald Cummings said he stands by his wife.

"My feelings are we need to find my daughter," Ronald Cummings said. "I don't think she has any information that will help find Haleigh."

Misty and Ronald Cummings say they hoped Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch was going to help them find their missing daughter, Haleigh.

But, instead, they claim he took them out of town and tricked them the week of Aug. 20.

But Miller said she begged him to take those tests and the hypnosis was her idea.

Video: Misty, Ronald Cummings Speak Out On Haleigh
http://www.wesh.com/video/20672113/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/20671827/detail.html

Miller Says Haleigh's Father Doubts Wife's Story
Created: 9/1/2009 7:07:41 PM
Updated: 9/1/2009 7:30:23 PM
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He told First Coast News Monday "I don't think [Misty] has any information that will help find Haleigh."

Tim Miller of Texas Equusearch told First Coast News this week, "Ron may be saying that now."

Miller said Ronald Cummings told him, as well as Orlando-based attorney Mark NeJame, about two weeks ago that he doubted Misty's story about the night Haleigh disappeared.

Miller told First Coast News, "Ronald's statement right then was, 'The b**** has something to do with Haleigh's disappearance.'"

Misty Cummings has said she put Haleigh to bed that February night at 8:00 and then around 10:00 Misty herself went to sleep.

Miller said Ronald Cummings does not buy that story.

Miller told First Coast News, "He said, 'She had never been to sleep that night.' He said, 'The bed was still made.' He said, 'Nobody had been in the bed.'"

Misty, in an exclusive interview with First Coast News' Jessica Clark, said the bed was not made. "I was sleeping in that bed. How would it be made if someone was sleeping in the bed? I wasn't the only one sleeping in it. Me and his son. How would the bed be made if we were in the bed sleeping in it?"

Miller said Ronald Cummings also told him, "She's lying."

Miller said, NeJame asked Ronald Cummings, "Why did you marry her? [Ronald] said, his exact words were, 'You keep your friends close and your enemies closer.'"

NeJame told First Coast News he would not comment on private conversations, but he added, "Whatever Miller says, you can take it to the bank."

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=144277&catid=3

The Hunt for Haleigh Cummings Could Bring Down a Bada** Bounty Hunter
Published on September 01, 2009 at 1:08pm
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Bail bondsman William Staubs, AKA "Cobra," pushed open the window to a condo. Inside, Cobra, a large man with stringy blond hair, a meaty face, and an unmistakable hillbilly twang, discovered a kitchen filled with pieces of PVC pipe, a handsaw, and grenades. A shooting target was set up in the living room: a drawing of a soldier with the head as bull's-eye.

Thanks to reality TV, a few people in Cobra's line of work have become celebrities. Duane "Dog" Chapman, a bail bondsman and convicted felon from Hawaii, is now a household name thanks to his A&E show, Dog the Bounty Hunter. Leonard Padilla of California has appeared on the National Geographic Channel's Bounty Hunters and made headlines as a character in the national soap opera surrounding missing toddler 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Cobra could be next. He's been in talks with the Discovery Channel for months. But one problem stands in his way: His work on the case of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings has landed Cobra in a world of trouble. He found himself on the wrong side of a pair of handcuffs and is now facing a felony charge himself.

Article:
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/200...mings-could-bring-down-a-badass-bounty-hunter

This is the exclusive unedited audio from that interview Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
CAUTION: Strong language and adult situations

RAW AUDIO: TJ Hart&#8217;s exclusive interview with Tim Miller
http://hosted-media.podzinger.com/ws...ons_Doubts.mp3

Video: Nancy Grace interviews HaLeigh Cummings' dad, parts 1 and 2
September 2, 1:41 AM
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Ronald Cummings, the father of missing 6-year-old HaLeigh Cummings was interviewed on Monday night by HLN&#8217;s Nancy Grace.

Cummings wife, Misty, failed several tests last week, including a polygraph and a voice analysis, in an attempt to clear her name regarding the little girl&#8217;s disappearance.

To see Misty under hypnosis, click here.

Grace also spoke with a panel of experts who discussed the validity of such tests, along with other details surrounding the case.

See parts 1 and 2 of Grace&#8217;s show below:

YouTube - Nancy 8/31/09 Ronald Cummings Part 1

YouTube - Nancy 8/31/09 Ronald Cummings Part 2

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...interviews-HaLeigh-Cummings-dad-parts-1-and-2
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Video: Nancy Grace interviews HaLeigh Cummings' dad, parts 3 through 5
September 2, 1:52 AM
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See parts 3 through 5 of Grace&#8217;s show below:

YouTube - Nancy 8/3/109 Ronald Cummings Part 3

YouTube - Nancy 8/31/09 Ronald Cummings Part 4

YouTube - Nancy 8/31/09 Ronald Cummings Part 5

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crim...rviews-HaLeigh-Cummings-dad-parts-3-through-5

Mother of HaLeigh Cummings Supports Texas EquuSearch and Tim Miller
Posted : Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:22 GMT
Author : Crystal Sheffield
Category : Press Release
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GLEN ST. MARY, Fla., Sept. 2 FL-HaLeighCummings
GLEN ST. MARY, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Sheffield, mother of HaLeigh Cummings who disappeared from her home in Satsuma, Florida, supports the renewed involvement of Texas EquuSearch and Tim Miller in the search for her daughter. HaLeigh's maternal grandmother, Marie Griffis, also supports the efforts of Tim Miller and his organization.

The Sheffield/Griffis families appreciate the dedication of Tim Miller to the truth and to the search for HaLeigh. As a family, they have made a donation to Texas EquuSearch in the name of HaLeigh Cummings and they ask others to do the same.

"I still wake up every morning wondering if someone will call and tell me that HaLeigh has been found and that she wants to see me. All I want is HaLeigh back home. I would like to thank Tim Miller for trying to help find my daughter," says Crystal Sheffield.

Marie Griffis agrees and says, "We have been looking for HaLeigh for over six months and we need all of the help we can get. All we want is the truth. Thank you Mr. Miller for helping to find out the truth about HaLeigh."

The family asks that people show their support for Texas EquuSearch and Tim Miller by making donations to the organization in the name of HaLeigh Cummings.

Donations can be mailed to: Texas EquuSearch, P.O. Box 395, Dickinson, Texas 77539
Online donations can be made at the Texas EquuSearch website at : www.texasequusearch.org

SOURCE Crystal Sheffield

Article:
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayR...STORY=/www/story/09-02-2009/0005086839&EDATE=

$35K put up for girl's return
Thursday, September 3, 2009 3:27 AM EDT
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A Texas businessman has offered $35,000 in response to a claim that Haleigh Cummings could be found for that price.

The money, in the form of a check to Haleigh's father, Ronald, was offered Wednesday by Cypress, Texas, businessman Roy Moffitt, according to Tim Miller, director of the Texas-based search organization EquuSearch.

Miller said the figure was cited in a voice mail he received Tuesday from Cummings' father-in-law Hank Croslin.

In the voice mail, Croslin says Cummings had said he could get Haleigh "back" if he had $35,000, Miller said.

Miller described Moffitt as "a very, very kind person" who backs the search organization. Miller said Moffitt wrote on the check that it was payable only upon Haleigh's return.

"He told me, 'I pray to God that Ronald Cummings has the opportunity to cash this check,'" Miller said.

Moffitt also offered to bring cash to Florida if it would mean the 6-year-old girl could be found, Miller said.

"How do you put a dollar amount on it," Miller said, "if there's a chance that little girl is alive out there?"

"Our goal is just to have Haleigh's picture on TV every day," Terry Shoemaker said. "Even if it involves negative publicity about Misty, it puts Haleigh's face on TV."

Shoemaker began representing Cummings about a week ago when Cummings approached the St. Augustine attorney to defend him from pending charges involving a reported fight with his in-laws.

"Charges have not been filed yet, but obviously our role there is to get the charges dropped before they make a filing decision," Shoemaker said.

Croslin-Cummings has proclaimed that Equusearch founder Tim Miller tricked her into taking a polygraph, a voice analysis and undergoing hypnosis, but Miller said it was her decision to take the tests in effort to clear her name.

"He (Cummings) doesn't have much faith in the way that the polygraph was done or the results of the polygraph," Shoemaker said. "He believes what Misty has told him regarding anything that she might know, and until he gets valid proof or some facts that lead him to believe differently, he's going to stand by her - she's his wife."

Shoemaker said Cummings will do anything is takes to find his daughter, even if it means undergoing another polygraph.

"I know the investigation is continuing. We've met with law enforcement in the past couple of days and we hope to meet with law enforcement again soon to help shed any light on Haleigh's disappearance," Shoemaker said. "We will do anything we can to help resolve this.

Article:
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/09/03/news/news02.txt

Haleigh Cummings: Nancy Grace takes up saga on Monday
posted by halboedeker on Sep 4, 2009 12:00:13 PM
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Want to know more about the story of missing Haleigh Cummings?

HLN's Nancy Grace will explore the case at 8 and 10 p.m. Monday. The program is a combination of new and old material, an HLN spokeswoman said.

Grace's Web page offers this preview: "What happened to the missing 5-year-old tot, abducted from her own bed, with her teen babysitter & brother in the same room! Cops now call the babysitter's story 'sketchy' & announce they believe Haleigh was not taken by a stranger. What does the babysitter know? Exclusive interviews with key players, including Haleigh's dad and his new wife, the babysitter!"

All those exclamations! I can hear Grace's voice.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...ings-nancy-grace-takes-up-saga-on-monday.html

Dateline: Misty Cummings Tries to Clear Her Name
Created: 9/4/2009 8:14:12 PM
Updated: 9/4/2009 9:26:32 PM
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Two weeks ago, Misty Cummings tried to clear her name by undergoing hypnosis and a voice analysis test. But the men who gave those tests say she failed.

Misty maintains that she is telling the truth about what happened to little Haleigh when she disappeared from her home in Satsuma.

Authorities say the side door to the trailer that Ronald Cummings lived in with his children and then-girlfriend Misty was propped open with a cinderblock.

VIDEO: Dateline Report 09/04/09: 6:58
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...stId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1243091023

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/amberalerts/news-article.aspx?storyid=144488&catid=295

Haleigh Update: VIDEO: Dad's Timeline Solidifies
Posted: Saturday, 05 September 2009 7:50AM
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More information on the timeline of the father of missing 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings of Satsuma the night she disappeared has been made public.

During the taping of Friday night's Nancy Grace Show on HLN, I was guest along with Ronald Cummings' mother Teresa Neves and Ronald's attorney Terry Shoemaker among others. Nancy asked me about the reported argument between Ronald and his then-babysitter--now wife Misty over the telephone the evening Haleigh vanished. I told her it took place at about 8:30pm while Ronald was at work.

Earlier I had reported that my sources close to the investigation told me Ronald goes to work at about 4pm and returns home after 3am.

Nancy Grace asked Ronald's attorney Friday night some questions about his timeline on February 9, 2009. Terry Shoemaker said on national television that Ronald picked up Haleigh at the bus stop at 3:30 and Iitt takes him 19 minutes to go from home to work at PDM. Shoemaker then cleared up a significant grey area stating that Ronald usually gets to work about 45 minutes or so early for his 5pm shift at PDM, putting him at work around 4pm but not actually working until 5pm.

Both investigators and PDM officials say Ron was at work the whole shift.

Tim Miller, Director of Texas Equusearch--who arranged for Misty's recent polygraph that she failed, also asked Ronald about his timeline a couple of weeks ago in the law office of Orlando attorney Mark Nejame. Miller account concurs with that of law enforcement officials. Miller also states that Ronald was seen on tape at a convenience store buying beer, cigarettes and peanuts just after 3am February 10, 2009.

Raw Audio: TES Tim Miller and TJ Hart discuss 3rd party verification of Mitsy&#8217;s polygraph and Ron&#8217;s work hours.
http://hosted-media.podzinger.com/wsky/archive/WSKY_News/2009-09-04_TES_Tim_Miller_Friday.mp3

Article:
http://www.thesky973.com/pages/5154674.php
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Fight before Haleigh vanished? 2:46
A report says Ronald Cummings and his wife, Misty Croslin-Cummings, had a huge fight hours before Haleigh vanished. Source: CNN | Added September 5, 2009
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/09/05/ng.haleigh.parents.fight.cnn

Cape couple questioned about missing Florida girl
September 05, 2009

SOUTH YARMOUTH – A local family has been questioned regarding the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl from Florida more than six months ago, according to law enforcement officials.

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“This is an ongoing investigation and the state police detectives assigned to my office are assisting the Florida authorities,” O’Keefe said Saturday night. “I’m not going to make any comments regarding an ongoing investigation.

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090905/NEWS11/909059982

Local couple questioned in case of missing girl
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. -- Florida authorities have interviewed a couple in New England about the disappearance of Florida 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings, according to the Cape Cod Times.

Police say they will not comment on what is an ongoing investigation.
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO123719/

Couple Questioned In Disappeance Of Fla. Girl
Sep 6, 2009 12:24 pm US/Eastern

SOUTH YARMOUTH (WBZ) &#8213;

A local couple was questioned Saturday in connection with the disappearance of a 6-year-old Florida girl more than six months ago, law enforcement officials said.

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A local couple was questioned at the South Yarmouth State Police barracks Saturday afternoon, State Police Sgt. Robert Finacom said.

That happened after a woman reported seeing a girl who looked like Haleigh at a Walmart in Abington.

http://wbztv.com/local/missing.girl.disappear.2.1167263.html

Report: Haleigh Tip Leads To New England
Newspaper Says Deputies Talked With Massachusetts Couple

"Snip" POSTED: Monday, September 7, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Cape Cod Times is reporting that Putnam County authorities traveled to the town of South Yarmouth, Mass., as part of the investigation into Haleigh Cummings' disappearance.

The newspaper said a couple there was questioned about Haleigh Cummings.

The published report said the couple was interviewed at the South Yarmouth State police barracks. The police chief said they are cooperating with the Florida investigators but did not comment on why the couple was questioned.

The PCS Office said from the day an Amber Alert was issued that they believed Haleigh was taken.


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20...orlpn_7am&tmi=orlpn_7am_1_06000109072009&ts=H

Report: Haleigh Tip Leads To New England
Newspaper Says Deputies Talked With Missing Girl's Stepmom's Brother

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UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT September 7, 2009


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cape Cod Times is reporting that PC investigators traveled to South Yarmouth, Mass., as part of the investigation into Haleigh Cummings' disappearance.

VIDEO REPORT: http://www.clickorlando.com/video/20775867/index.html

The newspaper said Timothy Croslin and his wife were questioned about Haleigh Cummings after a possible sighting of the girl at an area Wal-Mart. Timothy Croslin lives in the area.The report said the couple was interviewed. The police chief said the couple was cooperating with Florida investigators but did not comment on why the couple was questioned.


On Monday, a reporter for the Cape Cod Times said her newspaper received a tip to ask state police about the questioning of Croslin and his wife.

"The sergeant there said, 'Yes, in fact, the Florida county sheriff's department is here interviewing a local family, and that's really all I can say,'" reporter K.C. Myers said. "And he referred all other questions to the district attorney's office."

The DA refused to elaborate, saying his office was assisting the Florida detectives.

Annette Sykes, spoke to WJXT-TV in Jacksonville on Monday after hearing about the report. "There's always hope." They have enough cameras in them Wal-Mart stores and maybe they got one that got a picture of her. And if they did, if they actually have a picture of her, then we can get happy. We may all have to go up there and tear that town apart."

"After this length of time, you tend not to get your hopes up real high because it hurts too much if it's not true, which so often, you know, they've had sightings before, but there's never anything come of it," Sykes said.

The PCSO said it believes Haleigh was taken. Investigators have followed thousands of leads in the case -- several from out of state -- but have not identified anyone who may have taken Haleigh. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20...orlpn_8pm&tmi=orlpn_8pm_1_07000209072009&ts=H

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090908/NEWS/909080309/-1/NEWS01
By K.C. MYERS
kcmyers@capecodonline.com

September 08, 2009
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A Florida woman who is a potential suspect in the disappearance of her young stepdaughter denies that her Cape-based brother has anything to do with the missing girl.

Investigators from the Putnam County Sheriff's Department interviewed Timothy Croslin, 23, at the South Yarmouth state police barracks Saturday.

Croslin could not be reached for comment yesterday. But his sister, Misty Croslin-Cummings, said the police wanted to see his phone records.