I suspect she may have been referring to Crystal and her family at this point..Who knows? IMHO it was just another decoy for them to throw into the hunt to keep LE off the trail..JMO
Nah, Em. It was Joe. When you consider the entire statement along with others TN made around this time, it's obvious that she was working to build a case against him.
"I couldn't tell you anything about him," a distraught Neves told reporters Friday, adding that she only knew of the cousin by his first name Joe. "I can't tell you how they could have taken her from a family that absolutely adores her."
Also in the article, CS says, "What we've been told is that he's a sexual pedophile." Now just who do you supposed told her that? Members here have searched and searched, and no one has come up with anything linking Joe to a sex crime. Not to mention Granny Hollars' statement that he was never arrested for any violation of a sexual nature. She was pretty outspoken, and I don't think she would've held that back.Consider statements from the other article I posted.
- Croslin said the man "messed with her" as a child, but didn't think he was listed as a sex offender.
- "I felt like he was someone worth looking into, so I told the investigators," Neves said.
- "If we would have had any idea, he wouldn't have been around Haleigh," Neves said. "He did not carry a sign saying 'I'm a sexual offender, I'm going to steal your child.
In the video Peliman posted, she's eager to talk about the stolen gun incident, pointing out that there was no fight (was that to back up Ron's claim? :waitasec
and Ron retrieved the gun from Joe. (This contradicts the story of finding the gun in the culvert.)
And speaking of pronouns, I also find this statement peculiar:
"As far as the cousin, I mean, Ronald wants Haleigh home, and he doesn't care who has her, how they got her. He wants her home," said Teresa Neves, Haleigh's grandmother. "You know, if it's the cousin, then we hope they lock him up."
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/..._haleigh_reward_upped_to_20000.html?refresh=1
This is one time I would've found the pronoun "we" to be appropriate, yet she specifies Ronald wants Haleigh home, etc.
I've been putting together a compilation of TN's statements regarding cousin Joe. There's one link I'm having a hard time finding and I'm questioning my memory. I was sure that I heard TN talk about Joe and his lock bumping abilities in an interview, probably NG. Does anyone else remember that? I'd be most grateful for some insight. TIA
ETA: Apologies to Donjeta. I was typing when you posted. I totally share your feelings about that statement.