LE and this case

[texasmommy39]

I think the LE are on the ball with this case, it's not just local, it's FDLE as well and they've handled kidnapping cases before. They also have the FBI involved. I'm sure they have good reason for not releasing much info, especially if any of the family has an idea who it is, they may not want them to run.

BBM
You hit a few nails on the head with this. IMO

 

[texasmommy39]

The fact that LE has been so tight lipped is IMO an indication of the crime that LE believes was committed and by who (family) may have committed it. The problem is the who do you believe when they are both pointing fingers at the other. The argument of who started it is irrelevant only if that side is innocent and after 169 days I don't believe we are looking at bad police work and DCF failure to investigate and determine who is stating the truth, but, the inability to find that one piece of evidence that this criminal forgot he/she left behind or a hole in their alibi.
This brings us back to alibis. Since we have no access to the evidence collected and not released to the public (through LE’s PR’s and 911 call and report) I will leave that up to the experts to do their job., The reported upon spoken word has been conveniently at our fingertips, but, has been misinterpreted to the 9th degree, because no one believes anyone, at this time. The guilty part either accomplished what they set out to do or they failed miserably at covering their tracks with throwing the other side under the bus.
So all we really have had is what has been revealed to us by LE and the ugly side show to speculate upon and share an opinion about. Are we guilty of providing a platform to this side show is my question now and is there an arm chair sleuth out there that can look into all this mess and see the facts and solve this case?

IMO I want to keep looking at the facts that will FIND HALEIGH.

One more question. When did HaLeigh come up missing change from Tuesday 2/10/09?
The argument that HalLeigh was missing that Mon before 7pm is something that would conflict with this released information would it not?

 

[Flossie JMO]

Do we know or have any reason to believe that this is a recent development?

I don't have any idea how large the staff of the PCSO is, but considering the seriousness of the crime of child abduction, and the sad statistics concerning the results I wouldn't be surprised if they have had homicide personnel involved nearly from the onset. In fact I would hope that they have been.

Just asking. Any record of the OCSO personnel assignments to the Haleigh abduction case?

Iirc both Merchant and Lyle, who handle murders, have been involved since the early days of the case.

 

[cajun]

Strategery is good

Also in that article, it states Ronald posted bail of $12,504. And, more ominously, makes note to indicate that one of the detectives now on the case is a homicide detective

He's been on the case since the beginning..nothing new about it.

 

[stilettos]

He's been on the case since the beginning..nothing new about it.

They must have had the idea from the beginning then that this might be a murder case.

 

[cajun]

How many detectives do you think PCSO has? I am sure since they don't have many they utilized any and all dectectives. P. Cone was not on the case in the beginning.

 

[fortytwo]

They must have had the idea from the beginning then that this might be a murder case.

If they didn't then they would be remarkably uninformed about child abduction statistics.

There might not have been a reason for great concern when they responded to the 911 call, but once they knew the circumstances and even a short period of time had passed the numbers become much more grim.

 

[stilettos]

If they didn't then they would be remarkably uninformed about child abduction statistics.

There might not have been a reason for great concern when they responded to the 911 call, but once they knew the circumstances and even a short period of time had passed the numbers become much more grim.

I was just commenting on it as it has been loudly touted that this crime is being treated as an abduction and only an abduction, by many. I would think that the involvement from the beginning of the FBI factored in the info that this quite possibly is a murder investigation. I pray they waste no more time and find the perp.

 

[cajun]

"Putnam County detectives handling Haleigh's disappearance have been trained in child-abduction cases as well as other investigations."

http://www.staugustine.com/stories/030609/news_030609_036.shtml

 

[Emeralgem]

Just curious, but does anyone know if the homicide detective is John Merchant?

 

[cajun]

Just curious, but does anyone know if the homicide detective is John Merchant?

" Lead detective John Merchant spent much of his 16-year career in the drug unit"
http://www.staugustine.com/stories/030609/news_030609_036.shtml

 

[Whisperer]

I was just commenting on it as it has been loudly touted that this crime is being treated as an abduction and only an abduction, by many. I would think that the involvement from the beginning of the FBI factored in the info that this quite possibly is a murder investigation. I pray they waste no more time and find the perp.

The crime was being treated as an abduction because that gives LE the widest and most help available to assist them, since they had no blood evidence to go in any other direction. There was nothing there that screams stranger abduction. For those who think Crystal or her family, there would have been hair or skin fibers left behind.

IMO, this has always been a homicide but w/o DNA evidence left from a stranger and no blood evidence in MH..can't name person.

As you can see by the recent incident, things would come to a head rapidly if the newlyweds had their own place. They prefer their cocoon though.

 

[Whisperer]

John Merchant had been removed from case....may be the reason RC whined the other day that LE are not staying in touch with him..

GGMA refers to Merchant by his first name and RC and M seem to like him very much. After 16 yrs in drugs, I suppose they have run into the families and are on a first name basis.

 

[Emeralgem]

" Lead detective John Merchant spent much of his 16-year career in the drug unit"
http://www.staugustine.com/stories/030609/news_030609_036.shtml

Thanks for the information...

IMHO.. Thats not a good thing.

 

[Emeralgem]

John Merchant had been removed from case....may be the reason RC whined the other day that LE are not staying in touch with him..

GGMA refers to Merchant by his first name and RC and M seem to like him very much.

I'm hearing he is back on the case..

 

[chesterp]

How many detectives do you think PCSO has? I am sure since they don't have many they utilized any and all dectectives. P. Cone was not on the case in the beginning.

Peggy has been on this from day one. When I met Natisha from NG, she gave me her contact, Det.Rose, and he told me Peggy was the lead Detective.

 

[MADJGNLAW]

"snip"
Theories abound 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. She has asked to take a lie detector test and was given a voice stress analysis.

The next step should be for detectives to name those who are no longer suspects, she said.

“You need to start excluding the people that you know do not have this information,” she 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.

Sheffield, is more blunt about Cummings. “I really do feel like he is covering for Misty and she is covering for him,”


Cummings has cut off interviews with investigators.

Maj. Gary Bowling, director of LE, said detectives would like to interview Cummings again but have been resisted.
The interviews with Misty have produced different pictures. 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.

http://www.jacksonville.com/news/me...aleighs_family_remains_divided_6_months_later

 

[Baxter]

Peggy has been on this from day one. When I met Natisha from NG, she gave me her contact, Det.Rose, and he told me Peggy was the lead Detective.

I think you are right about Peggy N. being put back in charge. The article below states the investigator is a "she".

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...ths-missing-today/Lz_91PDOSU2XXRzHEeHdYA.cspx

 

[LillieBelle]

I'm not sure how I feel about the LE in this case. I have times where I almost want to scream when they say "no comment" or "we are not going to discuss this/that". But then I have times where I think to myself, they certainly have to know more than I do and know what they are doing!

I do think they could tell us just a tad bit more though...

I have thought that surely they know more than we do about this case, but just recently when LE came out and said they "have no clues", I about lost it!! Over 4,000 tips and they don't have any clues???

 

[Whisperer]

I had learned that the Lead Investigator is Agent Joliceur form FDLE. He just got the case about two weeks ago and things look very promising. He is seasoned and has the experience to move this case in the right direction. We won't be hearing much from him though.