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[Kenon]

WTF? I am now watching NG with the Grandma, the part that I missed. Are these people for real? I am totally shocked about how non chalant everyone in this family is. A little girl was killed. UNBELIEVABLE. Just listening to the conversations with the Parents on the phone and the Grandma's interview I am just shocked. Does anyone have teeth? LOL sorry.

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Misty Croslin’s cousin questioned
Updated: Thursday, 15 Apr 2010, 11:24 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 15 Apr 2010, 8:23 AM EDT
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Joe Overstreet is Misty Croslin's cousin. Overstreet, who lives in Tennessee, says he was in Florida when the little girl disappeared. The 20-year-old is speaking out about the allegations that he was involved in Haleigh's disappearance.

"Disgusted. I don't know. I can't say nothing about it. I want to say something, but I don&#8217;t know what to say," said Overstreet.

Overstreet's grandmother is the one who called deputies after her other grandson Tommy Croslin called her from the St. Johns County Jail on Sunday and told her that Overstreet took Haleigh from her home.

*Video Included In Article!

PHOTO GALLERY: Tip leads to new search in Cummings Case >>>
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/041310haleigh-search/indexGallery.htm

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/041510-Haleigh-Cummings

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: Haleigh most likely deceased
Updated: Thursday, 15 Apr 2010, 5:30 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 15 Apr 2010, 4:05 PM EDT
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The investigation into the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings was deemed a homicide by Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy on Thursday.

Hardy said during a news conference that detectives have identified persons of interest in the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings. It was the first time the sheriff has suggested that Haleigh was dead.

*2-Videos Included In Article!

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/041510-Haleigh-Cummings-case

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: 'Haleigh Likely Deceased'
Sheriff's Office Has Identified Persons Of Interest
POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010
UPDATED: 7:02 pm EDT April 15, 2010
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Hardy said crews have been searching the St. Johns River, around five miles from the trailer that Haleigh disappeared from in February 2009, for three days. He said the crews have obtained items, but it is not known if they are related to the investigation.

Hardy said the search was prompted by new information obtained from interviews, but he declined to name anyone specifically.

"The specific details of this information cannot and will not be released at this time," Hardy said.

Hardy said although no one is in custody related to Haleigh's disappearance, investigators have honed in on persons of interest.

The case is now being investigated as a homicide, Hardy said.

VIDEO: Sheriff Speaks
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/23165884/index.html

VIDEO: Misty At Search Site
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/23154159/index.html

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23163877/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh's Disappearance Now A Murder Investigation
Thursday, April 15, 2010 10:16:00 PM
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Hardy said Croslin is talking.

"Listen, people are beginning to cooperate and that's why it's going to be a matter of time. And we are going to accept any cooperation that we can get,&#8221; Hardy said.

Croslin and Cummings are in jail on drug charges.

Hardy would not discuss what was found in the river.

But while clutching to a picture of the 5-year-old, Hardy said what they did find leads them to believe that Haleigh is no longer alive.

&#8220;At this time I am comfortable and I am going to go ahead and call it a homicide," Hardy said.

The sheriff said they will now begin building a case. He said they have persons of interest and is certain an arrest will be made. However, he would not say who they are targeting.

Video: Haleigh Search: Murder Investigation
http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer...5Haleigh_041520100942&cat=Local&title=Haleigh Search: Murder Investigation

Video: Haleigh News Conference
http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer...r041510w_041520100453&cat=Local&title=Haleigh News Conference

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/..._search_area_named_crime_scene.html?refresh=1

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Joe Overstreet's Attorney Not Contacted about a Person of Interest
Created: 4/15/2010 7:17:16 PM
Updated: 4/15/2010 8:06:29 PM
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Joe Overstreet's attorney, Shawn Sirgo, was in Louisiana when Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy released information that police believe Haleigh Cummings is dead. Sirgo's secretary said his office has not been contacted by authorities regarding the new information.

Overstreet spoke with Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents for 45 minutes early Wednesday morning, his attorney added this was just a regular interview. Sirgo said the detectives were on a witchhunt and were just asking for some information.

Sirgo told First Coast News Wednesday Overstreet is innocent and added he has a feeling of where this case is going.

Video: Joe Overstreet's Attorney Not Contacted about a Person of Interest 1:37
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=78358936001

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=154823&catid=3

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Putnam Co. Sheriff: 'Haleigh Cummings is Most Likely Deceased'
Created: 4/15/2010 4:08:34 PM
Updated: 4/15/2010 10:29:31 PM
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Haleigh Cummings is likely dead and authorities are now considering her disappearance a homicide, police said today.

Tips obtained during interviews have led various law enforcement agencies who have been searching for the girl to believe Haleigh is no longer alive, said Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy.

He added no arrests have been made but persons of interest have been identified.

He said they plan to wrap up the search scene today at 6 p.m., and said the items will be taken to several independent forensic labs for testing. He's hoping for an arrest.

"Let's hope and pray that we can bring this thing to a logical conclusion for the family," Hardy said as he ended the news conference.

VIDEO: WATCH THE FULL NEWS CONFERENCE
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=154812&catid=3

VIDEO: Sheriff Jeff Hardy Updates Haleigh Cummings Case 04/15/10 Report
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=78318315001

VIDEO: Search for Haleigh Cummings Near Satsuma 04/15/10 6 p.m. Report
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=78340914001

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=154812&catid=3

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh Cummings' Grandmother Annette Sykes: 'We Stilll Have a lot of Faith'
Created: 4/15/2010 10:03:14 PM
Updated: 4/15/2010 10:35:43 PM
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Haleigh Cummings' grandmother said she will continue to pray for Haleigh's safe return until police can prove the 5-year-old is no longer alive. Today, Sheriff Jeff Hardy said in a news conference police believe Haleigh is dead.

"We still have a lot of faith," Annette Sykes said.

Police gave the family the news Tuesday and in the days since, they have watched the St. Johns River search on TV and were surprised to see Misty Croslin led to the site.

Video: Haleigh Cummings' Grandmother Annette Sykes: 'We Still Have a lot of Faith' 2:26
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=78373039001

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=154830&catid=3

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: Haleigh Likely Dead; Persons Of Interest Identified
River Search Continues Into 3rd Day; Items Recovered
POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010
UPDATED: 6:48 pm EDT April 15, 2010
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Hardy said he's confident in calling this a homicide investigation based on information obtained by investigators over the past few weeks, and he said some "people are starting to cooperate" and talk, though he did not say who he was referring to.

Hardy said no one has been arrested, but investigators are "working on building a case." The sheriff said of Misty Cummings, the last person to see Haleigh the night she vanished, that she has been acting more calm and, "I think she's coming to realize she's in trouble."

Hardy said he met with members of Haleigh Cummings' family Tuesday afternoon, but he would not say what he told them. Haleigh's great-grandmother Annette Sykes told Channel 4 after the sheriff's announcement Thursday that that's what he told the family. Still, she said she will hold out hope that Haleigh is alive.

"My mind tells me that that may be true, but my heart says it's not," Sykes said. "And until they can bring me something to prove to me that she's not alive, I'll continue to believe that she is. People can make fun of me and talk about me and our whole family, basically. But if they can't prove to me somehow that she's dead, I'll just keep on believing she's alive."

Uncut Video: Sheriff Says Haleigh Likely Dead
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23164556/index.html

Video: Search For Haleigh Enters Second Day
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23146427/index.html

Uncut Video: Searching The St. Johns River
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23140308/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23160821/detail.html

 

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Archive album is updated.

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[Angel Who Cares]

Cousin vs. cousin over Haleigh Cummings' disappearance
A jailed drug-trafficking suspect says a Tennessee man took the girl; the man, sobbing, says it&#8217;s a lie
April 14, 2010 - 11:38am
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Last weekend, a grandmother said, she had to decide which of her grandsons to believe about what happened to Haleigh Cummings. The first grandson, Hank &#8220;Tommy&#8221; Croslin Jr., called from jail saying his cousin entered the Satsuma trailer with a knife that night in February 2009 and left with 5-year-old Haleigh. The other, Joseph Overstreet, says he&#8217;s sorry for what the family is going through but swears he didn&#8217;t hurt the girl.

Ultimately, Flo Hollars says, she immediately called authorities, spurring a revived search for Haleigh and a quick trip by Putnam County detectives to Nashville, Tenn., to interview Overstreet. She said it was the wife of another Croslin sibling who told her where to search in the waterway and woods off County Road 309 about five miles from where Haleigh was last seen in Satsuma. Hollars said she called an investigator in Putnam County Sunday night with the information.

Looking for a machine gun
Overstreet said then he didn&#8217;t know who took Haleigh, and if he did, he would&#8217;ve called the police and told them. But Hollers said Croslin Jr. told her last weekend that he and Overstreet had gone to the mobile home where Misty was taking care of Haleigh and her younger brother. He said they went looking for a machine gun they were going to steal but learned it was gone. Croslin Jr. told his grandmother they left but that Overstreet went back later and took Haleigh. &#8220;If she talked, he would kill her,&#8221; Hollars said of Misty, 18.

Soon after the phone call with her grandson, Hollars said she got a call from Misty. She said Misty told her Overstreet held a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her and her family if she told he was there.

No suspects mentioned
Tuesday, Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy brought the families together to update them on the investigation. Connie Sheffield, stepmother to Haleigh&#8217;s mother, Crystal Sheffield, said Wednesday that about a dozen members of the Sheffield and Cummings families were together for the latest updates.

Though the two families have been at odds during the past year, she said they were all in the room together crying. Connie Sheffield said it was the first time the families had been called together as a group. She said the sheriff asked that the family not share details of the meeting. She and her husband, Johnny Sheffield, have been bracing themselves for whatever the outcome may be. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know if they are looking for evidence or they are looking for her body,&#8221; she said.
*Much more at link!

Article:
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/...heriff-status-haleigh-cummings-case-unchanged

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Items found in Haleigh search; now a homicide case
Published: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:33 p.m.
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"Over the past few weeks, information has been obtained by investigators that lead them to believe Haleigh Cummings is most likely deceased," Hardy said, adding later, "At this point, I am comfortable in going ahead and calling this a homicide investigation."

Hardy added there are "persons of interest" in the case, but he said no one is in custody related to Haleigh's case.

Relatives of Haleigh, including paternal grandmother Teresa Neves and maternal grandmother Marie Griffis, could not be reached for comment. Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, has not spoken to the media much since her daughter's disappearence.

Hardy said key figures in the case -- including Misty Croslin, who was babysitting Haleigh at the time she disappeared -- have become more cooperative. Croslin and Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, are among several family members currently jailed on drug trafficking charges.

Attorneys for Croslin and Cummings could not be reached Thursday.

Video: Haleigh Update: Case
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100415/VIDEO/4152000&template=video

Article:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/...1118?Title=Haleigh-case-now-called-a-homicide

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Misty Cummings' Cousin, Grandma Speak
Joe Overstreet Says He Doesn't Know What Happened To Haleigh
POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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The cousin of Misty Cummings, who investigators think is the key to solving the case of Haleigh Cummings, said he does not know what happened to Haleigh the night she disappeared.

Investigators from Putnam County, however, traveled to Antioch, Tenn., earlier this week where they questioned 20-year-old Joe Overstreet. It was the third time police have interviewed him.

Overstreet and Cummings' grandmother, Flora Hollars also lives in Antioch. She said she's not surprised police came back to interview her grandson. "They've been waiting on him to get here," she said.

Hollars said the ordeal has been beyond difficult for their family. She said, however, she thinks Overstreet knows more than he's telling investigators. He came back to Tennessee a few days after Haleigh disappeared.

"He's been a changed person since he got back from Florida," she said. "He's not been the same person anymore. There's been a complete turnaround. And there's a scare in his eyes. And it's been there ever since he came back."

Video: Misty's Cousin Questioned In Tennessee
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23155988/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23156161/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: Haleigh Likely Dead; Persons Of Interest Identified
River Search Continues Into 3rd Day; Items Recovered
POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010
UPDATED: 6:48 pm EDT April 15, 2010
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Investigators continued their search of the St. Johns River for a third day on Thursday in connection with the disappearance of the 6-year-old Satsuma girl, and Hardy said items have been recovered. He said it's unknown if the items are related to the case, and they will be sent to labs for analysis.

The sheriff said the search at the Shell Harbor Boat Ramp was the result of information obtained during interviews.

Hardy said he's confident in calling this a homicide investigation based on information obtained by investigators over the past few weeks, and he said some "people are starting to cooperate" and talk, though he did not say who he was referring to.

Overstreet and Cummings' grandmother, Flora Hollars, who also lives in Antioch, said it was her tip that led investigators to search the St. Johns River. Though Hardy said the tip did not come from Tennessee, but from a source.

"What I've heard is they're looking for particular items now, but they've not told me what kind of items," Hollars said.

UNCUT VIDEO: Sheriff Says Haleigh Likely Dead
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23164556/index.html

Video: Putnam Sheriff To Addresses Haleigh Search Rumors
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23167681/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23160821/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Sheriff: Haleigh case a homicide investigation
Last Update: 7:07 pm
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Sheriff Jeff Hardy released new details in the search for Haleigh Cummings saying now that he is comfortable calling the case a homicide investigation.

Hardy said the search will end at 6 p.m. tonight. Items have been recovered from the search site and sent to a crime lab for analysis. A collection of interviews with witnesses and items recovered have led investigators to believe that Haleigh is no longer alive.

The Sheriff said that there are several persons of interest in the case.

"People are starting to cooperate," Hardy said. "People are starting to talk." He said rumors that a suspect is in custody are not true.

"It's our belief that it's a very real possibility (that Haleigh died in this area)," Hardy said.

Video: Search For Haleigh News Conference 4/15/10 11:24
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37428@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Document: Sheriff Jeff Hardy's News Conference (130.0KB)
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/media/...b003-f427cf10a148/Haleigh_Release_4_15_10.doc

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...ide-investigation/agdOpMyvuUOoGUInjPfKxQ.cspx

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Family holds hope Haleigh is still alive
Last Update: 11:03 pm
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Haleigh Cummings great-grandmother is breaking her silence about the latest developments in the case.

Annette Sykes still believes she'll see Haleigh's smiling face again. "We haven't seen evidence that proves she's actually dead. Until they bring us evidence shell always be alive."

Sykes has a wall lined with stuffed animals and pictures of her little girl. She still wears t-shirts with Haleigh's face on it when she goes out. She even gets hugs from strangers. "That may not mean much to anyone but to me someone remembers my grand baby," said Sykes.

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...gh-is-still-alive/TOTOhvljA0-sCAbmPieztw.cspx

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Video: Haleigh: Breaking the silence 4/15/10 2:39
The great grandmother of missing 6 year old Haleigh Cummings breaks her silence about the investigation
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37445@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Haleigh family not speaking 4/15/10 2:03
Investigators are in Nashville, Tennessee speaking with members of Misty Croslin's family about the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37437@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search for Haleigh 4/15/10 3:19
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with other agencies in its search for Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37435@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Haleigh: Homicide 4/15/10 4:21
THEY ARE THE WORDS NO ONE IN OUR COMMUNITY WANTED TO HEAR, HALEIGH CUMMINGS' DISAPPEARANCE HAS BECOME A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37430@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search for Haleigh news conference 4/15/10 11:24
Sheriff Jeff Hardy of Putnam County gives an update on the continued search for Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37428@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search for Haleigh 4/14/10 2:16
Investigators spent a second day searching a section of the St. Johns River for missing 6 year old Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37421@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Haleigh: A Community search 4/14/10 1:26
The community of Satsuma, Florida are hoping for some answers behind the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37410@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search for Haleigh 4/14/10 2:05
Divers continued focusing on a section of the St. Johns River as they look for missing Haleigh Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37408@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Haleigh: The Investigation 4/14/10 4:22
Acting on a new tip, police in Nashville, Tennessee are focusing on the cousin of Misty Cummings
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37406@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search for Haleigh: Exclusive 4/14/10 4:57
POLICE IN PUTNAM COUNTY ARE SEARCHING FOR CLUES INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HALEIGH CUMMINGS
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37403@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search For Haleigh: Joseph Overstreet 4/14/10 4:16
The search for answers in the Haleigh Cummings case brought investigators to Nashville, Tennessee. They wanted to talk to Joseph Overstreet, Misty Cummings cousin.
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37398@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Search For Haleigh: River Search 4/14/10 2:07
Search crews say they'll be back in the St Johns River today to search for any clues in the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings.
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37397@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Misty's Grandma: 'I Know What Happened'
Hollars Said Haleigh Was Thrown In The River
POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010
UPDATED: 12:09 am EDT April 16, 2010
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Flora Hollars said she spoke to Misty on Thursday. Misty is being held at the St. Johns County Jail on unrelated drug charges. Hollars said she told Misty that enough is enough and that she was not raised a liar. She said she told Misty that it is time to start talking about what happened to Haleigh.

"She was crying and I told her, 'Baby, don't cry. This is something you should have said a long time ago,'" Hollars said. "She said, 'Nanny, I was scared.'"

Hollars said she told Misty that it is time to come clean. "She said, 'Nanny, I told them everything I know,'" Hollars said.

According to Hollars, Misty shared details about what happened the night Haleigh vanished. Hollars made it clear, however, Misty was not involved. She said she knows what happened.

"Tied Haleigh up with a yellow rope and tied a bricker block to the rope, and dropped her into the St. Johns River," Hollars said. When asked if Misty told her why, Hollars said she did not.

Sources confirmed to Channel 4 that two cinder blocks were pulled from the river. They said they have no information about a yellow rope. The cinder blocks, along with everything else have been sent out to be analyzed. It is unclear if they are connected to Haleigh's case.

Video: Misty Cummings Grandmother Talkes
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23167790/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23167951/detail.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Haleigh's Great Grandma 'Not Giving Up Hope'
Sykes Says She Still Believes Haleigh Is Alive
POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010
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On Thursday, Sheriff Jeff Hardy of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office held a press conference and said that Haleigh is most likely dead. Annette Sykes said even though in her head, she knows Haleigh might be dead, in her heart she believes the girl will come home.

"Until they can bring me something to prove to me that she's not alive, I'll continue to believe that she is," she said.

Sykes said that what the Sheriff spoke about in the press conference is the same information he told the family earlier in the week behind closed doors.

"It's hard to hear somebody tell you your child or grandchild is dead," she said.

Video: Haleigh Cummings Great-Grandmother Speaks
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23167900/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23168292/detail.html

 

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Putnam sheriff: Haleigh likely murdered
Posted: April 16, 2010
"Snip" http://staugustine.com/news/local-ne...ikely-murdered

By Dana Treen


Sheriff Jeff Hardy conceded Haleigh Cummings never made it to her sixth birthday.

Putnam County sheriff said it's a "good possibility" Haleigh died there.

No one has been arrested, but investigators have several people of interest ,people are now cooperating.

"We just don't believe we are looking for a live child," said Maj. Gary Bowling.


Hardy said divers were out there each day pulling in "alligator toenails to you-name-it."

He said some items have been recovered for testing but would not elaborate.

No murder weapon or human remains were found, however, Bowling said.

February 2009 Haleigh disappeared, she had been at home with her younger brother and Misty.

Ronald Cummings was at work, came home from his night shift about 3 a.m. to find his Haleigh missing.

Misty Croslin has been a central figure in the case and consistently kept information from detectives.

Hardy said Misty Croslin has "come to realize she is in trouble."She was brought to the river for the search on Wednesday, but Bowling would only say it was her decision to come.He said she couldn't be forced to leave the St. Johns County jail where she is being held on drug trafficking charges unrelated to Haleigh's case.

Flo Hollars, said Misty and her brother both called her from jail about 15 minutes apart on Sunday. They said a cousin living in Tennessee, Joseph Overstreet, was responsible for Haleigh's disappearance.

Hollars said she called authorities, but Hardy said the latest tip about the search area did not come from Tennessee.
Joe Overstreet was interviewed by detectives this week. He has been interviewed in the past, both in Florida and Tennessee.

"He's a person of interest as far as having information," Bowling said.

Overstreet has denied any involvement.

Misty Croslin told the same story in letters to her father and a sister-in-law in Massachusetts.

Chelsea Croslin, said she and her husband got a letter about two months ago from Misty that details the same set of events.

Misty's father, Hank Croslin Sr., said he got a similar letter but tore it up and threw it away.

Thursday, Chelsea Croslin said she did not want to provide a copy of the letter for fear of retaliation. Chelsea said her sister-in-law was terrified of Overstreet so didn't tell authorities what happened that night.

She said she has been urging the Sheriff's Office to search the area off Shell Harbour Road since shortly after Haleigh disappeared. She said that was one of the few areas Overstreet was familiar with when he visited.

Bowling said it was the first time he heard about the location tip, although investigators have seen those letters.

In the phone calls the grandmother said she received, both Misty and Tommy
said Tommy and Overstreet came to the mobile home on Green Lane where Misty was with the children. The two were looking to steal a machine gun, but it was not there.

Overstreet came back and snatched Haleigh after putting a knife to Misty's throat, threatening to kill her and her family if they said anything, they told Hollars.

In her 911 call to authorities that night, Misty never mentioned Overstreet.

Hollars said that after seeing the police take Misty down to the river in handcuffs, she's not sure that all three of them aren't still holding something back.


Hardy said investigators would work the case for as long as it takes.

"I'm not going to give up on this little girl and this family," the sheriff said.