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Haleigh's family is planning her funeral
Last Update: 4/19 11:24 pm
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For 14 months, the family of Haleigh Cummings held onto hope that the little girl would be found alive. But last week, that hope faded when the Putnam County Sheriff announced he doesn't believe the little girl is alive. "They're grieving, their heart is broken," says Ann Dugger, with the Justice Coalition.

Dugger has supported Haleigh's family during the last year, while investigators searched for the little girl. Now she's helping them as they begin to plan Haleigh's funeral.

While Dugger helps Haleigh's family with the grieving process, State Attorney Angela Corey talked to Action News about the other difficult task for this family -- seeking justice. "Now they have the long and torturous course of the arrest and the prosecution," says Corey.

Even though Haleigh's body hasn't been found, Corey believes this case can still be prosecuted. "It's more of a challenge but because we're allowed to use circumstantial evidence, the prosecution will be able to proceed."

Investigators have sent potential evidence to labs for testing. Once that process is over, we could know more about what happened to Haleigh. Until then, Ann Dugger says she'll be there for the family. "Now we must go on and try to figure out, what do we need to do to help this family go on?

Video: Justice For Haleigh 4/19/10 2:06
The family of missing 6 year old Haleigh Cummings is hoping that a new search will lead to her return home
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37499@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Video: Justice for Haleigh 4/19/10 2:26
POTENTIAL EVIDENCE IN THE HALEIGH CUMMINGS HOMICIDE CASE IS HEADED TO A LAB FOR TESTING
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=37495@wtev.web.entriq.net&navCatId=5

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...nning-her-funeral/ifrrEFT1s0uJk4EigrsitQ.cspx
 
Ronald Cummings' Attorney: He trusted Misty
Last Update: 4/19 8:33 pm
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Shoemaker spent time with Ronald after the Putnam County Sheriff announced last week that he doesn't believe Haleigh is alive. Ronald was upset to learn that his ex-wife, Misty Cummings, may have had something to do with Haleigh's disappearance. She was seen with investigators at the same spot where they believe Haleigh was taken.

"He's hurt over the fact that he trusted her, he believed in her and she told him she had nothing to do with it and she didn't know anything. He trusted her."

Ronald may have trusted Misty but his attorney says he never trusted her brother, Tommy Croslin or Misty's cousin, Joe Overstreet. "He's had his suspicions from the start about Joe, the cousin of Misty and Tommy," says Shoemaker.

While investigators test potential evidence in the case, Ronald remains in jail on drug charges, still hopeful that his daughter will someday come home. "He's still holding out that maybe this is another wrong tip or something else will come out of it," says Shoemaker. "But overall, I think he sees the writing on the wall and he knows it's time to start a different phase of this whole investigation."

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...-He-trusted-Misty/F3Fw9JZM0k69s80KTSwiUA.cspx
 
Labs To Analyze Haleigh Cummings Evidence
No Time Frame Provided For Lab Results

POSTED: 3:32 pm EDT April 20, 2010
UPDATED: 4:54 pm EDT April 20, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla. --
Evidence collected during a search for Haleigh Cummings along the St. Johns River in Putnam County has been sent for analysis, officials with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.

The evidence was obtained during a three-day search along the river before Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy announced the search was over and Haleigh was likely dead.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement assisted in the search, but an expert said the FDLE laboratory is usually called to analyze physical evidence, which includes human remains or items found near a body.

The University of Florida was also at the search. The same expert said UF specializes in body evidence, which includes analyzing any bones or body parts that are discovered.

more here including video

http://www.wesh.com/news/23209510/detail.html
 
Labs To Analyze Haleigh Cummings Evidence
No Time Frame Provided For Lab Results
POSTED: 3:32 pm EDT April 20, 2010
UPDATED: 4:54 pm EDT April 20, 2010
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The evidence was obtained during a three-day search along the river before Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy announced the search was over and Haleigh was likely dead.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement assisted in the search, but an expert said the FDLE laboratory is usually called to analyze physical evidence, which includes human remains or items found near a body.

The University of Florida was also at the search. The same expert said UF specializes in body evidence, which includes analyzing any bones or body parts that are discovered.

Forensic anthropologists at UF would be able to distinguish animal bones from human bones. One expert from UF assisted in the Caylee Anthony investigation.

Video: Labs To Analyze Haleigh Cummings Evidence
http://www.wesh.com/video/23210351/index.html

Video: Haleigh Cummings Investigation Deemed Homicide
http://www.wesh.com/video/23164379/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/23209510/detail.html
 
Report: Cops Showed Misty Croslin Bones
Haleigh Cummings Vanished From Satsuma Home In Feb. 2009
POSTED: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
UPDATED: 7:06 am EDT April 21, 2010
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An investigative reporter claims detectives showed Misty Croslin bones they recovered from the crime scene along the St. Johns River in the case of Haleigh Cummings, who vanished from her home more than a year ago. According to Art Harris of The Bald Truth, police believe the bones could be the remains of Haleigh, who disappeared from her Satsuma home in February 2009.

Art Harris claims Croslin shared the news with her brother, Tommy Croslin, last Friday night. The pair was on their way from the St. Johns County Jail, where they are awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.

According to artharris.com, once the pair reached the Putnam County Sheriff&#8217;s Department in Palatka, detectives put Misty and Tommy Croslin in separate rooms for further interrogation before allowing them to ride together back to jail in the next county. Sources told artharris.com, it was their first extended visit since both were arrested on drug charges three months ago. Harris goes on to say "other than saying she showed 'emotion,' it&#8217;s unclear how either reacted or what was said, but their ride, like collect calls from jail, was caught on audio tape."

Police declined to confirm the account or comment on any possible evidence. But Terry Shoemaker, Ronald Cummings' attorney, told Nancy Grace of CNN that police have advised his client, and Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, to make funeral arrangements to bury their missing child.

The Bald Truth reported that Haleigh's family has turned over items containing Haleigh&#8217;s DNA for forensic experts to compare to DNA from bones found at the river.

VIDEO: Report: Cops Showed Misty Croslin Bones 1:38
An investigative reporter claims detectives showed Misty Croslin bones they recovered from the crime scene along the St. Johns River in the case of Haleigh Cummings.
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/23217932/index.html

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23217834/detail.html
 
UPDATED: Report: Detectives Showed Misty Bones
Independent, Investigative Reporter Releases New Details Online
POSTED: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
UPDATED: 10:59 am EDT April 21, 2010
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Art Harris claims Misty Croslin shared the news with her brother, Tommy Croslin last Friday night. The pair was on their way from the St. Johns County Jail where they are awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.

According to artharris.com, once they reached the Putnam County Sheriff&#8217;s Department in Palatka, detectives put Misty and Tommy Croslin in separate rooms for further interrogation, before allowing them to ride together back to jail in the next county. Harris said sources it was the siblings first extended visit since both were arrested on drug charges three months ago.

Ann Dugger with the Justice Coalition said that the family has made preliminary inquiries with funeral homes, but no arrangements are made for a funeral or a memorial service.

During one visit to the river, Ronald Cummings told Art Harris, Joe Overstreet enjoyed tossing deer meat into the water and watching alligators go into a feeding frenzy. &#8220;He said, all of a sudden, there were a hundred eyes that popped out of the water, and Joe said, &#8216;This would be a good place to get rid of a body.&#8217;&#8221;

Video: Report: Cops Showed Misty Bones 4:02
Investigative reporter Art Harris told Nancy Grace Tuesday night that police showed Misty Cummings the bones that they recovered from the Saint Johns River.
http://www.news4jax.com/video/23218615/index.html

Video: Haleigh Cummings Disappearance Timeline
http://www.news4jax.com/video/19121705/index.html

Article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23217461/detail.html
 
April 21, 2010
Haleigh's family told to make funeral arrangements, did cops find a body?
"Snip" http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/201...ke-funeral-arrangements-did-cops-find-a-body/
Detective Merchant, says police need to build a strong case without a body. Members from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office met with the parents of Haleigh Cummings today to let them know their options.

Sheriff Jeff Hardy announced last week that he is confident enough to say that 5-year-old Haleigh is likely dead. Now it is up to her parents to determine how to celebrate her life even without tangible proof of her death.


According to Merchant he presented two options to parents Ronald Cummings and Crystal Sheffield about a funeral for Haleigh:

The couple could wait seven years for Haleigh to be declared dead by the state of Florida and then be issued a death certificate or they can go before a judge before the seven years lapses to request a death certificate.

The talk of funerals and death certificates all comes while Law Enforcement officials continue to deny that a body or any form of remains belonging to Haleigh Cummings were located during their three day search of the St. Johns River.

There are persons of interest still to be named. Sheriff's Office is not releasing names we were told "I think ya'll know who they are."
 
Sheriff's Office: Bones Seen By Misty Croslin Near Satsuma Dock Were Animal Bones

Dave Wax Jessica Clark Created: 4/21/2010 10:40:17 AM Updated: 4/21/2010 10:40:17 AM

SATSUMA, Fla. - Misty Croslin saw bones on her recent visit to a dock along the St. Johns River, but they were not human bones, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

A tip last week led investigators to conduct an intense three-day search at the Shell Harbour boat ramp south of Satsuma in Putnam County.

Haleigh Cummings has been missing since February, 2009, and Misty Croslin is the one who said she put her to bed that night.

Croslin, now jailed on drug charges, was brought in shackles to the boat ramp.

According to the sheriff's office, divers had uncovered many bones and placed them near the dock to dry.

They were mostly deer bones, with some alligator and possibly other animal bones.

An anthropologist was on the scene to identify them.

The sheriff's office said Croslin saw the bones as she was being led to the ramp, but at no time did investigators tell her they were human bones.

more here

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=155059&catid=3
 
Sheriff's Office: Bones Seen By Misty Croslin Near Satsuma Dock Were Animal Bones
Created: 4/21/2010 10:40:17 AM
Updated: 4/21/2010 10:40:17 AM
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Misty Croslin saw bones on her recent visit to a dock along the St. Johns River, but they were not human bones, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to the sheriff's office, divers had uncovered many bones and placed them near the dock to dry.

They were mostly deer bones, with some alligator and possibly other animal bones. An anthropologist was on the scene to identify them.

The sheriff's office said Croslin saw the bones as she was being led to the ramp, but at no time did investigators tell her they were human bones.

The sheriff's office also said many of the bones were shipped to the FDLE lab for further investigation, and that some of those may be shipped on to other labs as well. While some items have been shipped to a human remains lab in Gainesville, investigators said that was only for teaching purposes at the lab, and they do not need those items back.

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=155059&catid=3
 
Reporter Claims Misty Croslin Was Shown Bones
Posted: 12:00 pm EDT April 21, 2010
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In Art Harris' blog, The Bald Truth, he claims police think the bones are the 5-year-old girl's remains. Harris says Croslin shared the news with her brother, Tommy Croslin, Friday night.

Investigators said Tommy is the one who told them to search the river last week. The two are in jail awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/23220503/detail.html
 
Putnam Cops Playing Damage Control With Haleigh Rumors
April 21, 2010 1:09 PM
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We have new information in the Haleigh Cummings investigation. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has issued the following statement to provide clarity to some media reports of a discovery of bones:

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has received numerous inquiries regarding the recovery of the skeletal remains of missing 5 year-old Haleigh Cummings. A rumor has spread throughout our community that her body has been located. This rumor is false, and this information has been vastly misreported and sensationalized by the media.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office did recover animal remains such as alligator claws and teeth, and a multiple animal bones. The agency had an anthropologist at the scene that identified all "biological" items that were recovered as being non-human. Additionally, Misty Croslin could have easily seen these items while she was at the dock while the dive operation was in progress.

In an effort to prevent this false information from impeding our investigation, Sheriff Hardy wants to quell these rumors so we can maintain our focus on the criminal investigation.

Article:
http://wokv.com/localnews/2010/04/putnam-cops-playing-damage-con.html
 
Posted: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 12:36PM

PCSO MEDIA RELEASE: Bones Seen By Misty Croslin at Satsuma Dock Were Animal Bones

"Snip" TJ Hart
http://www.thesky973.com/pages/6859...ageId=6859349&contentType=4&contentId=5964934


MEDIA RELEASE

Date: April 21, 2010



The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous inquiries regarding the recovery of the skeletal remains of missing 5 year-old Haleigh Cummings. A rumor has spread throughout our community that her body has been located. This rumor is false, and this information has been vastly misreported and sensationalized by the media.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office did recover animal remains such as alligator claws and teeth, and a multiple animal bones. The agency had an anthropologist at the scene that identified all "biological" items that were recovered as being non-human. Additionally, Misty Croslin could have easily seen these items while she was at the dock while the dive operation was in progress.



In an effort to prevent this false information from impeding our investigation, Sheriff Hardy wants to quell these rumors so we can maintain our focus on the criminal investigation.


Lieutenant Johnny Greenwood
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office
jgreenwood@putnamsheriff.org
 
Putnam sheriff: Haleigh's bones have not been found; media sensationalizing rumors
April 21, 2010 - 1:44pm
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In response to irresponsible reporting by bloggers, websites and TV news shows such as "Nancy Grace," the Putnam County Sheriff's Office again has had to squelch rumors in the Haleigh Cummings case.

The Sheriff's Office issued a statement this afternoon that the skeletal remains of the missing 5-year-old have not been found. A rumor that her bones were disocvered "has been vastly misreported and sensationalized by the media."

The Sheriff's Office said an anthropologist identified all biological items that were recovered as being nonhuman.

Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, also issued a statement through her attorney that no funeral arrangements are in the process of being made. That too had been inaccuately reported by some of these outlets.

Article:
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/...es-have-not-been-found-media-sensationalizing
 
Sheriff: Haleigh's Remains Not Found
Girl Disappeared From Home More Than 1 Year Ago
POSTED: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
UPDATED: 2:25 pm EDT April 21, 2010
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The sheriff in charge of the investigation into the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings has denied media reports that the girl's remains were found during a search of the St. Johns River last week.

"A rumor has spread throughout our community that her body has been located. This rumor is false," Sheriff Jeff Hardy said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.

Hardy said animal remains were recovered during the search, including alligator claws and teeth, but no human remains were found.

"Misty Croslin could have easily seen these items while she was at the dock while the dive operation was in progress," Hardy said.

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23221794/detail.html
 
Haleigh case update: No human remains in St. Johns
Published: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 2:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 2:12 p.m.
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Investigators recovered numerous items of a "biological nature" in the river search last week related to the homicide of Haleigh Cummings, but the items were not human, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported.

Maj. Gary Bowling said many items considered biological were found during a search of the dark waters of the St. Johns River near Shell Harbour Road last week. However, he said, officials with the C.A. Pound Human Identification Lab at the University of Florida "identified everything that was biologic as not human." "We found alligator toenails and teeth" and a variety of biological items, Bowling said. What else was taken from the river for examination, which investigators have not elaborated on, could take weeks to analyze, according to the Sheriff's Office. "We just took a bunch of things," Bowling said. "We took anything that could potentially be anything."

Asked how officers reached the decision that this was now a homicide case, Bowling said, "It's a lot of information over the last few weeks. None of us believe we are looking for an alive child anymore." But, he said, officials also have not told family members to "prepare for a funeral."

Various news reports have said Haleigh's family were told to make funeral arrangements. "We would never tell them something as cold-hearted as prepare for a funeral," he said, adding that the family would be told if the girl were found. Ann Dugger, executive director of the Justice Coalition, said the organization has been in touch with Haleigh's family. "We advocate for the innocent victims of violent crime. We will be there to advocate for them in any way that they need us," she said. "Until they have enough evidence to know she is not alive, they will not go forward with a funeral," Dugger said.

Article:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/...eigh-case-update-No-human-remains-in-St-Johns
 
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