There is no evidence I am aware of that indicates that Ron Cummings murdered his daughter. He has been told by LE that she was dead by homicide. His comments quoted above (if he said that) about someone "getting what Haleigh got" may come from what he has been told by LE--meaning his impotent threat (or wish) that the person he is speaking about experience what Haleigh experienced. (My own thought? rape and murder, but that is just my thought.) We do not know what LE has told him, or why LE is sure Haleigh is dead. As to the reported statement: It's impossible to interpret a putative statement offered with absolutely no context. And an unsourced statement supposedly from a Croslin? Eh. Not to mention that Ron is a blowhard who has been spouting threats since the 9-1-1 call.
If LE thought was responsible for her death, why don't we EVER hear that from a reputable source? Why wasn't Ronald down at the docks in cuffs while they look for the body? Why does Misty's grandmother point to her own grandchildren? Why haven't we seen one shred of evidence that Ronald was not at work? There may be answers to all of these questions but I am still waiting for law enforcement or the DA or someone in an official role (not a defense attorney for a Croslin or a blogger) to say Ron is a POI in this case--either to say it directly or be doing something that indicates Ron is under scrutiny. What I have read and seen says exactly the opposite. The stories I read about Ron during the dock investigation indicated that LE met with him and Haleigh's other family members, including Crystal, to tell them they presume Haleigh is dead based on their investigation. That's a far cry from dragging him down to the dock in cuffs to watch the search for the body. If he was the suspect, he would have been the guy down there, sweating it out.
Meanwhile, I see nothing to rejoice in that Ron Jr. will grow up with a father in prison. My opinion of Crystal rises in that she sees the loss in that for her son. Ron's treatment has been down the line the same as the other defendants in this case, so far as I can see, so there is no reason to think that he is either LE's favored darling (as people have argued here for months) or that LE hates him worse than any other small-time drug dealer and wannabe tough guy. The whole business, from beginning to end, is sad beyond belief. Poor little Haleigh dead. Poor Junior losing his sister and his father in jail. Poor Crystal losing her daughter and any shot at child support from Junior's dad. Stupid Ron throwing his life away. And the whole Croslin clan awash in drugs and lies. Sad, sad, and stupid beyond belief.