suspicious1
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IMO, they knew from early on that it was potentially a homicide investigation. They did not have the proof so held off on classifying it as homicide as a missing child allowed them to have assistance from other agencies. The minute they classified the case as homicide, the missing child response teams would not longer be available to help investigate.
The reason I think they suspected it was homicide is that on March 5, 2009, it was reported that:
"On Wednesday, anyone who had been inside the Cummings' home was asked to give a DNA sample. Police called it a routine part of their investigation."
http://www.cbs12.com/news/haleigh-4715335-cummings-time.html
Wednesday would be March 4, 2009. So a month after Haleigh disappeared, LE requested DNA. DNA is too expensive to be routine. Usually, LE asks for fingerprints to rule out those prints that should be there in the hope they find "strange" prints. They must have had evidence of something fluid and/or blood related to ask for DNA.
IMO, LE only claimed it was a "routine" part of the investigation to get people to voluntarily submit to DNA testing as they did not have enough "evidence" to get a warrant for DNA from anyone who had been inside. So they requested people "volunteer" DNA. I wish we knew if anyone refused to give a voluntary DNA sample.
I also wish we knew what they found that made them want to test "anybody who had been in the Cummings' home" for DNA.
1Chump, that makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you.