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In this press release in 2010...LE is stating then that they believe Haleigh was a victim of foul play=murder.....and they believe that this act was committed by someone known to Misty and/or Ron...this tells me that LE had focused in on Ron and Misty....
They go on to say that Misty's account of that night and what she was doing in that mh...cannot be backed up with the physical evidence...Misty told us that she fed the kids, bathe the kids, did laundry, and put the kids to bed....so LE, IMO, is saying that is all a lie....we have GMSykes saying the kids were eating when she got there around 7pm....so if LE doesn't believe that she even fed the kids....why did GMSykes back her up and say that the kids were eating? Apparently LE doesn't believe that is what happened....just like from the very beginning, one week after the disappearance, LE said they received a tip that Misty was NOT there...they decided to follow up on that tip because of physical evidence that contradicted Misty's account of that evening.....it seemed to them that her not being there would explain why the physical evidence doesn't match up with what she's saying....and when that information came out...Teresa Neves comes out and say that Misty was there that evening...IMO, the Cummings never entertained the thought of Misty being gone....why? especially if LE believed that she was not there...
Tommy comes out in August and says that he went to the mh and Misty was NOT there....he later tried to retract that but LE wasn't buying it...they wanted to stick with Tommy original story that included Misty not being there....
....IMO, LE has known for quite some time that Misty was not the main perp....they believed that Haleigh was a victim of foul play (=murder) by someone known to Misty and Ron....LE maintained their belief that Misty had key information to break this case....even after the dock search...LE stated that Misty may not be "the key" but she has key answers....so who is "the key"? and when I add that to the fact they believe Haleigh was a victim of foul play by someone known to them.....and after the dock search...LE said there were several persons of interest...and one would be a surprise to everyone....and add that to Teresa asking Ron "you think she's gonna talk?" IMO and JMO, LE may be looking at Teresa...and this is who Misty is afraid to tell on....for whatever reasons.....There is no way Misty is in this mess alone....but LE only want information from Misty...IMO, they do not consider her the main perp.
JMO of course
"As previously released, it is very unlikely that Haleighs disappearance is the work of a stranger. Evidence and information obtained during this investigation indicate a strong likelihood that Haleighs disappearance is the result of foul play by someone known to Misty Croslin and/or Ronald Cummings."
I agree LE are and have been focused on Misty AND Ron, I just think the main point of this is to state LE doesn't believe this is some random stranger abduction. However, where is Ron mentioned in the rest of this statement? I don't see LE questioning Ron's story of his actions that night, and this statement is one you directed me to. This is, yet again, all about Misty, and IMO, the only reason they aren't calling Misty a suspect or a person of interest is because for several years now the defense uses this as prejudicial against the client.
"She still refuses to provide any sort of detailed accounting of the hours during the late evening and early morning of Haleighs disappearance. Furthermore, physical evidence at the scene contradicts Mistys sketchy account of her evening activities."
"They go on to say that Misty's account of that night and what she was doing in that mh...cannot be backed up with the physical evidence...Misty told us that she fed the kids, bathe the kids, did laundry, and put the kids to bed....so LE, IMO, is saying that is all a lie....we have GMSykes saying the kids were eating when she got there around 7pm....so if LE doesn't believe that she even fed the kids....why did GMSykes back her up and say that the kids were eating? Apparently LE doesn't believe that is what happened...."
Your interpretation in red.
I do not agree with your interpretation. IMO, this does not say in any way, shape, or form, LE thinks EVERY SINGLE THING Misty said was a lie. I remember LE asking some time back for information on what Misty was doing from 8pm on. That implies to me they believe GGMS. My take on this is what Misty is saying and what LE is putting together based on what they found are not adding up. Maybe they have evidence Jr. was sleeping down the hall, or Misty was never in her bed, or more people were there than she claims, or even that Misty was gone at some point. But, Misty leaving during this time does not = Misty left the kids alone and when she got back, Haleigh was gone. Misty could have been out disposing of Haleigh, Misty could have taken one or both kids with her and something happened elsewhere, etc.
As far as GGMS and TN, GGMS puts herself there around 7pm, and TN, as far as I know, wasn't there at all, so what difference does it make what they say about whether Misty was there or not between 8pm and 3am? They don't know anymore about where she was than I do. IMO, they said this because that is what Misty said, and at that time, they believed her.
When LE had the dock search, they had Tommy there, and then they had Misty there. They didn't have Ron or TN or GGMS there. This search was LE looking for Haleigh's body, or evidence Haleigh's body had been there, so why would they bring only people who were not involved, and exclude people who were involved? And if you think it's because Ron, GGMS, and/or TN got Misty and/or Tommy to dispose of Haleigh's body, then why oh why would any of those 3 entrust these 2 to dispose of the body of a 5 year old little girl one or all of them killed? And why oh why would either one of them, especially Tommy, agree to do something like that, for child-killers? And, not to be callous, but this is a small child, it's not like you need 2 people to carry her little body, so why, if you killed a child, would you want to let so many people in on it, when you could take care of it yourself?
One thing we do know is a fact, is Tommy called 911 on Ron, after a fight, and Ron was arrested. This took place some time after Haleigh went missing. IMO, this is some pretty good proof to me Tommy has no qualms whatsoever in turning Ron in to LE, and absolutely no reason whatsoever to cover for Ron and implicate himself in Ron killing his little girl.