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UPDATED: Source Of Haleigh Tip Goes To Investigators
Woman Dropped Letter Off At Newspaper
POSTED: 5:19 am EDT September 24, 2009
UPDATED: 5:31 pm EDT September 25, 2009
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They said the woman told them she was delivering the letter for someone else. The sheriff's office said it has been following up on leads based on the letter.

Some explosive allegations surfaced Thursday morning in the search for Haleigh.

A letter written by a friend of Misty Cummings explained what appeared to be a new theory about the disappearance of the girl and why Putnam County sheriff's deputies drained a pond over the weekend.

The letter was dated Sept. 18. That is one day before the pond outside Palatka was drained and searched.

Misty Cummings mother has been arrested in Tennessee on forgery charges after a Satsuma neighbor reported a gun and several checks had been stolen from his home. The arrest is unrelated to Haleigh's disappearance.

Video: Source Of Haleigh Tip Goes To Investigators
http://www.wesh.com/video/21118012/index.html

Video Report: Investigators Look For Source Of Haleigh Tip
http://www.wesh.com/video/21117279/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/21099550/detail.html

 

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Haleigh letter Woman Found
September 25, 2009 4:40 PM
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A woman who gave a letter to a local news paper regarding Haleigh Cummings has been found.

"She learned that they were trying to find her, so she came to the sheriff's office herself, she wasn't picked up she came on her own and talked to our officers for about an hour," Schauland said.

He said they are now following up on the tips but do not know if the information is solid or not.

"The officers are following up on it. The clarification they got her has helped. Hopefully it will lead to something that will help us to find Haleigh. But, you're right, we do not know at this point if it is good information or not," Schauland said.

He said the woman did not write the letter, she delivered it for someone else. He said he did not know why she went to the newspaper instead of the police in the first place.

Article:
http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/09/haleigh-letter-woman-found.html

 

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Woman who dropped off letter with Haleigh Cummings tip comes forward
Published: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 4:57 p.m.
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A woman Putnam County deputies wanted to speak with in connection with a tip about the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings came forward Friday.

On Friday afternoon, officers reported that the woman voluntarily came to the Sheriff's Office after learning detectives wanted to talk with her. She told officers she was delivering the letter for someone else, the Sheriff's Office reported in a statement.

"Detectives are continuing to follow up, hoping that the clarification will make the tip useful," the agency reported.

Investigators have not released the woman's identity or information about what was in the letter.

Article:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/...etter-with-Haleigh-Cummings-tip-comes-forward

 

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Woman In Haleigh Tip Comes Forward
Letter Regarding Girl's Disappearance Dropped Off At Newspaper
POSTED: Friday, September 25, 2009
UPDATED: 4:54 pm EDT September 25, 2009
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The woman, whose name has not been released, dropped off a letter at the St. Augustin Record on Wednesday, but told deputies on Friday that she delivered the information on the behalf of someone else, the sheriff's office said.

Detectives said they are continuing to follow up on the information, hoping that the clarification will make the tip useful.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is not releasing the contents of the letter but said if the information is true, it could be very helpful in solving the case.

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21115327/detail.html

 

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Haleigh's mom breaks her silence
September 25, 2009
Last Update: 4:49 pm
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"I had a dream about her that she knocked on my door. I got up and she wasn't there."

For Sheffield it's not about justice anymore. "I just wish whoever has her would bring her home. They could drop her off in my yard. I wouldn't say a word."

She says she doesn't talk to Haleigh's dad, Ronald, but believes he must have his doubts about his wife, Misty. "I hope he does because she was the last one to see his daughter. Everything that's going on should bother him. It would bother me."

Sheffield says she isn't sure what to believe, but she isn't giving up hope Haleigh is alive and coming home

Video: Breaking Her Silence 9/25/2009 02:37
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/[email protected]&navCatId=5

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...reaks-her-silence/DOIYXd2f40ejjNSx-3wzUA.cspx

 

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Haleigh Cummings: What could letter say about Haleigh Cummings' disappearance? And why is it volatile?
posted by halboedeker on Sep 25, 2009 5:55:01 PM
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Could there finally be a break in the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings?

The St. Augustine Record has received a letter about what might have happened to the girl, who has been missing since February. "If the information is accurate, it's going to be pretty volatile," Richard Pryor, an editor at the paper, told WESH-Channel 2.

He wouldn't discuss specifics, but he told WESH that the letter "could go a long way to solving what happened to her."

WESH played surveillance video a woman delivering the letter to the paper, but she told authorities she was merely a messenger.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...ngs-disappearance-and-why-is-it-volatile.html

 

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Video: Mystery Woman Comes: 9/25/09 12PM Report -1:12
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?mid=1275933847

Video: Haleigh Case: Letter Dropped Off At St. Augustine Record
http://www.news4jax.com/video/21120722/index.html

 

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Haleigh case: Mystery letter delivered
September 25, 2009
Last Update: 7:07 pm
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Action News saw the woman walking into the criminal investigations building around 2p.m. Friday to speak with detectives. She left about an hour and a half later.

She told us she was a messenger and delivered a letter.

She didn't want to identify herself and said she did not know Haleigh's family.

Detectives are not telling us what they learned from her interview but they are saying she could hold the tip that will help them crack the case.

"This could be it," said Putnam County Sheriff's Office Captain Dick Schauland.

"It has to do with the whereabouts of Haleigh," said Schauland.

The information contained in the letter is being kept secret from the media and the public because detectives say they don't want to compromise the investigation.

"Somewhere down the line we are going to have a criminal investigation regarding this and we don't want to spoil any kind of case we may have," said Schauland.

Video: Search for Haleigh: New tip 9/25/09 3:09
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/[email protected]&navCatId=5

Article:
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/conten...-letter-delivered/zel6ND0ZiEmMSugEoAkHRw.cspx

 

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Misty's Mother Arrested on Forgery, Petit Theft Charges
Created: 9/25/2009 9:07:58 PM
Updated: 9/25/2009 9:35:51 PM
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Reports from Tennessee show Lisa Croslin was arrested on uttering a forgery, forgery and petit theft charges.

Lisa Croslin is the mother of Misty Croslin-Cummings, the teen who put Haleigh Cummings to bed the night she disappeared last February. Misty Croslin-Cummings is married to Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings.

According to those reports, Croslin was wanted in Putnam County. She was found in Tennessee.

Officers say NCIC verified Croslin was wanted, and they assisted in her search.

She was arrested by Metro Nashville Police Thursday, Sept. 24th, on a fugitive from justice warrant.

Lisa Croslin Mug Shot

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=145681&catid=3

 

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Mystery woman talks to cops
Tipster says she was just a carrier for anonymous writer in HaLeigh case
Posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Updated: 12:34 AM on Saturday, September 26, 2009
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The blond woman, who wore blue scrubs and sunglasses when she came to the paper, told detectives on Friday that she dropped the anonymous letter off for someone else.

A spokesman with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said the woman came in voluntarily after learning that the police wanted to talk to her.

Investigators are not saying what information, if any, the woman was able to give them about the contents of the letter.

A video of the woman leaving the letter is posted on The Record's Web site and has been carried by television stations.

No information about the contents is being released until detectives are able to determine its authenticity.

Article:
http://www.staugustine.com/stories/092609/news_2017422.shtml

 

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Woman linked to missing girl arrested in Nashville
September 26, 2009
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A woman with ties to the mystery of a missing Florida girl was arrested by Metro police.

Records show police and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents Thursday arrested Lisa Croslin on a fugitive-from-justice warrant. She was wanted by Florida authorities on forgery and theft charges.

Article:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090926/NEWS03/909260345/2066

 

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New letter on Haleigh may prove helpful
In unrelated development, Misty Croslin Cummings' mom arrested in case involving a stolen check.
Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 11:44 p.m.
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Prior also did not discuss the letter's contents, but said, "There was absolutely no doubt that if it is legitimate that it's pretty volatile stuff. And we also realized that it's not our job to try and determine the legitimacy of the information," he said about contacting authorities.

"It's very specific about, very specific, some stuff that allegedly happened to Haleigh," said Prior, who had recently done a story about Ronald Cummings, Haleigh's father.

"This is not something that somebody scribbled to smuggle out of a jail cell," Prior said, referring to a separate letter related to Haleigh allegedly written by a jail inmate that Putnam authorities on Thursday described as a "farce."

"And I think that that lends it a little more authenticity," Prior added.

In addition to contacting officers, Prior said he also spoke to Ronald Cummings' attorneys about the newest letter.

Meanwhile, Lisa Croslin joined a list of people connected to Haleigh and her family who have recently been jailed after she was arrested in Tennessee.

A resident alleged to officers that Lisa Croslin cashed a check taken from him. The man, who also reported Hank Croslin Jr. took a gun from his home, said he was missing 10 checks. On Sept. 8, one of the checks made out for $400 was cashed in Lisa Croslin's name at a Palatka bank.

Article:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/...itle=New-letter-on-Haleigh-may-prove-helpful-

 

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Woman with tip visits sheriff's office
Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:19 AM EDT
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The woman arrived at the sheriff's office at 2:15 p.m. Friday wearing blue scrubs and a blonde braided ponytail. She told the receptionist she believed detectives wanted to speak to her about a typed letter she left anonymously at the St. Augustine Record newspaper's front desk. Her visit there was recorded on a security videocam.

Rick Ryan, chief investigator of the sheriff's office, met her in the sheriff's office lobby and walked her across the parking lot to another building to be questioned.

"She is the messenger bringing the information from someone else, and we are following up on the information," Capt. Dick Schauland, spokesman for the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, said. "What it amounted to was the tip she gave us needed clarification."

The sheriff's office isn't revealing the woman's name or the information contained in the letter.

"We don't want to mess up any type of criminal investigation that may happen down the line. However, if it will help find Haleigh we will certainly release anything," Schauland said.

The information has "no connection whatsoever" to another recent letter written by an acquaintance of Haleigh's stepmother, Misty Croslin-Cummings.

Article:
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/09/26/news/news01.txt

 

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Lisa Croslin arrested 6:09
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/09/26/ng.haleigh.mother.arrest.cnn

 

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FYI: Geraldo At Large Tonight! Weekends at 10 p.m. ET
&#8226; A new search begins for missing 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings. What have investigators found that could crack the case? Art H. is also going to be a guest tonight according to his web site!!
http://www.foxnews.com/geraldo/

 

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Letter claims Haleigh is dead 3:43
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/09/25/jvm.haleigh.oxycontin.cnn

 

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YouTube - Art Harris Talks Haleigh Cummings With Geraldo Rivera

 

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Haleigh Cummings Case Break Coincides with Lindsey Baum Case Break
September 27, 2009
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On opposite sides of the country, police investigating the cases of little girls who seem to have vanished without a trace received information that could break the floundering investigations. Haleigh Cummings, 5, disappeared from Satsuma, Florida February 10. In McCleary, Washington, Lindsey Baum,10, left a friend's house and never made it home the night of June 26.

Could the followup on tips received in both cases lead to one or the other of the little girls being found soon? Will the imbalance of publicity affect the outcome of the two investigations?

New Tip in Haleigh Cummings Case Potentially Volatile
In Putnam County, Florida where Haleigh Cummings disappeared, a witness who dropped off a letter purportedly disclosing what happened to the little girl at the St. Augustine Record offices Wednesday voluntarily contacted police late Friday and participated in an hour long interview after learning that police wanted to speak with her. The woman purportedly acted only as a messenger in delivering the letter about Haleigh Cummings to the Record.

Capt. Dick Schauland of the Putnam County Sheriff's office told the Sentinel that if the information in the letter proves true, it could be very helpful in solving the Haleigh Cummings case. He told NEWS4JAX that the letter "...has to do with the whereabouts of Haleigh."

Inferences Drawn from Reports of the New Haleigh Cummings Tip
While police have declined to make public the contents of the letter, one important inference can be drawn from news reports on the latest letter from a tipster in the Haleigh Cummings case. That inference is that whatever the letter says about Haleigh Cummings' whereabouts does not explicitly implicate Ronald Cummings in her disappearance. Richard Prior shared the letter with Cummings before contacting the police. Had the letter implicated Ronald Cummings in any way, it's unlikely that the editor would have contacted Cummings and shared the contents of the letter with him, rather than going directly to police.

Disparate Media Coverage of the Baum and Cummings Cases
The Baum case is not as sensational as the Cummings case, in part because the Baum family and associates appear to be mainstream. The Cummings family and associates have earned their milieu the nickname Dysfunction Junction, with arrests for illegal drug use, battery, and forgery, allegations of child abuse, underage sex, and myriad other less than stellar behaviors.

Are dysfunctional lifestyle choices actually an aid to the Haleigh Cummings investigation, keeping the story in the headlines?

The apparent abduction of Lindsey Baum is of no less importance than the abduction of Haleigh Cummings, yet the absence of tawdry entertainment value associated with its reporting seems to minimize the news coverage.

While these most recent criminal charges against a relative of a key figure in the Haleigh Cummings investigation garnered wide publicity, the vigil marking the 3 month point in Lindsey Baum's disappearance passed largely unnoticed.

Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2220877/haleigh_cummings_case_break_coincides.html?cat=49

 

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UPDATED: S.O.: Nothing Found Where Tip Says Haleigh Buried
Letter Dropped Off Last Week Offered Burial Site For Missing Girl
POSTED: 11:55 am EDT September 28, 2009
UPDATED: 2:20 pm EDT September 28, 2009
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Investigators said they found nothing at a possible burial site for missing 6-year-old Haleigh Cummings, who was last seen in February.

A letter was dropped off at the newspaper offices of the St. Augustine Record last week. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the letter contained information about a possible burial site of the Satsuma girl.

Also last week, two letters written by a friend of Misty Cummings brought to light a theory about what happened to Haleigh. The letters, written by Kristina Renee Prevatt, claimed authorities have a sworn affidavit indicating Haleigh died after accidentally ingesting OxyContin.

The Sheriff's Office said it did interview Prevatt, but would not verify the truthfulness of anything else in the letters.

Video: S.O.: Nothing Found Where Tip Says Haleigh Buried
http://www.wesh.com/video/21137696/index.html

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/21137445/detail.html

 

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Mystery Letter's Contents Revealed
Created: 9/28/2009 11:30:44 AM
Updated: 9/28/2009 11:35:27 AM
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Today, detectives say the note contained information about a possible burial site for Haleigh, the girl who disappeared from her Satsuma home in February.

Capt. Dick Schauland with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office says detectives followed up the tip, but found nothing, and they are still no closer to finding the girl.

Video: Mystery Letter's Contents 1:51
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...f43367513e061&maven_referralObject=1278887006

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=145763&catid=3