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Haleigh: 21 days and counting
Published: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 12:59 AM EST
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Officials on Monday continued their practice of not discussing the results of the investigation by county, state and federal authorities.
Meanwhile, there were signs the neighborhood is slowly returning to normal. It was noticeable what is no longer there.
For instance, the yellow and black crime scene tape that surrounded the Cummings home is gone, as are the nearly constant stationing of a patrol car and command post. Even the number of television station trucks has diminished.
As relatives met with reporters, one neighbor was out walking a dog.
Haleigh's family, however, is maintaining its vigil on Tyler Street in tents and a camper parked in a home's front yard despite the chilly nights. Maternal-side relatives and friends man a second site near Buffalo Bluff Road.
"My mom and my cousin and grandpa stayed last night," Neves said.
Candlelight vigils have been held nightly.
"Ronald had a meltdown last night. I actually left him with a pastor last night," Neves said. "He broke down and it's hard."
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Detectives Receive More Tips on Haleigh
Created: 3/3/2009 11:51:21 AM
Updated: 3/3/2009 12:26:12 PM
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SATSUMA, FL -- The number of tips the Putnam County Sheriff's Office has received about Haleigh Cummings' disappearance has now grown to 2,300.
Captain Dick Schauland says detectives are following up on the tips today but so far, they aren't any closer to finding the 5-year-old girl.
It has now been over three weeks since she disappeared from her Satsuma home.
"We didn't know in the beginning where she was and we still don't know," says Schauland.
There are no searches planned for today.
Detectives plan to use the day re-interviewing neighbors and family members.
03/02/09 6PM Report "Psychics Providing Tips in Search for Haleigh": VIDEO 2:22
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03/02/09 11PM Report "Psychics Providing Tips in Search for Haleigh": VIDEO 1:15
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03/03/09 12PM Report "More Tips In The Search For Haleigh:" VIDEO 1:13
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Search For Haleigh Enters Third Week
Family Shares Home Video Of Missing Girl
POSTED: Monday, March 2, 2009
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As the search for Haleigh Cummings entered its third week on Monday, the missing 5-year-old's family shared a home video of the girl with the public.
They said the video was recorded about six months ago. It shows the Haleigh happy and playing with her brother and a friend.
Investigators in Putnam County have followed thousands of leads, but the family told Channel 4 that authorities said they are no closer to finding Haleigh than they were the morning of Feb. 10 -- the day an Amber Alert was issued.
"What they tell me is they're working the leads that they have. I'm hoping that goes somewhere," said Haleigh's grandmother, Teresa Neves.
VIDEO: Haleigh's Dad Gets Tattoo Tribute
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18847839/index.html
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Bar Collecting Donations for Haleigh's Family
Created: 3/3/2009 1:27:38 PM
Updated: 3/3/2009 2:25:57 PM
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PALATKA, FL -- The owner of Spurs Saloon is trying to keep hope alive for Haleigh Cummings by collecting donations for the family.
Manager Miguel Ziolko says the bar normally doesn't charge a cover. This week though, from Thursday through Saturday night, the bar is asking customers to donate money at the door.
All the money will be given to Haleigh's family and will most likely be used for the reward, which currently stands at $26,500.
Spurs is open from noon until 2 a.m.
The address is 101 S. 10th St.
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Ronald Cummings Gets Tattoo of Haleigh
Created: 3/3/2009 1:32:01 PM
Updated: 3/3/2009 3:15:09 PM
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PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- The father of a missing girl now has an image of her face tattooed to his leg.
Ronald Cummings traveled from his home in Putnam County to a tattoo parlor in Pinellas County to get a tattoo of both his children.
"Daddy's little girl, always," said Cummings.
Haleigh's father said someone else covered the $400 bill for the tattoos but he wouldn't say who.
"All I want to do is plead for the life of my daughter."
Haleigh's Father Gets Tattoo: VIDEO 1:06
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UPDATED: Father: 'Please Have A Heart, Let My Daughter Come Home'
Family Releases Video To Help Identify Missing Girl
POSTED: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
UPDATED: 5:53 pm EST March 4, 2009
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Haleigh's father spoke out publicly Wednesday night for the first time in nearly a week. While the disappearance of the little girl has been unbelievably difficult for her entire family, it has been especially hard on her father, who said each passing day gets worse.
Cummings said dealing with the disappearance of Haleigh is too much to bear.
"I've been spending all of my time with my son and the people who care most about me," Cummings said.
He said he finds comfort in being with loved ones, especially those from his church.
On Wednesday, he said he was working on finding a new place to call home because the home where he lived with Haleigh is filled with too many happy memories.
He said more than 2,300 tips have come in but unfortunately none have led to Haleigh. "The piece of info that's going to come and lead us to her we haven't found it. That's all there is to it," Schauland said.
He said no one is considered a suspect or a person of interest in the case because "We don't know what the crime is. All we know is that Haleigh is missing. Let me assure you that no one is out of the mix."
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.
Also on Wednesday, the parents of Misty Croslin, the last person to see Haleigh before the child was reported missing, told Channel 4 they are still suspicious about a cousin in Tennessee who had been in Satsuma around the time Haleigh went missing. When police were asked about those concerns they said again that no one is a suspect and no one has been ruled out.
Haleigh's family on Tuesday released more photos and home video of the kindergartner and set up a Facebook page to help get her story before more people.
Nightly candlelight vigils held at the family tent compound since Haleigh disappeared were being moved up from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Missing Girl's Mom Asked To Move Campsite
For 23 days, Crystal Sheffield's family has camped out along the road leading to the mobile home where the 5-year-old disappeared in the middle of the night. They are committed to being there so she can embrace Haleigh the moment police drive up with her daughter.
"I got really upset -- I cried -- because I just want to be close," Sheffield said Wednesday morning. Her family is hoping to relocate her tent compound about one-quarter mile up the road where the group Texas Equusearch was set up two weeks earlier while there was an active search of the area.
VIDEO: Authorities Assure Family Haleigh's Case Not Cold
http://www.news4jax.com/video/18857233/index.html
Haleigh's Facebook page:
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Haleigh's Father Gets Tattoo Honoring Her
Posted: 9:50 am EST March 4, 2009
Updated: 11:53 am EST March 4, 2009
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The child's father said someone else paid for the tattoo that reads "daddy's little girl, always."
"All I want to do is plead for the life of my daughter. Please if you have her, please bring her home," said Ronald.
Haleigh has been missing for three weeks. Investigators are following up on the more than 2,100 tips they've received.
HALEIGH'S FAMILY ASKED TO MOVE TENTS OFF LAND
The family of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings has been asked to move their tents from property near their home in Putnam County.
The landowner asked both Ron Cummings and Haleigh's mother Crystal Sheffield to relocate. Family members said they're not giving up hope that Haleigh will come home alive.

SEE IT: Images Of Ronald's Haleigh Tattoo
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Haleigh's Family Moving from Memorial Wall Camp
Created: 3/4/2009 2:43:56 PM
Updated: 3/4/2009 5:30:02 PM
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The makeshift camp has grown in size, in part because of all the memorials left for Haleigh, who has been missing since she went to bed on the night of February 9. The family, who lives in Baker County, says the spot next to the wall is as close to the investigation as they can be.
But Haleigh's grandmother says the owner of the River Villas asked them to move.
River Villas co-owner Richard Jennings told First Coast News his heart goes out to the family but he has asked the family about their future plans. Jennings says the presence of the camp has sparked questions and concerns about the safety of the family. The camp is near a busy intersection and a railroad track.
Jennings says he's not forcing the family to move but he wants to know if they're planning to move on. Haleigh's family says they're faced with a new challenge now.
They're asking a property owner across the street if they can set up at that location.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office, meantime, released 7 DVDs containing a week's worth of dispatch calls starting from the morning Haleigh disappeared.

03/04/09 5PM Report "Haleigh's Mother's Family Moving from Memorial Wall Camp": VIDEO 2:30
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Misty Croslin's Family Points Finger at Relative
Created: 3/4/2009 5:53:30 PM
Updated: 3/4/2009 5:53:30 PM
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Police confirm the FBI has talked to Joe. Croslin's father says he spoke to police about the teenager on Tuesday. "I was into the police station yesterday telling them everything. I hope I don't get in trouble for saying, but ya know. I don't know what else to do."
The First Coast News I-team has found Joe's myspace page. The last posting on his site is from February 22, 2009. A friend by the name of Thomas told Joe, "Just go back down there and help find the lil girl it just might clear your name."
The Croslins say about two weeks before Haleigh disappeared, Joe and Haleigh's dad, Ronald Cummings, had an issue over a gun. "He stole Ronald's gun. One morning, on the porch, said, Ronald will get what's coming to him. It was dropped, he left and Haleigh was gone," says Lisa Croslin.
Police confirm they are investigating the information about the stolen gun.
A week and a half ago, when police were asked if Joe was a suspect police said, "The one in Tennessee? No, he is not at all." But then later, police changed their comment to no one has been ruled in or out as a suspect.
"The way I understand it, they're not ruling them out. I don't want to get in trouble for things I say, I don't know. The police is doing their jobs," says Hank Croslin.

03/04/09 6PM Report "Misty Croslin's Family Pointing Fingers": VIDEO 1:40
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Camp Asked to Move
Last Update: 1:00 am
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SATSUMA, Fla. -- It's been three weeks since Haleigh Cummings disappeared. And adding stress to an already stressful situation is the fact that her mother's family says they've been asked to move their camp.
Haleigh's grandmother, Marie Griffis, told us the property manager came out Tuesday, and while he didn't give them a firm date, told them it was time to start thinking about packing up their camp and moving it elsewhere.
This is the same camp where the missing 5-year-old's family sits and waits everyday for Haleigh to come home. "It's kinda aggravating. The worst part about it is my daughter Crystal went to crying, because this is as close as we can get to Haleigh," says Griffis.
Despite the request, the family is determined to wait it out. They are now looking for someone who owns property nearby to allow them to use their land.
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Local Bar Helping Haleigh Cummings Family
Last Update: 3/03 7:55 pm
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Ziolko said the Spur Saloon has never charged a cover, but they intend to this weekend, solely to help Haleigh&#8217;s family.
&#8220;I want the whole community to be involved&#8230;because this is a big deal. I don&#8217;t want them to just pay two dollars for the cover charge. I want them to pay five dollars&#8230;10 dollars&#8230;anything they can give. If they&#8217;re going to have a good time they can give up a little bit of money for this cause,&#8221; said Ziolko.
There will be no set cover charge for the bar, but donations will be accepted. All money will be donated to Sheffield on Monday.
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Local Bar Helping Haleigh Cummings Family: VIDEO
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Haleigh's Family Holds Sunset Vigil
Created: 3/4/2009 10:47:09 PM
Updated: 3/5/2009 12:30:27 AM
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SATSUMA, FL -- Haleigh Cumming's grandmother says she has a doctor's appointment later this month.
Teresa Neves says it's one her two routine checkups for Turner syndrome.
"She has on her feet, some of her toes are very wide like they're two toes in one. She has a birthmark on the left side of her face and then she has another tiny one," Neves told First Coast News' Erich Spivey.
At the family's first daytime vigil, Haleigh's great-grandmother read a poem sent to Haleigh after she vanished. It's called Tears.
"Tears show that you're alive, with love and compassion that flows from your eyes," Annette Sykes read.
11PM Report "Haleigh's Family Holds Sunset Vigil": Video 1:25
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Caylee Anthony, Haleigh Cummings: Cases' key similarities, differences
Helen Eckinger | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 5, 2009
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The day everyone said goodbye to Caylee Marie Anthony, the world learned about another missing little girl. So TV trucks rolled from the 2-year-old's memorial in Orlando to a double-wide trailer about 80 miles away in Putnam County &#8212; the place where 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings was last seen alive.
"It was déjà vu all over again," said Bob Longo, news director for WESH-Channel 2.
During the following days, the pack of satellite trucks parked near Haleigh Cummings' home in tiny Satsuma rivaled the media turnout after Caylee's remains were found in December near her home in east Orange County.
But soon, reporters on the latest missing-little-girl story began leaving Satsuma.
It wasn't déjà vu after all. Haleigh's story is fading after three weeks, but the Anthony saga has remained in the headlines for almost eight months.
The contrast between the tents and trailer in Satsuma where Haleigh's family pleaded for her return and the Anthonys' suburban home points to one of the reasons Haleigh's story is fading from the headlines, said Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at the Poynter Institute.
Strange twists stand out
The Anthony case has all the elements and more of the kind of stories guaranteed to draw an audience: sex, crime and general interest, said Paul Lachelier, an assistant professor of sociology at Stetson University.
So are other details, including the serious charges against the young mother, frequent courtroom battles and the behavior of her parents, George and Cindy Anthony.
The photos and videos of Caylee also captivate viewers.
The case also has provided bizarre twists and turns, beginning when Casey Anthony was arrested after claiming Caylee had been missing for 30days.
"There is constant fuel for the fire," Mason said.
The Haleigh case hasn't offered as many twists and turns. News crews scrambled recently after cadaver dogs hit on a scent in a dumpster. But the container was searched and nothing was found.
Most media coverage of Haleigh's disappearance has revolved around her family's pleas for her safe return.
Fewer leaks, less to say
Law enforcement has released little information about its investigation into Haleigh's disappearance, unlike the Caylee case, which was marked by frequent news conferences and leaks from insiders.
"The return of Haleigh is the most important thing, but we also have a crime involved somewhere with her disappearance," Capt. Dick Schauland of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. "We're trying not to jeopardize the criminal investigation or possible future prosecution."
For Orlando media, coverage also has been hampered because Satsuma is far away &#8212; a two-hour drive for some &#8212; and because Putnam County isn't considered part of its market. Jordan, WFTV's news director, and Steve Hyvonen, news director for WKMG-Channel 6, had different opinions about the Anthony case: Hyvonen said that the story continues to generate strong ratings and that WKMG viewers are clamoring for more coverage, while Jordan said his station is no longer seeing the rating spikes that occurred early on in the case, and that he thinks viewers might be getting sick of the story. The directors said their stations have received little viewer feedback about the Haleigh story.
"We have been up there just because it's such a significant story," Hyvonen said.
"But as each day goes by without a new development, it get a little lower as far as where it plays in the newscast."
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...thony-haleigh-cummings-030509,0,7504565.story

 

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Caylee & Haleigh
Why is public interest in the case of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings waning, while the murder case involving toddler Caylee Marie Anthony of continues to draw plenty of attention?
March 5, 2009
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The cases
Haleigh: Abducted late Feb. 9 or early Feb 10. Her caretaker called 911 right away, frantic.
Caylee: Reported gone in July, about a month after last seen. Mom lacked emotion in 911call.
Suspects
Haleigh: Rumors circulate, but no arrests have been made; no suspects have been named.
Caylee: Initial suspicion focused on her mother; Casey Anthony, who was later charged.
Media
Haleigh: Television trucks packed her hometown at first, but only a handful of reporters remained in the small town.
Caylee: Media coverage has remained intense since the story broke in July. Even a minor hearing Monday drew the attention of a pack of reporters.
Locations
Haleigh: Her hometown of Satsuma, in Putnam County, is nearly a two-hour drive from Orlando and more than an hour from downtown Jacksonville.
Caylee: Key locations, including her grandparents' home and the courthouse, are in Metro Orlando.
Web traffic
Haleigh: Stories about her drew 678,000 page views at OrlandoSentinel.com since news broke of her disappearance about 22 days ago.
Caylee: In the first 22 days after she was reported missing, there were 2.41 million page views of stories about her on the Web site.
Updates
Haleigh: Authorities are working the case but stopped giving daily media briefings
Caylee: Civil and criminal cases against mom provide frequent media opportunities.

Article:
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Police take more DNA samples in Haleigh case
Published: Thursday, March 5, 2009 1:17 AM EST
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The samples, sought by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, were taken to ensure investigators had good DNA materials from relatives and others who were around Haleigh Cummings, a sheriff's spokesman said. Among those giving samples was Misty Croslin, the girlfriend of Haleigh's father who was babysitting the little girl when she vanished.
Samples had been taken earlier, said Capt. Dick Shauland, spokesman for the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. "Evidently they weren't good so they resulted in having to retake them," Shauland said. Shauland compared to samples to other forms of identification.
"It's sort of like FDLE having a record of them, like fingerprints," he said.
Also Wednesday, Haleigh's maternal grandmother said she had heard rumors that one lead in the case involving a cousin of Croslin. "I don't know that it's going to take them anywhere," Teresa Neves said. "I don't know the guy or what kind of questions they asked. I can only trust them (police) to do that." Shauland said investigators were following tips wherever they might lead. "The cousin is still in the mix, as is everybody else," Shauland said. "We haven't eliminated anybody." Shauland acknowledged the family's interest in leads from the case.
"They have legitimate concerns," he said. "All of this stuff is still being followed up by the detectives to be sure."
Meanwhile, Neves said Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, was looking to buy a home."He has a small amount of money for a down payment," she said.
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Haleigh 'not a cold case,' says Putnam official
Published: Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 12:59 a.m.
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The agency has no information indicating that Haleigh can't be found and investigators haven't given up that they will find her safe.
Five detectives, as well as officials with the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, are involved in the investigation that now has generated about 2,300 tips, according to the law enforcement agency.
Inside a tent outside the Satsuma neighborhood that is Haleigh's home, the child's mother and maternal grandmother said they too haven't given up hope, even as the case entered its fourth week.
Looking over a collection of stuffed animals from well-wishers, Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, who is from Baker County, said she has no plans to leave the area until her daughter is found.
"I'm not leaving till she's home," she said.
Marie Sheffield, Haleigh's maternal grandmother, echoed her daughter's remarks and those of officers who continue to work toward finding the girl alive.
"Until they bring me Haleigh's body and lay it in my arms, I'll believe Haleigh is alive," Marie Sheffield said.
Article:
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Still no sign of Haleigh
Last Edited: Thursday, 05 Mar 2009, 5:57 PM EST
Created On: Thursday, 05 Mar 2009, 5:31 PM EST
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- Three weeks later and thousands of tips and still no sign of Haleigh Cummings. She vanished from her Satsuma, Florida trailer in the middle of the night. On Thursday her family cleaned the trailer out saying they're simply too heart-sick to live there after what happened.
Ronald Cummings Great Grandmother Annete Sykes tells us its not as though Ronald hates the media, she says right now he&#8217;s just all nerves wondering where his little girl is.
As soon as Ronald Cummings asked us to turn off our cameras we did. Sykes says Ronald didn&#8217;t want anyone to see what was going on inside his home. &#8220;Put yourself in his place to have to go in the room where his little girl was stolen from&#8230;he couldn&#8217;t handle it&#8230;he just broke down.&#8221;

Sykes tells us the home is just about the same way they left it. &#8220;There&#8217;s just Haleigh all over the house&#8230;cleaning her room was the hardest&#8230;because she has her toys and everything. Her pictures are hanging all over the wall&#8230;and her clothes are there&#8230;her toys are there&#8230;they&#8217;re even on the front porch, they&#8217;re on the yard&#8230;everywhere you look they&#8217;re there.
The big reason Ronald&#8217;s Relatives were inside this home is because they wanted to look through and clean it up and get it ready for the media. They say they want to show you how she lived, and how much she was loved.
Sykes says within the next few days she will be willing to take us on a tour of Haleigh&#8217;s home.

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Family Members Return To Haleigh's Home
Day 24 Of Search For Missing 5-Year-Old
POSTED: Thursday, March 5, 2009
UPDATED: 6:33 pm EST March 5, 2009
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Last week, police took down their crime scene tape and said family was allowed inside the Cummings' home. At the time, many family members couldn't bring themselves to go inside. On Thursday, Haleigh's great-grandmother, Annette Sykes, stepped inside to tidy up the home before TV cameras are allowed to enter.
Signs of Haleigh could be seen outside the home -- her pink and blue bike and other little toys. Inside, Sykes said the rooms once filled with the girl's laughter are now filled with sorrow.
"There's just Haleigh all over the house &#8230; there are toys and everything. Her pictures are on the walls and her clothes are there, the toys are there, even on the porch and in the yard. Everywhere you look, they're there," Sykes said. She said she has dreaded the day when she would have to step foot inside the home. She went in to help straighten up the home from the way police left it after their search. "The things that she played with the most are left out there right where they were. Her favorite stuff is there where she had it," Sykes said.
Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, also entered the home to get some of their belongings. Family members said stepping into the once happy home was more pain than Cummings could bear. "He tried to go back to the room from where his little girl was stolen. He couldn&#8217;t do it. He said he couldn&#8217;t do it, and we had to get him out of there," Sykes said.
The family has been staying in tents near the home as they've waited for any news about Haleigh; however, on Thursday, they received a letter from the county stating it is against county ordinance to camp out in a residential area. The family is looking for a new place to stay.

VIDEO: Haleigh's Father, Great-Grandmother Enter Family Home
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VIDEO: Father Makes Plea For Haleigh
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New Details Emerge In Haleigh Cummings Disappearance
Last Update: 3/04 10:10 pm
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SATSUMA, Fla. -- In the days leading up to Haleigh Cummings disappearance, family and friends tell us there was no indication anything was different in the small community of Satsuma. The family of the girl who put Haleigh Cummings to sleep and was the last person to see her is speaking out about who they believe may have something to do with Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance.
&#8220;If my family there&#8217;s watching it I don&#8217;t care&#8230;I think that he needs to be brought here and questioned and interrogated by cops he don&#8217;t know,&#8221; said Lisa Croslin.
Croslin is talking about her nephew. The 19-year-old was in town a few weeks before Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance. She says before Haleigh was taken, her nephew got in a fight with Haleigh&#8217;s father, Ronald.
&#8220;What happened is he had stolen Ronald&#8217;s gun&#8230;and one morning on the porch he said Ronald would get what&#8217;s coming to him&#8230;then it was dropped, and he left," said Lisa Croslin.
Croslin says her nephew left the day Haleigh was abducted. She also tells us a light blue van her nephew might have drove was confiscated and analyzed by police. Croslin&#8217;s husband Hank says a mysterious gash appeared on the side of the van the night Haleigh disappeared.
The Croslins say they&#8217;re positive their daughter had nothing to do with Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance. They also say they&#8217;re putting their faith in the police to investigate everyone including their own family.

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Family falling Ill
Last Update: 9:19 am
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SATSUMA, Fla. -- It's now been 23 days since Haleigh Cummings vanished from her Putnam County home. Her disappearance has left her family emotionally distraught, and now, physically ill.
Teresa Neves, Haleigh's grandmother, says many people in their camp are coming down with colds and the flu. And Wednesday, Haleigh's father, Ronald, and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, reportedly went to the doctor seeking treatment for anxiety.
Neves say the only thing keeping her son sane these days is his little boy, Junior. "Ronald had all day today with Junior. They went and played and done little boy things," says Neves.
Ronald is also becoming extremely protective of Junior. He no longer wants the 4-year-old's face shown on television. He's worried that if Haleigh could be kidnapped, Junior could too. Neves says, "He was put out there for the world to see and as far as we're concerned, his life is endangered."

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Theresa Neives claims something of Haleigh's is missing!!

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Back Inside the Home of Haleigh Cummings
Created: 3/5/2009 7:38:42 PM
Updated: 3/6/2009 8:58:02 AM
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PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- It was another difficult day for the family of Haleigh Cummings. There's still no sign of the missing 5-year old girl.
No one has stayed in the Satsuma home where Haleigh lived her disappearance in the middle of the night 24 days ago.
Thursday, Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings along with his mother and his grandmother went back into the home to try and collect some things and clean things up.
The grandmother says it was too hard for Ronald Cummings. He had to leave.
"There's Haleigh all over the house. In her room was the hardest part because all of her favorite toys were exactly where she had left them," said Annette Sykes.
The family plans to move from the home, but in the meantime they are still camped out near the place where Haleigh was last seen.

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