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Detectives: "Misty Croslin is Key in Haleigh's Investigation"
Last Update: 3/13 7:36 pm
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But investigators don&#8217;t know what happened to Haleigh.
What they do know is Croslin&#8217;s story keeps changing about where she was during the time the little girl vanished.
"The timeline is the inconsistency, you also know about the pink shirt that Haleigh was supposed to be wearing and we found that there later," said Schauland. "There&#8217;s just been several inconsistencies."

Detectives re-interviewed Croslin this week.
During that interview, Schauland says she got up and left.
"A different investigator walked in and began questioning her and she didn&#8217;t like the questioning from him so she walked out."

Investigators say they&#8217;ll search for Haleigh until they find her and in the meantime Schauland says they'll try to clear up any discrepancies.
"Misty was in charge of Haleigh at that time and Misty is the one who discovered Haleigh missing so if we can get the inconsistencies of what she&#8217;s saying straightened out, I don&#8217;t know if it will solve the case, but it will certainly get us going in the right direction."

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Haleigh Cummings' Family Advocate Out
Last Update: 3/15 12:01 am
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Child advocate, Wayanne Kruger arrived from Arizona a week ago to lend her support and expertise to Haleigh Cummings' family in their quest to bring her home.
Along with bringing more media exposure, Kruger promised new ways to raise money for the reward fund and immediately became the family advocate, but it didn't last long.

Kim Picazio, an attorney representing the Sheffield family, released the following statement Saturday.
"Wanted to thank Kruger for her emotional support.... but at this time she is not associated, affiliated or working for Picazio or the Sheffield family."

Kruger&#8217;s abrupt departure does raise questions, but Neither Haleigh's family or attorney Kim Picazio would speak to the matter when we contacted them, only saying they want to keep the focus on finding Haleigh.

CBS47/FOX 30 also spoke with Wayanne Kruger over the telephone about her departure. She says she will be supporting the family from her home in Arizona, but declined to speak with us on camera, because it would be a violation of her confidentiality agreement.

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Family Vacate Tents Near Where Haleigh Disappeared
POSTED: Sunday, March 15, 2009
UPDATED: 10:28 pm EDT March 15, 2009
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Nearly five weeks after Haleigh Cummings vanished, the families of her mother and father have vacated the tents in which they had lived while waiting for her to come home.

The separate families of father Ronald Cummings and mother Crystal Sheffield moved out of their temporary compounds over the weekend after Putnam County officials told them they were in violation of county ordinances and property rights.

The mother's family, who now lives in Baker County, wanted to stay close so they could be there when Haleigh comes back home.
There was no information on Sunday where the families had moved.

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UPDATED: 'Haleigh Bug' Headquarters Opening Soon
Created: 3/16/2009 12:06:38 PM
Updated: 3/16/2009 9:08:08 PM
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'Haleigh Bug' Headquarters will soon be open to help in the search for 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings.
Her mother, Crystal Sheffield and some family friends are working together to open the new facility, where anyone can stop by and offer support and tips for detectives.

The headquarters is located at 1185 U.S. 17 in Satsuma. The interior will soon be painted purple because that is Haleigh's favorite color and pictures of the little girl will decorate the walls.
The Foundation got its name because Sheffield and her family called Haleigh by the nickname, Haleigh Bug.

Jeremiah Regan is a family friend and has been a big help in spearheading the project. He said someone will always be at the headquarters, 24 hours a day.
If you want to donate to the Haleigh Bug Foundation, call (954) 553-6514. A web site dedicated to the foundation will soon be up and running.
Call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS if you have any information. The reward for Haleigh's return is up to $35,000.

03/16/09 6PM Report "New Haleigh Headquarters": VIDEO 1:03
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Misty's 30 Hours of Interviews Show Inconsistencies
Created: 3/16/2009 12:03:59 PM
Updated: 3/16/2009 8:29:44 PM
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Investigators don't have any searches planned for Haleigh Cummings Monday but they're continuing to follow leads and try to nail down a timeline with Misty Croslin Cummings.

Captain Dick Schauland with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Misty has already spent more than 30 hours talking to detectives. But they still don't have a solid timeline for the period when Haleigh disappeared.

Schauland said Misty has been inconsistent in her account of what happened during the eight-hour time period from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., February 9-10.

03/16/09 5PM Report "Investigators Focus On Misty's Timeline": VIDEO :55
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Haleigh now missing for 5 weeks
Last Edited: Monday, 16 Mar 2009, 5:53 PM EDT
Created On: Monday, 16 Mar 2009, 5:39 PM EDT
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- It's been 5 weeks since Haleigh Cummings vanished and cops still can't get a straight answer from her new teen step motherabout the night she vanished. Police have grilled Mistie Croslin for 30 hours and they say her story changes all the time but they don't plan to let up on the 17-year old anytime soon. They think she holds the secrets to finding the 5-year old girl. Matt Saffer reports.

*NOTE: Video Report Included In Article!

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/031609haleigh_missing_five_weeks

 

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Detectives Pointing Fingers At New Step-Mother&#8217;s Story
Last Update: 7:27 pm
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Deputies have said from the start one of the most important pieces of information they can get comes from reconstructing a timeline of events the night Haleigh Cummings disappeared. Today marks 35 days since she was last seen and detectives said they still don&#8217;t have that timeline set.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to establish a timeline, and she&#8217;s being inconsistent with the information she is giving the investigators,&#8221; said Schauland.
The Captain also said typically at this stage of an investigation detectives do have a working timeline.
&#8220;The most important thing we have is finding Haleigh and getting her back to her family&#8230;there&#8217;s nothing in this case more important than that, and of course it&#8217;s frustrating when we can&#8217;t get the timeline straightened out to find her."

Also today, Crystal Sheffield&#8217;s camp has moved from just around the corner from Haleigh&#8217;s home to downtown Satsuma. A local land owner agreed to charge only $500 for Sheffield to set up her camp inside a building on his property.
&#8220;We want to make an overall place so that people know this isn&#8217;t ending, this isn&#8217;t stopping, we&#8217;re keeping Haleigh&#8217;s face in the media,&#8221; said Jeremiah Regan, a family friend of Crystal Sheffield.
&#8220;We just want people to know they can come in here and show their support&#8230;if they have something to tell us, we&#8217;re not the police. We&#8217;re just someone concerned that just wants to help.&#8221;

Regan and Sheffield have set up a donation line where the money will go directly to the &#8220;Haleigh Bug&#8221; foundation. It&#8217;s a group dedicated to helping find Haleigh, and also any money left over will go to the mothers of any other missing children.
If you&#8217;d like to donate---the number is 954-553-6514.

Search For Haleigh-"Moving Camps": VIDEO 1:23
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Haleigh Cummings: Her dad says he didn't take NYC honeymoon and begs, "Bring my daughter home"
posted by halboedeker on Mar 16, 2009 10:26:42 PM
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Ronald Cummings says he took no honeymoon last week in New York.
In an interview tonight with HLN's Nancy Grace, the father of missing Haleigh Cummings defended his trip to the Big Apple with his bride.

"I went there for an exclusive with the 'Today' show," Cummings said. "I did not go there on a honeymoon at all. It was not a honeymoon at all."
Cummings also made a plea about his missing child. "Bring my little girl home, please, whoever's got her, bring her home," he said. "I'll give everything I've got to bring my daughter home."

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/en...oneymoon-and-begs-bring-my-daughter-home.html

 

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Abuse Allegations
Last Update: 11:42 pm
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Allegations of physical abuse and drug abuse in the Ronald Cummings household prompts an attorney to call for a DCF investigation.

Kim Picazio, the attorney for Haleigh's mother Crystal Sheffield, says there is reason to believe Sheffield's youngest son, Junior, is not safe living with his father.
Picazio says, "We have been in touch with the DCF. We have been in touch with the Sheriff's Office. And we've got a conference set up to meet with those authorities."

We tried to contact Ronald Cummings' family about the attorney's claims. They did not return our calls. But in an appearance on a cable news show Monday night, Cummings said the accusations of abuse are just taking the focus off Haleigh.

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Haleigh's family relocates
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:11 AM EDT
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In conjunction with friends, Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh Cummings' mother, is creating a new headquarters for people to stop by with any information regarding her missing daughter.
"I know a lot of people that want to help and don't know how," Jeremiah Regan, a friend of the Sheffields, said. "The building will be open 24 hours a day with an open-door policy, even if people just want to stop by and give their blessings for the family."

"I had the resources and wanted to help," Regan said, "So we set goals, made a list and are getting it done."
"He did everything," Sheffield said Monday. "I didn't know anything about it until they told me it was going to be done."

Along with a fresh coat of paint, the former hot dog stand will soon contain donated desks, carpet and curtains.
"We want to make it a warm environment, not cold," Regan said.

The maternal side of the family is in need of donations such as couches, office supplies or volunteer time, Regan said.

With his assistance, the Sheffields have recently purchased a Web domain called Haleighbug.com, where pictures and updates will be posted. The Sheffields also started the Haleighbug Foundation, where donations can be sent to the mother's side of the family.
"We are looking to develop it into a charity to help other mothers with missing children," Regan said.

Article:
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Newest Misty Interview with Art Harris.

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Misty Cummings: &#8220;I&#8217;d Never Hurt A Child!&#8221;
By Art Harris, The Bald Truth
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SATSUMA, Fla., March 16&#8211;The 17-year-old babysitter who was sleeping in the same room with Haleigh Cummings when the five year old vanished says she doesn&#8217;t need a lawyer.

&#8220;Lawyers are for guilty people, I have nothing to hide,&#8221; Misty Cummings tells me in an exclusive interview the day after coming home from New York City and a Today Show interview with her day old husband Ronald, that critics say raises more troubling questions about the story she&#8217;s told police.

Misty wore blue jean shorts, and a t shirt as she climbed out of her new husband&#8217;s white pickup emblazoned with the slogan, &#8220;Only God Can Judge Me.&#8221;

Article:
http://www.artharris.com/2009/03/17...e-for-guilty-people-misty-cummings-exclusive/
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Misty Cummings: &#8220;I Was Very, Very Scared&#8221;
By Bald Truth Staff
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We&#8217;re posting the Misty Cummings Transcript from Art Harris&#8217;s March 15 interview with the 17 year old babysitter who was watching baby Haleigh the night she vanished. You can watch the interview below:
On Haleigh: We have a very good relationship. She wants to be with me on my hipbone all the time. She don&#8217;t want to leave me. We always do make-up and hair. Every morning , she goes out looking like a queen for school.
Article:
http://www.artharris.com/2009/03/17/misty-cummings-i-was-very-very-scared/#more-1250
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Nancy Grace: Art Harris on Haleigh Cummings
Art Harris gives the latest Haleigh Cummings update on CNN Headline News&#8217; Nancy Grace Show Thursday, March 12.

Law enforcement searched a stretch of highway near Satsuma, looking for clues, undisclosed items that may have been tossed frrom a car, and have sent the back door to the father&#8217;s trailer, where the five year old was sleeping when she was snatched a month ago, to a forensic lab for examination.

VIDEO Included In Article: Nancy Grace Quizzes Journalist Art Harris about the Cummings Case

Article:
http://www.artharris.com/2009/03/14/nancy-grace-art-harris-on-haleigh-cummings/
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Haleigh Dad: &#8220;Only God Can Judge Me&#8221;
He didn&#8217;t rent a limo, but sources tell The Bald Truth Haleigh Cummings father, Ronald, had his white pickup nice and shiny on his wedding day Thursday in Satsuma, Florida.

He was scheduled to tie the knot in a private ceremony, marrying girlfriend Misty Croslin, 17, who was babysitting his five year old daughter, Haleigh, the night she was apparently snatched from his double wide a month ago in the pre-dawn darkness.

http://www.artharris.com/2009/03/12/haleigh-dad-only-god-can-judge-me/
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Haleigh Cummings&#8217; Mom Wants Custody!
&#8220;We think she&#8217;d be the better parent, so we&#8217;ll be exploring how (Ronald Cummings) got custody in the first place, whether it was proper. We already have one child missing from his care, and he&#8217;s about to marry the 17 year old (Misty Croslin), who was home babysitting her and his son,&#8221; says Sheffield&#8217;s lawyer, Kim L. Picazio, a family law expert from Broward County who has been interviewing locals by phone and is expected to arrive in Putman Count on Thursday.

Article:
http://www.artharris.com/2009/03/11/haleigh-mom-wants-custody/

 

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Claims Of &#8220;Inconsistency&#8221; Addressed
Last Update: 6:43 pm
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With tears in her eyes, Annette Sykes told us her grandson is a good father, who has nothing but love for his children.
&#8220;It&#8217;s very, very aggravating especially because I know they&#8217;re lies,&#8221; said Sykes.
&#8220;It enrages me, it really does&#8230;I&#8217;ve been around his children all their life&#8230;they&#8217;re happy, they&#8217;re loved, I mean anybody that sees them, you can&#8217;t fool everybody.&#8221;

Sykes said she&#8217;s been watching national news coverage of her great granddaughter&#8217;s disappearance and says she can&#8217;t believe the negative press Haleigh&#8217;s father and new step mother Misty have received.
&#8220;It&#8217;s getting nasty&#8230;it&#8217;s getting to the point of nasty, it really is,&#8221; said Sykes.
She went on to address claims that Ronald abused his children and did drugs in front of them.
&#8220;Ronald spanked his children the way children services says you can spank them---on their rear end. He has never done drugs around his kids---that is an outright lie.&#8221;

Sykes also said Haleigh&#8217;s new step mother has only been inconsistent with deputies about minor details revolving around what happened the night Haleigh disappeared.
&#8220;I&#8217;m so sick of hearing that I can&#8217;t stand it&#8230;the girl is 17-years-old&#8230;how many hours they questioned her? 30 hours? You&#8217;re going to tell me that a 17-year-old girl can fool the FBI, the FDLE, the Sheriff&#8217;s Department, the Police Department and every other person in the world and she can outsmart all of them? I don&#8217;t think so.&#8221;

Both Haleigh&#8217;s mother and father have been asked to leave the two separate camps the two had set up. Both were right up the street from the home Haleigh was taken from and both were in violation of county ordinances.
Ronald Cummings has moved his memorial site to his Aunt&#8217;s home in Welaka. Crystal Sheffield and her family have begun to rent out a building in downtown Satsuma where they say they will sit and wait for Haleigh until she comes home.

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Attorney Urges DCF To Investigate Abuse Allegations In Cummings' Home
Custody Fight For Missing Girl's Brother
POSTED: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
UPDATED: 8:03 pm EDT March 17, 2009
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As investigators began their sixth week of trying to solve the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings, the focus of the case shifted in light of some serious allegations.
The missing girl's 4-year-old brother, Junior, is the subject of an escalated custody fight that includes some claims about the children's father, Ronald Cummings. Their mother, Crystal Sheffield, is alleging abuse.

On Tuesday afternoon, Sheffield's attorney, Kim Picazio, said she met with the Department of Children and Families and urged them to investigate allegations of abuse at the Cummings' home.
She said officials would investigate some claims of possible physical abuse of Junior.

"I don&#8217;t believe that anyone knew exactly what was going on in that household until the spotlight was shown upon it. Why now? Well, we're still not going to let Junior just sit there in an unsafe environment just because Haleigh is missing," Picazio said. "Is she supposed to allow her other child, who has not been taken under the nose of a 17-year-old child, to be abducted or to be abused in that household? Is she supposed to sit by and watch when she know what's going in that household? She would be remiss. They would be calling her reckless. They would have the right to take action against her. So no, we are not going to wait. We're not going to allow Junior to sit in an unsafe household."

The attorney said her meeting with DCF was about serious claims of physical abuse and neglect involving Haleigh and Junior.
"When a parent beats a child until the child is bloodied, that is a crime in this county and where I'm from and in New York City. Just because this is a small town, and just because this is Putnam County, there are still laws here that need to be adhered to. It's legally and morally wrong, and he needs to be brought to justice," Picazio said.

VIDEO: Attorney Of Missing Girl's Mother Contacts DCF
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Haleigh Charity Organizers Refuse Donations From Accused Sexual Criminal
Created: 3/17/2009 7:02:51 PM
Updated: 3/17/2009 10:12:33 PM
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Tuesday Regan told First Coast News, "This gentleman pulled in here and said, 'I don't want any recognition. I don't want anyone to know my name. I heard you need office supplies for the foundation for Haleigh.'"
Regan said the man told him he had furniture at his house he would donate.

Then Regan said he heard the man mention his name to a reporter from Orlando.
"The reporter asked the man his name and he said, 'Snodgrass. Daniel Snodgrass.' And that name went BING in my head," Regan told First Coast News.

Daniel Snodgrass was arrested in 2007 on two charges. One was sexual battery on a child as well as a lewd and lascivious charge involving a child.
Regan said he knew of Snodgrass' name and alleged history because he and others have been researching the area.

Regan said he waited for a colleague, Art Harris, to arrive at the headquarters before traveling to Snodgrass' home just a couple miles away.
Harris is an independent journalist, most known for his program called The Bald Truth. He said he saw desks and chairs at Snodgrass' home.

However, Harris had also investigated various individuals in the Satsuma area and had heard of Snodgrass.
Harris told First Coast New he asked Snodgrass if he had on an ankle monitor and Snodgrass said that he did.
Harris said, "It's a little strange that an accused child molester with an ankle bracelet... would come here to make a community contribution."

Snodgrass is out of jail on bond. His trial is set for this summer.
Captain Dick Schauland with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said investigators have checked into Snodgrass' location the night Haleigh Cummings disappeared. Schauland said the company which monitors Snodgrass' movements via GPS indicates he was not near Haleigh on February 9th.

Regan says he will not take any donations from a person who has been arrested for sex crimes with children.

03/17/09 5PM Report "Haleigh Charity Organizers Refuse Donations From Accused Sexual Criminal": VIDEO 1:27
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Haleigh's Mother's Attorney Says She Met With DCF
Created: 3/17/2009 8:40:05 PM
Updated: 3/17/2009 9:40:36 PM
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Attorney Kim Picazio told First Coast News she supplied information she has gathered from people in Putnam County about the homelife of Haleigh Cummings and her younger brother inside their father's house.
Picazio said she spent 90 minutes with DCF's attorney, the agency's supervisors in Putnam County, and with DCF caseworkers Tuesday.
Picazio said she does not intend to help Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, file for custody of the children at this time.

Picazio said she will wait for DCF to finish an investigation before filing any legal action for custody.
Picazio said she has faith DCF will swiftly investigate the information she has brought to their attention.

Picazio first came to Putnam County last week at the request of individuals helping Sheffield's family.
Picazio said she first took on the case to help Sheffield deal with the media. She said she then learned about some allegations about the stability and safety of Haleigh and her brother's home.
Picazio has taken the case pro bono.

Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/amberalerts/news-article.aspx?storyid=134032&catid=295

 

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Haleigh callers swamp center
Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:11 AM EDT
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The disappearance of Haleigh Cummings has dramatically increased the number of calls to Crime Stoppers, a regional program designed to reward tips that solve cases.
"Normally we get 170 to 200 calls per month," executive director Suzanne DeWees said.
"Last month we had 1,112 calls."

To manage the increase, the center in Canada that fields the calls hired extra people, DeWees added.
In Canada?
Yes, she said, for legal reasons to protect the identity of callers.
"We use a Canadian call center because the tipster information and their phone number can never be subpoenaed," DeWees said. "All of our calls are 800 numbers that are forwarded to the Canadian call center."

And the large number of calls meant Crime Stoppers' monthly bill went up. A normal month costs the program $1,600, but the phone bill for February topped $5,000, DeWees said.
About half of the program's budget is paid by a grant from a state trust fund that receives some court cost levies in the courts.
"I write a grant requesting how I spend that money," DeWees said. "It is used for rewards, education, operational cost and salary."

Local fundraising efforts generate additional money for operations, she said.
"We have a very prominent community banquet that honors police officers each year - that's our biggest fundraiser," she said. "This year's will be in Daytona Beach."

A reward totaling $35,000 has been compiled for information in Haleigh's case.
"We will keep the money for a year and if the case goes cold, the money will be returned or donated to Crime Stoppers," DeWees said.

Article:
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Questions about van connected to Haleigh&#8217;s disappearance
Last Edited: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009, 6:18 PM EDT
Created On: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009, 6:08 PM EDT
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- Haleigh Cummings vanished 5 weeks ago and cops are fed up with her new teenage stepmother who can't seem to give police a straight answer. And now concerns about a van linked to this mysterious case. Matt Saffer reports.

Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/031809_haleigh_van_questions

 

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Cummings Family Responds To Child Abuse Allegations
POSTED: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
UPDATED: 6:29 pm EDT March 18, 2009
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The family of Haleigh Cummings' father responded on Wednesday to serious allegations made by an attorney for the missing girl's mother.
"Haleigh is the most important thing that we've got going with this, as far as a missing person. But, equally as important is the safety of her brother or any other child in Putnam County," said Putnam County Sheriff's Office Capt. Dick Schauland.

He said the sheriff's office would investigate the allegations of child abuse and neglect that have come from Haleigh's mother's attorney against Haleigh's father.
"As DCF runs their investigation, we'll run a parallel investigation with them and make a determination whether there's anything to the accusations, and if so, if there's anything criminal about it or whatever has to be done," Schauland said.

Haleigh's paternal grandmother, Teresa Neves, said Cummings has never abused his children. She said Cummings welcomes the investigation.
"This is not the first time they've pulled this out -- it's not the first time. I don&#8217;t think it's going to turn out the way they want it to. They must want custody really bad," Neves said.
She said the abuse claims are taking the focus off the search for her missing granddaughter.

DCF couldn't say how long it would take to investigate the allegations, but officials said they would act swiftly because it involves the safety of a child.

VIDEO: Family: Cummings Welcomes DCF Investigation
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New Details About Evidence In The Haleigh Cummings Investigation
Last Update: 7:05 pm
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Sitting in the driveway of Misty Cummings former home is a van driven by her sister-in-law. The light blue vehicle doesn&#8217;t look like anything out of the ordinary, but it was something investigators thought important enough to impound and analyze at their crime lab for weeks.

The woman who drives that van is Misty Cummings sister-in-law, Chelsea Croslin. Misty was the last person to see Haleigh the night she was taken. Chelsea said the family got the van back just before the weekend.
&#8220;They put a lot of tape on it, and there was a lot of white powder on the windows, I guess that&#8217;s just to check things,&#8221; said Chelsea.

&#8220;We all started thinking about what could have happened that night&#8230;I realized the van was in a different spot.&#8221;
Chelsea Croslin said the night Haleigh disappeared, a family member was staying with them. She says around 4 a.m., when Misty called them to tell them Haleigh was missing, they went outside to the van to drive to Haleigh&#8217;s home. Chelsea said she immediately noticed the van was not in the same spot she left it.
&#8220;I know I don&#8217;t park like that, and I was the last to drive the van.&#8221;
After a few hours, another sign the van was tampered with appeared.

&#8220;The day Haleigh went missing, everyone was looking for her&#8230;she (Misty) called me later that night and said 'Chelsea, please tell me you&#8217;re the one who put the scratch in my van.' I started crying and told her there&#8217;s no way I put the scratch in her van," said Chelsea.
A scratch leading from just behind the driver&#8217;s side door handle to the back tire is very visible. Chelsea said that scratch was not there the last time she drove it.
&#8220;The scratch---it runs all the way down the van. That&#8217;s something someone would know if you&#8217;re riding against something and steadily scratching it.&#8221;

All police would say about the van being impounded is that it was taken to the FDLE&#8217;s crime lab in Jacksonville, analyzed, then released. They would not comment on any specifics of what was searched or if anything was found in the van.

Chelsea Croslin believes the only explanation is that at some point during the night Haleigh was taken, the family member staying with her took the van. Police said they have tracked that man down and questioned him. They also said he has not been ruled out as a suspect.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not accusing anybody&#8230;it&#8217;s just me being a mom and believing what I believe and piecing things together. I almost feel like I might know who it is,&#8221; said Chelsea.

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