Misty C.

[Aries72]

Just wondering....Is Lindsay's Myspace the one that had a picture of Misty and some other girl dated 01/01/2006 that said "ha ha we were drunk" and there was a small child in the foreground looking at them?

 

[yolorado]

So, basically, she was soooo tired, she laid down and saw a 4 year old get up, but she was sooooo tired, he walked out of the room and she just faded into sleep....WOW

Girl was almost certainly zonked on something-drugs, alcohol...or gone, leaving the little ones alone in their big daddy's trailer, but she was merely 17, not Ron's wife and not the children's mother. Ron needs to be held to account for using this young woman for sex and childcare. He's as guilty of negligence of these children as anyone else is of anything else.

 

[yolorado]

I agree, I do not think she is guilty. She is confusing though. I think she seems like a girl that has just had alot of struggles in her life like most.

Agree. Don't think she's guilty of harming Haleigh either. She was drunk or drugged, or gone, but she shouldn't have been there in the first place. When are people going to start holding Ron responsible for leaving his children in the care of the just barely 17 year old who he was using for sex!?

 

[suzet]

I thought it was weird that she would say to the dad, "The back door is open and YOUR DAUGHTER's gone."

Did Misty tell LE that she said that or did RON tell LE that Misty said that?

 

[yolorado]

Misty Croslin is really starting to anger me. Why does she keep changing her story?!? This is just getting nuts. I swear, I'd rather hear "I don't know" than someone just making stuff up because they don't remember. Geesh!!! :furious:

Did NG talk about this story tonight?

She was drugged, drunk or gone, but what the heck was she doing there alone with those kids?! Huh, Ron?

 

[ElizaAvalon]

I know this goes against 90% of the posters here. But I seriously think Misty is not guilty of anything.

Please don't use this thread to convince me otherwise.

The girl is only 17, not capable of committing, then covering up a crime.

If you have seen any interviews of her, she is clearly no the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. But I do think she is another innocent child in all this mess.

I agree.

I've said it before. I don't think she did anything intentionally that night that lead to Haleigh's disappearance.

She's still a kid herself.

 

[suzet]

Hey, Misty has her own thread. Bio-mom has her own thread. Why doesn't Ron have his own thread?

Ron is the most unique character in the bunch. Doesn't he deserve his own thread?

(and of course, if one exists, I didn't see it)

 

[suzet]

I believe Misty knows exactly what happened to Haleigh. I believe Ron is responsible and Misty may have helped cover up the crime. She is doing as she is told because she is terrified of Ron. She keeps changing her stories because Ron decides her stories are not "working out," not "fitting into the plan," so he dreams up new scenarios.

I've said it before. Misty is the weak link. LE needs to work on her and she will spill. She is no Casey A. LE will first need to convince Misty they will take Ron into custody before he finds out she ratted him out.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Hey, Misty has her own thread. Bio-mom has her own thread. Why doesn't Ron have his own thread?

Ron is the most unique character in the bunch. Doesn't he deserve his own thread?

(and of course, if one exists, I didn't see it)

You can start a Ron C. thread if you want suzet

 

[mydailyopinions]

It is time for Misty to come clean. Way too many stories coming out of her mouth.
Her looks, her youth, her lack of education doesn't faze me. I know that if we go back years and years we can find some cases of the sweetest most innocent looking people in this world who have committed the most horrific of crimes against another human being.

 

[kellync]

I don't think she did anything. I think she is a terrible witness, but I don't think she did anything to the child. I think people who are either trained in the law or in LE, or the self-trained folks who follow cases out of interest, give the average joe way too much credit. In our day-to-day lives, we have great flexibility in our spoken word. I can tell you I "never get any sun" or I "never drive at night" and in normal conversation, this is understood as me saying I don't "usually" do those things. I can also tell you I "worked all weekend" or even that I "sat at my computer all afternoon" when in reality I might mean I worked for 4-5 hours each weekend day, and that I was at my computer most of the time, except when I got up to get a drink, go to the bathroom, head to starbucks, etc., etc.

The average American speaks in generalization, hyperbole and exaggeration pretty much every day. This tendency is even stronger among less educated people, and people who have not had professional jobs, because these are people who have not been critiqued or really challenged in their spoken words, and because these verbal communication habits also go hand in hand with a fatalistic world view. So I think everything Misty has said about that evening is true, and the perceived mistakes are due to this communication issue and how she is generalizing and not really thinking out her answers before the words come out of her mouth.

Now, that said, I do think there is a chance she left that night or had a visitor someplace nearby. But for all we know, she admitted that part very early on and it was LE and the media that chose not to release it. But everything else from that night I think is the truth, but it's mangled up because she is not used to having anyone hang on her words. She probably has never really had anyone actively listen to her in her life and is probably only used to speaking words in stream of consciousness.

Personally, I think it's the Reynolds guy or somebody else camped out in the woods, who saw a propped door and went in for food, and then got more brazen and decided to see who was in the house. Or the child woke up and came into the kitchen and he took her then.

As a local, I thank you for your insight, and your post is beautifully written. I hope that Haleigh is found soon, but in the meantime, thanks for coming here and sharing.

 

[Law_girl41]

Theres a video that goes with the article. I see a totally different Misty. She seems rather "street" in her tone.(I'm sorry, whats with the fur collar?)
Misty did talk about being from Michigan and liking the city over the country. that the country wasnt her thing. I'm from Michigan...I live in the country, Im from the city......its mainly the suburbs of detroit or another big city, such as Kalamazoo...in any case...My whole life I have been able to blend in with whomever. What I mean is I can hang.....or I can just sit a spell. She blends in well, but she's still got the rough edge about her...I saw it in that video....imo.

(and partially that is from her past 'coping' mechanisms you learn along the way from being abused and making poor decisions, whether you made them or youre a product of your past and someone else made those choices for you)

Oh, my point...I dont care how far away from the street talk & messing around days of my youth...it's still in me when I get with my people. It wont be long and she'll be lawyering up, if she hasnt been approached already.

 

[black poodle]

I agree.

I've said it before. I don't think she did anything intentionally that night that lead to Haleigh's disappearance.

She's still a kid herself.

I think Misty had been around the block way before she moved in with Ron. I don't buy that at all. She may be a kid in her years but I think she is probably pretty street smart. IMO

 

[blubuni99]

I just want her to be HONEST. If she left that night, tell them so they can figure out what happened. If she didn't leave that night, tell the whole truth and not add stuff later - like 'yeah, I went outside to smoke.... but I used the front door.'. What the point in that little tid bit of info?!? Nobody broke in the FRONT DOOR or left the front door open.
It's been over a week. Remembering small details of that night should be over by now. AND like Nancy Grace said "The truth doesn't change!!!"

Like I said, frustrated - I know we all want them to find her - alive!

 

[shgrbkr]

The "tip" about her not being at home when Haleigh vanished came about 2 days ago. I'm wondering what takes so long to verify this one way or the other? Has LE re-interviewed her and what was the result of it? If they have, and she's still saying she was at home, I can see why it might take a bit longer to check it out, but I don't think she has the wherewithall to go toe to toe with LE in an extended interview.

 

[EtherealGirl]

I don't think Misty would intentionally hurt Haleigh. But she certainly could have let her be hurt by neglecting her in some way.

There is no telling what that 17 year old girl has been through, and she probably doesn't even realize all of the wrongs that were done to her, so I am sure she wouldn't be able to really distinguish wrong from right if she actually saw it happen to a child.

I think she is lying and I don't think it is because she did something to Haleigh. I think she is afraid of someone. I don't know who but considering those involved it could be anyone. It seems to me she is being 'prompted' to continually change her story.

I don't believe she is smart enough to continue avoiding spilling her guts to LE, they would have worn her down by now. I think the only thing stopping her from telling the truth is FEAR of someone other than the authorities. I am sure she has been around criminals enough to pick up their immunity to any fear of the law, so it has to be someone else.

Find who she is afraid of and find what happened to Haleigh.

 

[TrY]

what is your thought on Misty? Do you think she is involved? If so why? If not why?

I do not believe Misty's story. I do not believe Ron's story. Misty's body language and mannerisms and Ron's body language and mannerisms also remind me of Susan Smith especially the way they look down and sideways with their eyes half closed when they are discussing Haleigh. I'm very skeptical of them both.

 

[blubuni99]

I don't think Misty would intentionally hurt Haleigh. But she certainly could have let her be hurt by neglecting her in some way.

There is no telling what that 17 year old girl has been through, and she probably doesn't even realize all of the wrongs that were done to her, so I am sure she wouldn't be able to really distinguish wrong from right if she actually saw it happen to a child.

I think she is lying and I don't think it is because she did something to Haleigh. I think she is afraid of someone. I don't know who but considering those involved it could be anyone. It seems to me she is being 'prompted' to continually change her story.

I don't believe she is smart enough to continue avoiding spilling her guts to LE, they would have worn her down by now. I think the only thing stopping her from telling the truth is FEAR of someone other than the authorities. I am sure she has been around criminals enough to pick up their immunity to any fear of the law, so it has to be someone else.

Find who she is afraid of and find what happened to Haleigh.

bolded by me
Thats how I felt - that there is NO way she could have hurt Haleigh and hid the body so well that all those days of searching LE, TES, ect didn't yield ANY results. THATS the only reason I don't believe she did anything to Haleigh. I think they would have found a body or something by now.

I'm just frustrated bc she keeps adding stuff and maybe it is generalities AND also I was only going by what SHE herself said bc I was just going to assume that in the early stages, the media got it wrong.

 

[CeeKer]

I don't think she did anything. I think she is a terrible witness, but I don't think she did anything to the child. I think people who are either trained in the law or in LE, or the self-trained folks who follow cases out of interest, give the average joe way too much credit. In our day-to-day lives, we have great flexibility in our spoken word. I can tell you I "never get any sun" or I "never drive at night" and in normal conversation, this is understood as me saying I don't "usually" do those things. I can also tell you I "worked all weekend" or even that I "sat at my computer all afternoon" when in reality I might mean I worked for 4-5 hours each weekend day, and that I was at my computer most of the time, except when I got up to get a drink, go to the bathroom, head to starbucks, etc., etc.

The average American speaks in generalization, hyperbole and exaggeration pretty much every day. This tendency is even stronger among less educated people, and people who have not had professional jobs, because these are people who have not been critiqued or really challenged in their spoken words, and because these verbal communication habits also go hand in hand with a fatalistic world view. So I think everything Misty has said about that evening is true, and the perceived mistakes are due to this communication issue and how she is generalizing and not really thinking out her answers before the words come out of her mouth.

Now, that said, I do think there is a chance she left that night or had a visitor someplace nearby. But for all we know, she admitted that part very early on and it was LE and the media that chose not to release it. But everything else from that night I think is the truth, but it's mangled up because she is not used to having anyone hang on her words. She probably has never really had anyone actively listen to her in her life and is probably only used to speaking words in stream of consciousness.

Personally, I think it's the Reynolds guy or somebody else camped out in the woods, who saw a propped door and went in for food, and then got more brazen and decided to see who was in the house. Or the child woke up and came into the kitchen and he took her then.

Great post!!! I agree! I have a baaaad habit of talking fast and omitting clarifying words which could cause confusion under scrutiny. I could see myself saying the same thing two different ways. I.E. "I got up to go to the bathroom" when I really mean "I got up to go to the bathroom to get a drink of water." Or "We were all sleeping together" when I mean "We were all sleeping together in the same room although on different beds".

 

[sweetmop]

I don't think Misty would intentionally hurt Haleigh. But she certainly could have let her be hurt by neglecting her in some way.

There is no telling what that 17 year old girl has been through, and she probably doesn't even realize all of the wrongs that were done to her, so I am sure she wouldn't be able to really distinguish wrong from right if she actually saw it happen to a child.

I think she is lying and I don't think it is because she did something to Haleigh. I think she is afraid of someone. I don't know who but considering those involved it could be anyone. It seems to me she is being 'prompted' to continually change her story.

I don't believe she is smart enough to continue avoiding spilling her guts to LE, they would have worn her down by now. I think the only thing stopping her from telling the truth is FEAR of someone other than the authorities. I am sure she has been around criminals enough to pick up their immunity to any fear of the law, so it has to be someone else.

Find who she is afraid of and find what happened to Haleigh.

Very well said, EtherealGirl. Poor Misty has had an abusive and cruel existance for some time. We already know she was sexually molested by a cousin when she was 12 or 13. She seems to be in one abusive relationship after another. It is heartbreaking to see that she will settle for such treatment in this life.
I think she is deathly afraid of Ron Cummings, Haleigh's father. He has a very abusive nature. Did you hear the way he spoke to her during the 911 call?
These poor children! If living with Ron were the lesser of the 2 evils, what a tragic life for all of them! Misty included. Where are Misty's parents?