Haleigh Cummings Case: Pond in Putnam County Drained
BREAKING NEWS
Satsuma, FL– In the latest developments in the case of missing 6 year old Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings, deputies are searching the woods and draining a pond on Stokes Landing Road.
Neighbors have reported the roads to the pond have been blocked off, and the crew draining the pond have been on scene since Police dive teams were deployed to the pond Friday morning.
 This development comes on the heels of the arrest of Hank Croslin, Misty Cummings brother less than 24 hours earlier on an unrelated firearms charge.
Hank Croslin’s wife Lindsay, his sister and Haleigh Cummings step-mother, Misty Cummings, were at Satsuma Police HQ Friday morning.
There are unconfirmed rumors that Misty Cummings is in police custody. Recently, Misty Cummings sought the help of Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller. Through the efforts of TES attorney Mark Nejame, Misty took a series of lie detector tests Miller said she failed miserably.
Reached for comment this morning, Mark Nejame told blinkoncrime.com the pond was in fact being drained, but had no new information.Â
Check back to blinkoncrime.com for updates.
Contributing Editor Kate Mills
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Latest update from thelocals. Misty’s brother said nobody was home when he went to check on Misty few hours before Haleigh was reported…
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/09/22/news/news01.txt
Not water
This is a big developement. Did I hear somebody say that NayNay Prevatt is also in jail on unrelated charges? Maybe jail is the safest place to be down in Samsuta where all the snakes seem to wriggling around these days. It is being reported that Misty has left town with a girlfriend for a few days at the beach…LE is said to know where she is, but does Ron? I am still bothered by this pond search. Could Tommy Croslyn have already been polygraphed? It is also strange that LE would let loose this information about Misty being probably gone at 10 pm. I did notice the weasel words Ron’s lawyer was making last night. If Ron was searching for Misty, his phone records must show it. It was silly to suggest that pounding on the door that is only a few feet from the bed wouldn’t wake someone. Why is grandma Neves so eager to cover up the lies Misty and Ron have been telling? I should have said that the snakes are squirming. And I think grandma and Ron are two of ‘em.
As I was following Blink so closely on Saturday and Sunday….I was checking the local news stations too. I wish I had posted a link to the story I found when I read it…..didn’t think much of it at the time though. Someone told the local news station that the saw a vehicle being hauled out of the area on a flatbed truck. Geesh…had not heard anything about a red truck until reading blink yesterday and this morning. Could it be the red truck that Timmy supposedly sold….hence, the search at the body of water not taking any longer than it did……..hmmmmmmm!
Maybe search of L-pond was related to Haliegh in that those responsible for her disappearance (or those privy to what occurred…or can confirm where Misty was that night) are the same responsible for the little pot growning operation found? If so, this does provide LE reason to arrest and hold at least someone and in turn gives them opportunity for tough questioning. Also gives time for the person to blab to other inmates or attempt some plea barganing in return for statements?? I seriously doubt with the amt of money this case will continue to cost that LE is willing to waste funds, you know?
That’s right boo…just same as Cindy Anthony asked Casey “what did you do?” in the 911 call re: Caylee.
another reason I think Misty’s cell phone was turned OFF the night Haleigh went missing is cuz she’s not totally dumb. Has to know about Casey Anthony’s cell being tracked and didn’t want her tracks followed. JMO….
Last post for a while (maybe ;>)…but this red truck. Could it be Misty piled BOTH kids in and went in that mode to the party? The young boy could easily have stayed asleep in a carseat in the truck and Haleigh…who knows? Up and about mingling? Made to stay in and behave???? Could LE be looking for evidence simply the kids were in that vehicle…not necessarily it was used only during the coverup…or for the coverup at all??? May be this person simply saw something of great significance.
Thanks Nancy. I think the NG video was taken a couple of weeks after Haleigh disappeared. I just was thinking of dirty clothes in the dryer.
FWIW: LE says that the red truck on the flatbed had no relation to them or their search. After the last week, who knows if that is accurate or a “mistruth”?
I can’t believe that LE would spend the bucks on enlarging the dirt road and emptying the pond without some assurance that the tip was valid. Tommy Croslin does not seem as big a liar as Misty has been, and really, LE has directly stated that Misty is not giving them accurate information. Dollars to donuts: he has been polygraphed if he offered up anything useful to the investigation. He had already been threatened: Ron doesn’t gift just any old brother with decapitated rats. Why?
I also don’t find it hard to believe that at first, Misty’s family were willing to lie for her, if she was insisting to all that she was not involved. Family loyalty goes a long ways, but there are limits. If Ron’s history of threats and violence are to be believed, then it is not difficult to see why all those around him were avoiding making public statements. They would fear for themselves and also for Misty. However, after all these months, Misty looks like the center of the whole thing. I think she was gone from the trailer but tried to beat him home that night. We know they had been arguing for days about her taking off with her friends. That night was the first chance she had to escape for awhile. I know, that doesn’t tell us anything about what happened to Haleigh. Misty needs to come clean, as even her once loyal family are beginning to think she may have done something. There is a difference between knowing more than she is telling and having done something herself to that child. Time to ‘fess up or get ready for some jail time.
Ok..so much for last post from me (slow @ work today :>). Anyhoo…here’s a post from another site that I found interesting because it mentions a hit on a dumpster and the fact Misty called her brother before calling 911. Is that true??? If so, how long before she called 911???
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http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/02/haleigh_cummings_a_reader_chim.php
Posted 09/11/2009 at 02:45:42 PM
Jessica said:
TARA- I agree with you, I do not believe the father was involved. I do however feel that he holds some responsibility and so does his mother. He should have never allowed a 17 year old girl to be the primary care giver for his children, especially over the night. His mother also lied to CPS when they were called in because of allegations of child abuse. It is my understanding that she told them she was the caregiver for the children. I feel sorry for both of them and I am sure they would change things if they could but now, it is too late.
I also wondered if perhaps the little girl woke up to a party scene. There have been reports that Ron and Misty had an earlier argument because of her infedelity. Makes you question if perhaps Haleigh saw something and Misty thought she would tell on her, and that Ronald would put her on the road again.
I also wonder if the bed wetting triggered something that went too far. She sure did make a point to explain about the laundry. Perhaps you are right, and she then called someone to come and help her hide the crime. I think she put little Haleigh in that dumpster, the one that the dogs hit on. I believe she put her there, and that then one of her other boyfriends or perhaps her brother moved the body before it was searched. I think that is why cell phone records show her calling her brother before she called police.
Re my post 91, Ms. Neves’s chat with Nancy Grace last nite is now on video clip– you can see how resistant she is to the idea that Misty was not home:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/09/22/ng.brother.home.cnn
Does anybody know if these calls to Misty were to a house landline phone or a cell phone? Does Misty have a cell phone? I am tending to agree with Brenda from VA about the dumpster: I read somewhere else that the dumpster is very near where Ron used to live. If Misty was complaining about having to care for the little kids, if she would rather have been with her party people friends, it makes an attack of anger towards bedwetting or some small sin seem possible. Again, why is Teresa Neves so determined to make Misty seem respectable, when Misty clearly isn’t?
re: the dumpster hits, I’ve read that cadaver dogs often hit on dumpsters because of the many things that are decomposing, kind of like how the new haven police said the cadaver dogs could not find Annie Le’s body right away because of all the animal smells.
Not saying this what happened, but am i the only one who wonders about a jailhouse confession of someone in police custody? Like you get threatened a whole bunch (or worse by LE) and suddenly remember some (potentially) incriminating evidence?
Of course, this was the “good” brother that ron and misty like, so i dunno.
breaking news!
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-haleigh-cummings-misty-092209,0,1827084.story
Will be interesting to know if the confirmation of Ron’s calls that night, also confirms a call to Hank which will confirm the likelihood that he asked Hank to go check at the house. It’s reasonable that the many confirmed calls to his house went unanswered and that the reason he called someone else, was for help to have someone actually go to the house.
Misty’s lawyer and Ms. Neves can argue all they want that this proves nothing, that even if Hank went to the house, it proves nothing about people not being home. Maybe– but it’s common sense that Ron called and was concerned enough to call repeatedly, then he sought some help as he could not get home himself.
Misty’s lawyer will say Hank’s just getting back at Misty for being accused by Misty of things in her last Tim Miller polygraph. But remember Misty was being tested– was she being deceptive when she accused Hank? Maybe she was.
headline tonight on NG– speculates that Misty skipped town (??). Is NG actually bringing up ‘breaking’ news on the day it happens in these cases in the news for awhile?? there’s a change….
Blink….I am wandering because I don’t see anything about this .Foxorlando has on their site that Misty was under hypnosis and said that Haleigh was near a rose.that’s when all the searches started and she left to go to the beach with a friend.Why has this not come up..fox 35 news reported this …just asking?
It has been linked extensively on here about the pseudo hypnosis et al.
Allegedly she went to the beach this past weekend, yes.
B
Is there a particular reason why this Haleigh Cummings info is under the Caylee (darling) Anthony heading?
I dont understand your question, it is not.
B
Blink, I think kiwibird is saying that if you use the ‘categories’ menu over at the left, and for instance click on Christine Sheddy, it pulls up all your Christine Sheddy stories, but if you click on Caylee Anthony, you get the newest Haleigh story on top, and if you click on Haleigh, that also has some Caylee stories mixed in.
Everytime (not just today)I click on the heading of the Caylee/Casey Anthony section it takes me straight to this page with this Haleigh Cummings article at the top?
no idea, I checked the categories, it is not listed that way for me, glitch? I will advise techies.
B
Maybe Misty did not want to answer the door at 10 o’clock at night the night her brother came to the house. It wouldn’t be the first time someone didn’t want to be bothered. Now – on the other hand, if Misty did not reveal this bit of info to the authorities during her many hours of questioning by police, then I would wonder why she didn’t. Maybe she wasn’t home? hmmmmmm
Blink-
I thought you set it up that way on purpose. On top of the Caylee site is listed the last section for Haleigh and then the next section is for Caylee and the third is for Chistine Sheddy. I thought you set it up that way on purpose- that is why I never said anything.
I believe it is a blogjet vs. WordPress bug, but thanks all, we got it.
B
Did anyone notice that while Misty was under hypnosis she was asked why she woke up at about three o’clock and she said she did not know. I thought she had to use the bathroom.
So it looks like things might be “heating” up with this case. Art is saying that White Boy Greg has been arrested
http://www.artharris.com
he was, but bonded out. Drug related to the “find”. He has been cleared of any involvement in Haleigh’s disappearance.
B
Misty also said while under hypnosis that Haleigh can be found near the “rose”.
LOL I’m sorry is “the rose” close to Caseys “close to home”?
These two case are starting to look like vines intertwining to me….
well at least Misty has a legitimate script to follow?(KCS}… hehe sorry I must be getting tired and bored with all the IGNORANCE?
This reminds me of my once little boys trying to convince me that they have “no idea” how that window got broke? lol
It sure in the heck didnt take me months or even days to get to the bottom of the TRUTH!!!!!
http://www.artharris.com/
More good stories……looks like the dominos are starting to fall!
OK, FOR THE RECORD, GREG PAGE IS NOT A NICE GUY, HE IS A DRUG DEALER, HE SPENT THE WEEKEND PRIOR TO MISTY GOING BACK TO RON WITH HER DOING DRUGS. HE HAS AN IRON CLAD ALIBIS AND HE PASSED NUMEROUS FBI POLYGRAPHS AS I BROKE EXCLUSIVELY MONTHS AGO.
http://blinkoncrime.com/2009/03/23/haleigh-cummin…over-and-drugshaleigh-cummings-case-exclusive-misty-on-3-day-bender-with-lover-and-drugs/
I am NOT Yelling at Granmomma, I am yelling at Nay Nay , Misty, Lindsay and Hank who KNOW WHERE SHE IS. I do belive this case is on it’s way to being solved. God Bless little Haleigh
B
Blink have you heard the latest on this sad sad case?? About a letter and Art Harris?
Well don’t bother posting my post then please.
But I like to see you anyway. I think I was having a moment that these dregs are playing games while this baby is out there. I hope I did not offend
B
Is anybody still on this topic? Art Harris is saying that Ron made 20 calls to Misty the night that Haleigh disappeared. Also reporting a letter from the jailed Nay Nay that claims another inmate is claiming Haleigh overdosed on Oxys and WBG disposed of her body. ??? Is it at all possible that the polygraphers did not ask quite the right questions of Greg? I am just hoping that all these arrests mean that something is going move forward here. Also, could LE be lying about who did and did not pass polygraphs? What with Misty’s whiney little girl abused act, I could see any of half a dozen people helping her get rid of poor Haleigh. She already has grandma Neves and Ron literally lying for her, when they have to know better.
I have those moments too.. Specially when it deals these little babies that don’t stand a chance in this world. It sickens me to the core..
Not offended.. Just didn’t want to add to the obvious anger..
Thanks friend, your right. I believe I posted long ago that I was sick of people saying “How could this happen?” I think people should be saying with the enviornment these babies were exposed to, I was wondering how it took so long. Breaks my heart. The contrast and irony between 2 cases of little girls whose names rhyme has always made me want to live in a bubble from now on.
B
http://www.wesh.com/news/21099550/detail.html
Blink any news on this letter discussed on NG last night and now being posted on WESH News Site. Does anyone know if Misty is back in town, looks like the heat is on.
Can we finally get some answers for this little girls family. And bring this Angel home.
When Caylee was first “missing” LE knew of course quickly that CA was lying and had her arrested for at “least child neglect and giving false statemeents to LE”, why hasn’t the same happened to Misty at least to put the squeeze on, hasn’t she lied and neglected this child? Help me understand please!
You cannot force someone to implicate themself. That situation is about as dangerous as they come.
B
I can
Whereever Misty has retreated to (out of state you can bet if she had the means), she did it AFTER publicly railing against Tim Miller as she was tricked, he wouldn’t allow her to use her cell phone etc etc.
You’d think sometime soon, Tim MIller will have to stop looking for people’s babies who have disappeared under suspicious circumstances– this, on top of Casey, Cindy and George, must be a bit much.
The letter– no wonder police were saying that the pond draining was a ‘training exercise’. ‘Supposedly freaked out’??? What does that mean?? ‘Supposedly’ as ‘they’ don’t remember being upset and scared about the little girl? Or scared that she’d have to just die because no one would want to go for help in ‘their condition’?
Makes no sense… ‘we supposedly freaked out’ so no one is responsible if they can’t remember?
DDDERMA
in that respect the lying and enabling by rons mother and ron are so eeery similar tho the anthony case cindee and her entourage of liars.misty doesnt have the ability to hold it together like casey without eventualy breaking down.. I expect a total melttow in the near future. the truth will come out yes yes yes.
Is information obtained while under “hypnosis” admissible? I cant help but think that this is an attempt to say that if MC was withholding any information it was because she didn’t remember or blocked it out subconsciously. So when they find Haleigh, which they will because there is no way these morons can outsmart the cops, they will argue in court that she had a lapse in memory… or some other scientific excuse for the simple fact that they are all a cancer to our society. ALL OF THEM, mom, dad, grandmom, anyone who knew the environment this child and her brother were succumb to. They neglected, abused and who knows what else they did to an innocent child whose only mistake was that she was simply born to the wrong people. I keep hearing the words of Jr who said, the couch was bouncing…TPT period!
Kleat
From my understanding she is saying supposedly because she is saying in her letter that she was not there and that the confession from the other guy is “supposedly” what happened..
Hi Blink, you needn’t explain your frustration. I share your sentiments exactly. I realize Ron Cummings is a grieving father, but I really want to know WHY, after his 17 year old girlfriend/babysitter spent the previous weekend on a binge with a scumbag/drug dealer, that he continued to entrust the care of his children to the untrustworthy Misty Croslin? Would you leave your children in the care of someone you knew was a druggie and associated with criminals? I sure as hell wouldn’t. And why Haleigh’s biological mother knew little to nothing about how her children spent their days. She didn’t even know what time Haleigh got home from school or how she got home. Then this horrible tragedy happens and the two grieving parents are all over TV boohooing and crying poor, pitiful us. WHY THE HELL WEREN’T THEY MORE RESPONSIBLE IN THE CARE & SAFETY OF THEIR CHILDREN???? These parents dropped the ball and little 5 year old, innocent Haleigh paid for their mistakes and neglect. It p*sses me off!
loca, go to the cnn.com slash nancygrace and listen to the latest interview with Ms. Neves– she’s not lying, she’s having a hard time coming to grips but she didn’t repeat that Misty may have been asleep when Hank went to the home on behalf of Ron.
Sounds to me Nay Nay’s letter is trying harder to convince her boyriend that they were together the night Haleigh disappeared than she was trying to get him to send money:
“…where you know I was at your house….”
“You know I was with you that night!”
tsk tsk… doesn’t look good.
Now Misty has ditched and gone awol… doesn’t look good.
Has it been documented anywhere if Tommy’s fingerprints were on the front door/doorknob? If they were found……he would have to explain why they were there.
I had once read that it was Ron’s Uncle that Misty had been messing arond with before Haleigh went missing. Has that been debunked? If it hasn’t……..could that be why Neves (Ron’s Mom) is so hyped on protecting Misty. I mean, could she really be protecting her own brother?
warrant for Misty’s mother’s arrest, who is apparently in TN now (NG reports tonite)
what a freakin mess is ALL I have to say?
How can she be under arrest and on NG? this new guy in satsuma sure has this brew stirred up!
NancyS, Ms. Neves, Ronald’s mother, was on NG. She is not wanted for anything, it’s Misty’s mother in TN that Florida wants to get back.
(my post was easily misread– the ‘report about Misty’s mother’ was on NG tonight, not her mother)
They are saying that a witness has come forth saying that Haleigh OD’d on Oxycontin, and her body was dumped. Is this why MC skipped town? MC’s mom has a warrant for her arrest… The bro in jail, the mom on her way and MC going to the beach…”I’ll have the cooked goose please”
Lordy I pray.
B
Warrant out for her arrest……http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/09/24/ng.haleigh.sitter.mother.cnn?iref=videosearch
Okay, I’ve had enough of these lies. Let’s waterboard Misty and get the truth out of her. Take the damn gloves off and let’s get to the bottom of this case. It is so hard to witness the excruiciating emotional pain of Grandmother Neves. I want justice for Haleigh and those who truly love her.
FairWitness,
I totally agree with you. And, it seems that there are far too many children in these types of situations. Which means, unfortunately, Haleigh will not be the last child to suffer due to irresponsible parents.
Perhaps Ron felt that he had no choice but to leave Misty with the children so that he could work and support them. However, I wonder why he picked a “child” in the first place as a girlfriend. It would seem he could find someone a little bit older and more mature. He may be a grieving father, but in my opinion, he has made some pretty poor choices all around.
I also cannot understand why any mother of two small children would move so far away from them in the first place. I would think most parents would want to be as close to their children as possible — especially when they are so young. You would think a mother would want to be a part of her children’s lives as much as possible — whether she has custody of them or not.
I try not to judge other people too harshly, as I am not in their shoes. But, I just don’t understand this at all.
I just hope that the little boy is being taken care of by someone a little more responsible at this time.