Croslin has changed her story a few times since, pointing fingers at "the other side of the family," referring to Cummings' family. pg.acq.push(function() { She answers, "I didn't even hear anything.". reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. She's in the bedroom. Callers can remain anonymous and be eligible for a $15,000 reward for information that is called into the tip line and leads to an arrest in the case. In the video, Croslin can be seen crying after finding the shirt that she said the little girl was wearing when she went to bed the night she vanished. "She said nothing.". According to her attorney, Misty heard Haleigh being attacked by her. But the tone quickly changed as the conversation turned to Haleigh Cummings. She will also owe nearly $2 million in fines in the separate cases, her attorney said. } Cummings was at work. Tommy Croslin also pleaded no contest and will be sentenced Aug. 6. News/Business. They were both denied bond on the violation of probation charges. In footage from the interview room where she was being questioned by the detective that features in 'Real Life Nightmare,' Cummings can be seen confronting her about the disappearance. "There's no indication of any violent struggle or crime at the scene," he said, "so it could be an accident, and someone or somebody in the group is covering it up. It has been 13years since a call came to the Putnam County Sheriffs Office about the disappearance of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings. She's serving 30 years in jail for dealing drugs. He replied, "Misty. ST. AUGUSTINE - The attorney for Misty Croslin, 18, a key figure in the disappearance of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings, said Tuesday that his client told authorities her cousin . }); Even after 11 years, the family's pain has not diminished. eventAction: 'render' She's the one with the inconsistent statements. Croslin, who was Ronald's girlfriend when Haleigh disappeared, married and divorced him within six months. ', Croslin responded: 'I didn't even hear anything.'. Misty Croslin was . "I have made some bad choices, and I know I have to take what I have done, and I just ask that you give me another chance.". Furthermore, detectives have described her statements about the night as inconsistent and said that she has changed her story multiple times over the past decade. In my opinion, they should have undergone mandatory drug rehab or received much lighter sentences. ga('ads.send', { The Croslins' daughter, Misty Croslin, was watching Haleigh the night the little girl disappeared. },false) The. Neves said she spoke to her son in prison over the holidays. The time will be served concurrently with the 25-year sentence she is already serving on a St. Johns County conviction of trafficking in oxycodone. Aug. 7: Cummings is arrested after fighting with his wifes brother, Hank Tommy Croslin Jr. Sept. 19: A pond south of Palatka is drained as part of the search for Haleigh but nothing is found. In 2010, Cumings and Croslin were jailed after being caught with 330 tablets of oxycodone and hydrocodone in their car. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), It was a. Ronald Cummings tentatively reached a plea agreement with the state on drug-trafficking charges earlier this month and likely will be sentenced to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in late August. At the end of the river search, Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy says he does not believe Haleigh is alive. Without going into detail, he said, "The river's close. Croslin was 17 and eventually married and divorced Ronald Cummings. Photo Gallery:View images based on the Haleigh Cummings case, "The only thing I would really like to say is she wasn't a drug dealer, she never was," he said. I was not there.". "You didn't get out of bed,'' Cummings said before asking Croslin: ''You sure you didn't unlock the door?'' Croslin told police that she put Haleigh to bed, along with the girl's 4-year-old brother, at around 8 p.m. and that when she woke up at 3 a.m. Haleigh was gone and the back door of the north Florida house she shared with Cummings was propped open by a cement block. He said investigators just wanted to get her in jail to get information in the Haleigh case. Ronald Cummings and Hank Croslin Jr. both received 15-year sentences. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ "You didn't wake up", he says, to which she sobs and responds, "I would never let nothing happen to her if I knew something. "The Florida Department of Corrections ensures inmates serve their court-ordered sentence in accordance with Florida law," press secretary Paul Walker said. Croslin responded: ''I didn't even hear anything.''. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? She said her son has always focused on finding his daughter. Both Croslin and Cummings are currently in prison on drug trafficking charges unrelated to Haleigh's disappearance. A reward for information leading to Haleighs whereabouts reaches $26,500. A new HLN documentary has uncovered never before seen evidence in the decade-long search for a five-year-old girl who vanished from her Florida home in the middle of the night when her father's 17-year-old girlfriend was babysitting her. Ronald Cummings reported Haleigh missing when he returned from work at dawn. On Tuesday, Cummings' mother, Teresa Neves, said the family will continue to hold vigils to keep Haleigh's case alive. "The child is in the bedroom, literally next to her," Merchant said. When he got back to his trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, around 3 am that morning, he was greeted by Croslin, who told him that she had woken up to find Haleigh missing from her bed. Feb. 10: Misty Croslin calls 911 to report 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings missing at 3:17 a.m. about the same time her father and Croslins boyfriend, Ronald Cummings, was coming home from work. Misty Croslin: "Yes" 911: "OK when did you last see her?" Misty Croslin: "Um, we like just, you knowit was about 10 o'clock- she was sleeping- I was cleaning 911: "OK- how old is your. "She has the answers, not me. She said that while Ronald Cummings was rough with her, it was an upgrade in her life and she loved him. Jailhouse interview: Haleigh Cummings' father talks about his arrest. Example video title will go here for this video. She and Cummings, eight years her senior, became a couple. Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings and his girlfriend Misty Croslin were both at the center of the investigation, but were never charged with Haleigh's disappearance. What happened to her? 1. No evidence of Haleigh has ever been found despite these wide-spread searches involving hundreds of volunteers and an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. If she could give us one truthful statement, I think we'd be somewhere.". I wouldn't let someone just take her. Tommy Croslin was sentenced to 15 years. View images based on the Haleigh Cummings case, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The case is now the subject of a new HLN docuseries called 'Real Life Nightmare,' which will feature evidence that has never been revealed to the public previously, and which will hopefully result in new tips that could help bring closure. }); Sept. 25: A letter written by Kristina Naynay Prevatt from jail says she was partying with Misty Croslin and that Haleigh took an Oxycontin pill. Emily Crane For Dailymail.com, Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight, Five hidden-gem destinations for an unforgettable holiday in 2023, BBC Breakfast celebrates forty years of hilarious bloopers, Royal Family will find it 'impossible' to compromise with Sussexes, Ken Bruce will be joining the Greatest Hits Radio family in April, As it happened: UK Government blocks Scotland's new gender law, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map', Kamala opts out of kneeling with Biden for Warriors photo op. Overstreet, who lives in Tennessee, has denied involvement. Several people, including her father Ronald Cummings and his then-girlfriend Misty Croslin who was watching her that night, were charged during the lengthy search and investigation. eventAction: 'click_adunit' The crime to which Croslin pleaded no contest Tuesday under normal circumstances carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison. More jailhouse conversations between Misty Croslin and her father, Hank Croslin, have been released. In this version Croslin says she did see what happened to Haleigh the night she vanished from her home in Satsuma, Fla. Emily Crane For Dailymail.com St Johns County Commissioners vote no to controversial proposed industrial park, St. Augustine theatre group feels 'urgency' to educate community with Anne Frank's story, Jacksonville Jaguars second playoff game includes snow, rain chances this weekend in Kansas City, Chance of snow for the Jaguars in Kansas City for this weekend's AFC playoff game. eventAction: 'click_ads' The best Instagram photos from 2014, After IVF shock, mom gives birth to two sets of identical twins, Inside North Korea: Water park, sacred birth site and some minders, The judge also orders her to pay a $500,000 fine, Croslin is the last person known to see 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, She faces sentencing in mid-October in another courtroom for similar charges. You have locked doors. hitType: 'event', I just don't believe that happened.". It is been more than 11 years since five-year-old Haleigh Cummings vanished from her home in Satsuma, Alabama. Haleigh was 5 years old when she vanished from her home in Satsuma, in southern Putnam County. Both Croslin and Ronald Cummings are currently in state prison on drug charges. The arrests are not connected to Haleighs case, but investigators use them to ask questions about her disappearance. But none of the arrests was directly related to her disappearance. "I don't care about her or her family. Basically Misty's original story is that sometime after 3am, Misty awoke and discovered Haleigh gone. ga('ads.send', { Croslin is currently serving 25 years in prison, while Cummings was sentenced to 15 years. ', 'You didn't get out of bed,' Cummings said before asking Croslin: 'You sure you didn't unlock the door? Previous undercover drug operations in Putnam and St. Johns counties have resulted in drug charges being filed against Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, 26; his ex-wife, Misty Croslin, 19; his cousin Hope Sykes, 19; Misty's brother, Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., 23; and Misty's friend Donna Brock, 44. ga('ads.send', { MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. The others arrested with them in the drug-trafficking investigation were Croslin's brother Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., Donna Brock and Hope Sykes. All rights reserved. Oct. 8: Misty Croslin is sentenced in St. Augustine to 25 years in prison for trafficking in prescription drugs in a St. Johns County case. No signs of forced entry except, according to Misty, a brick had been used to prop open one of the doors to the trailer. eventAction: 'load' We are one of the worlds fastest growing hitType: 'event', At one point in the jailhouse conversations, Hank and Misty talk of those charges. PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. The Haleigh Cummings case gripped the First Coast in 2009 when the little girl suddenly vanished from her home in the middle of the night. Oct. 7: Ronald and Misty say they are getting divorced. ga('ads.send', { The Putnam County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene, and the disappearance kicked off a massive hunt involving hundreds of volunteers spread out across a widespread area, as well as an investigation involving multiple law-enforcement agencies. . But they had problems. February 9, 2009, was just another day for Ronald Cummings. I come home from work and my child was not there. . No one has been arrested in connection with Haleigh's disappearance. The sentencing came a month shy of two years since Croslin became the focus in the case of Haleigh Cummings, whom Croslin was watching when the 5-year-old Satsuma kindergartner vanished from home. Sheffield said there are no answers to Haleigh's disappearance, and she believes Croslin knows where he daughter is. Putnam County authorities have interviewed Overstreet but would not give details. If you need help with WJXTs or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. Misty Croslin's trial for drug charges set for Oct./Tommy Croslin gets 15 years in prison (see seperate thread)/Donna Brock sentenced to 15 years /Ron attempting plea deal.Croslin parents arrested for crack/bailed out and now back in for VOP. } Croslin told police she tucked Haleigh and the brother into bed about 8 p.m. February 8, 2009, and went to sleep two hours later. I don't believe she took too many of them. Almost immediately investigators started to see holes in Croslin's story. She sobbed as she said: 'I would never let nothing happen to her if I knew something. The lead detective from that case,John Merchant, told First Coast News he knows the person who could break the case wide open. "Ronald wants to know where his daughter is," she said. Misty Croslin says Cousin, Joe Overstreet, bagged Haleigh Cummings as she screamed, attorney said/ Lisa Croslin Talks For The First Time/Lisa found drunk and on pills at an ER by Wrapitup Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:51 pm An attorney for Misty Croslin said cousin Joe Overstreet took Haleigh as 'a substitute' for a gun. PALATKA - In final pleas Monday, Misty Croslin and her father asked for fairness and leniency before she was given 25 years in prison for a series of prescription drug-trafficking cases. According to Misty, whose story has changed multiple times, Haleigh was asleep in the trailer and then.she was gone. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ let gads_event; disappearance of 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, his 15-year mandatory minimumdrug-trafficking sentence in2010, A 'tragedy all around' leads judge to sentence Brianna Williams to life term for daughter's death, Disappearance of Haleigh Cummings still a mystery, Newborn Kamiyah Mobley, stolen from Jacksonville hospital 18 years ago, found safe; arrest made and reunion coming, Misty Croslin calls 911 to report 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings missing, Geraldo Rivera gets into a confrontation with Cummings, There's a reason Nancy Grace's 'exclusive' sounded familiar, Cummings, 25, and Croslin, 17, are issued a marriage license, Haleigh Cummings' father talks about his arrest. Police have said Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, the girl's mother, are not considered suspects. }); We are one of the worlds fastest growing he asks. She was the last to see Haleigh alive, and the evidence seems to implicate her in the disappearance one way or the other. February 9, 2009, was just another day for Ronald Cummings. }); hitType: 'event', Intense searches and an investigation that drew international attention failed to find the little girl, though Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy has said he believes she is dead. The owners of the store have stated in 2019 that her name will prevail on the sign until she is found. Teams would search the St Johns River and hunt the thick forest around the young girls neighborhood. Croslin, the adult with Haleigh that night, first told police someone came into the house and took the child. Lisa Croslin, the mother of Misty and Tommy, is arrested in September on forgery and petty theft charges. Without going into detail, he said, "The river's close. 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Croslin called 911 about3:30 a.m. Feb. 10, 2009, to report she had woken to find Haleigh gone. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Cummings reported her missing when he returned from work. Instead, they were both . Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009 Her father Ronald Cummings' 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin was the last person. I wouldn't let someone just take her." Associated Press Both of the Croslins already were on felony probation, Lisa in connection with a forgery case, and Hank Sr. in connection with a case of shopping for doctors to get prescription drugs. A woods search is halted and a temporary command post is pulled out. At one point, detectives searched a section of the St. Johns River near Satsuma where Haleigh disappeared. Last summer, Croslin's attorney, Robert Fields, told the judge that a "landslide of evidence," including the undercover video, led to her to plead no contest to the St. Johns County charges. pg.acq.push(function() { Croslin, as it turned out, then became Haleigh and Junior's baby sitter. pg.acq.push(function() { The river's real close to the back of the house, about 100 yards away.". }) Misty Croslin is the last of the five arrested to be sentenced. ST. AUGUSTINE - The attorney for Misty Croslin, 18, a key figure in the disappearance of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings, said Tuesday that his client told authorities her cousin attacked the girl while Croslin hid under bedcovers with Haleigh's little brother, Ronald Cummings Jr. Attorney Robert Fields said Croslin's cousin Joseph Overstreet came to the house to get a gun. She has been housed in the state prison system since late last year, following sentencing in St. Johns. They were all arrested and accused of selling prescription drugs. Just when you didn't think things could get any worse for Misty Croslin and her clan. ", Slideshow: Misty Croslin's jailhouse hairstyles, His daughter, who came teary-eyed into the courtroom, asked Circuit Judge Terry LaRue to be "fair, that's all.". "That has always been his main objective. Coles worker fights a woman allegedly trying to steal groceries, Rapidly growing cemetery filled with Vladimir Putin's 'prisoner army', Motorists slowly drive down snowy hill in treacherous conditions. March 9: Cummings, 25, and Croslin, 17, are issued a marriage license at the Putnam County courthouse. Fields related Croslin's discussions with authorities Tuesday morning after Croslin changed her plea from not guilty to no contest on one drug-trafficking count in St. Johns County. window.adsContainer = 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