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My Thoughts About the Tattoo

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The first thing I did when I saw that Ronald Cummings had a tattoo of Haleigh on his leg was put myself in the shoes of an innocent parent, whose child was truly abducted, and I thought about how I would feel. Then I thought about the tattoo.

Read moreThe tattoo gave me a horrible feeling.

If my daughter was missing, I would not want to memorialize this horrible tragedy on my leg, should she still be alive and come home, which is a thought I would desperately cling to until I had no other option.

If my daughter came home, I would never want to be reminded of the horror that I endured all those weeks not knowing where she was, but worse and more importantly, of the potential pain and suffering my daughter would have had to endure at the hands of a sick stranger for all those weeks. If my daughter come home safe and sound, I would want to forget this nightmare. Forever. I would not want to have horrific memories memorialized on my leg in a tattoo, especially if it could become an emotional “trigger” for my daughter of her nightmarish experience. I would never want to give a predator such power, either. I would want fresh beginnings and a new start, but a tattoo would rob me of that.

Of course, Cummings would likely argue that he got the tattoo as a sign of love and devotion to his daughter. We can’t say anything conclusive by his behavior here, but it is unusual, to say the least. Most parents of missing children find secondary things, such as unnecessary salon visits and self-pampering, are not a top priority in times of crisis like this. Finding their missing children takes top priority, even four weeks later.

It brings me back to the day I saw Cumming’s mother, Teresa Neves, on TV saying that Cummings didn’t go out and search on that particular day because “no one came and got him”. I was just appalled by that, as if it is the responsibility of other people to motivate Cummings to search. He is the father who should care the most, and be the most driven to organize, plan and continually work to find his daughter, but he continually shows us he is not.

If I were in his shoes, there would always be a task I could do to keep my daughter’s face front and center in the public’s eye, if I was not searching.

Cumming also doesn’t appear to look at the media as a tool, which I find perplexing. Innocent people who are victims of crime and are looking for a missing loved one usually see the media as a means to an end. They may not like the media, but use them as a tool. Instead, here, Cummings actually complains he is not being left alone to do what he wants to do! It’s just mind boggling.

What sad story this is on multiple levels. I just don’t trust Ronald Cummings. To read more of my thoughts on this case, click on the labels below.

Ron Cummings Gets Tattoo of Haleigh

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FirstCoastNews.com caught up with Cummings after he got a tattoo of each of his children.

Cummings says, “I can’t be left alone. Nobody leaves me alone to do what I want to do. There’s always a camera in my face. Here it is again.”

Cummings says someone else put up the $400 for the cost of the tattoos, but according to the Examiner, he didn’t want to say who.

To see my opinions on this case, click on the labels below.

Misty Croslin Expresses Disgust

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This is a video of Misty, taken shortly after Haleigh disappeared, that has continually played in my head since I saw it over a week ago. I noticed what I suspect is a microexpression of disgust when Misty says, “I seen the kitchen light on.”

Misty is truly distraught, but I can’t figure out why she has feelings of disgust when she talks about the kitchen light being on. This emotion flashes for a fraction of a second. If Misty found the front door open, and the kitchen light on, as she tells us, I would expect to see fear or concern on her face, but instead, I see disgust.

Read moreDid Misty at some point walk in on something horrible that happened in the kitchen that, perhaps, involved Haleigh? She seems to be feeling an emotion, that upon first glance, is inconsistent with the story she is telling us. It makes me wonder what we don’t know. Is Misty leaving out some details? Are the events she is describing from another night, and not the night Haleigh went missing?

I don’t know the answers. I just know I have more questions. I want to know what disgusted Misty. It’s perplexing.

Many of you have questioned if Misty is truly crying here. I believe the answer is yes. Her tears and emotions of sadness are genuine.

Crystal Sheffield on Geraldo Rivera

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Crystal Sheffield, the mother of Haleigh Cummings, was interviewed on Geraldo at Large over the weekend (thanks for the tips), and her interview was interesting to me.

Crystal says that Cummings was abusive to her, physically and verbally.

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Geraldo: Do you believe his story about what happened?

Crystal: No, I don’t. I mean, I know he loves Haleigh….and………..ah (almost breaking down)……….his temper, it could get bad enough for him to hurt Haleigh, but I do know he loves Haleigh, Haleigh is his heart, and everybody knows that.

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Geraldo: Do you believe that Ron Cummings knows who took Haleigh?

Crystal: He’s told my brother, and my fiance, that he knows, that he is 75% sure he knows where his daughter is.

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Crystal: He acts like he’s crying, like that uh-uh. He’s not. I know when he is really crying–that is fake.

Overall, I believe Crystal Sheffield (I’m not going to break down details, but generally speaking) I think she is being honest with us, and sharing her true and genuine feelings here.

Later in the show, Geraldo talks to Cummings about these allegations, and Cummings’ response is classic. His anger is over the top, but he doesn’t want to let it out, so he. talks. like. this. in. an. attempt. to. control. it. I don’t trust ONE WORD out of Ronald Cummings’ mouth.

When Geraldo asked Cummings if he thought Haleigh was alive, his body language is, sadly, fascinating. He shakes his head no very briefly before he speaks, and then he moves his head abruptly to an up and down direction with a slight hook to the side. He says, “I’m always going to believe my daughter is alive until they find her.”

You can watch the interview on YouTube. Just search for “Geraldo 2/21/09”.

Police Report Narrative

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MyFoxTampaBay.com has the police report narrative on their website for the Cummings case. If this is the actual police narrative, it shows there are many inconsistencies in the story being told by both Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings.

Read moreIn the report, once the officers arrived, the cop said Cummings repeatedly said, “Someone took my child”.

Ronald repeadtedly [sic] said that someone had taken his child and also said, “when I find him, I’ll kill him.” Ronald was referring to a 9mm Beretta hand gun [sic] which heowed [sic] inside of his residence and that if law enforcement found whoever had this child, he would shoot them through the back window of the patrol car. I attempted to get information from Ronald regarding HAleigh [sic], however, due to his emotional state he was unable to provide any useful information.

I am in awe at how quickly Cummings ruled out every other potential outcome for his daughter’s absence within minutes of arriving home and finding Haleigh missing. How come he doesn’t have the normal thoughts of parents, and attempt to investigate, or consider other potential outcomes before jumping to one conclusion? Why did he not even once consider she may have wandered off, that the doors or windows could not have been unlocked by other people when he was away? It’s very notable. He clearly didn’t have 30 minutes to do any type of investigation, but he knows the outcome: someone took Haleigh.

I also find it interesting that Cummings was not able to calm himself down for his child’s sake, and help police get the information they needed. I suspect this was a facade, because he didn’t know what to say, personally.

The report continues:

I then made contact with Misty Croslin, Ronalds girlfriend. Misty told me that she had put the children to bed at approximately 8pm. MIsty [sic] said that they were sleeping in HER BED, and when she laid down at around 10:30pm both children were still in bed. I asked MIsty [sic] who the other child was and she advised the other child was Haleighs [sic] brother. Misty old me that she woke up just before 3am to get a drink and she noticed that Haleigh was missing, however the OTHER child was still in bed. MIsty [sic] ran around the residence franticallly [sic] looking for haleigh [sic] and that she noticed the back door was stanfing [sic] open. MIsty [sic] said that she was sure the back door had been locked prior to her going to bed.

There are multiple inconsistencies when reading this segment of the report above, if we compare it to what Misty has said in video interviews. Here Misty tells the police that she was in the SAME bed with Haleigh. Yet we’ve seen Misty say on video that Haleigh was in another bed. Clearly, Misty isn’t able to keep her facts straight.

Notice the time Misty says she went to bed as well? Misty has been saying in news reports that she went to bed at 10:00 p.m. Yet, early on, to the police (here), she is saying she went to bed at 10:30 p.m. Again, Misty is unable to stick to any facts.

Moreover, Misty doesn’t say she got up to go to the bathroom, which she has said all over the news. She says here that she got up to get a drink. She also doesn’t talk about finding the kitchen light on (or at least the police don’t report that here).

By the way this report is written, you get the distinct feeling that Misty told the police that she instantly noticed Haleigh was gone when she got up to get a drink, and then searched for her, whereas in videos, Misty has said she went to the bathroom, noticed the light on in the kitchen and saw the door open, and then realized Haleigh was missing. These are two very different stories.

The report continues:

Mist [sic] said that at approximately 5 minutes after she noticed Haleigh missing, Ronal [sic] arrived home.

In news reports, Misty has told us that she awoke at 3:00 a.m., and that Ronald Cummings came home around 3:30. This is another inconsistency.

Fox’s On the Record with Greta van Susteren, on February 12, even discusses this with Cummings, and notes there is a 27-minute time lapse from when Misty wakes up to when Cummings arrived home.

From “On the Record”:

VAN SUSTEREN: So let me — let’s — let me try to ask you some questions about it. What time did you arrive home, Ronald, on Tuesday morning?

RONALD CUMMINGS, FATHER: Approximately 3:30.

Clearly, the stories of Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin are not adding up. Nothing in this report supports their latest version of events. What the truth is, of course, I can’t say, because I don’t know. But I know I don’t trust either one of these people. They are not telling us what I suspect they know to be true.