Satsuma Florida- I have read many different theories regarding what has happened to little Haleigh Ann Marie Cummings. So many my head spins in circles like a wheel on a moving car. I have to wonder does these new allegations of abuse on Haleigh and her brother Jr. have anything to do with her disappearance. Are they connected in any way? Was Haleigh taken as a way of keeping her from further abuse? How come Jr. was left behind?
There has been accusations and allegations flying around in the days since Haleigh disappeared. Most coming from Crystal Sheffield, her mother Marie Griffis and her attorney Kim Picazio. Since Haleigh disappeared it has been no secret that Crystal feels the way she does towards Ron and Misty. She has been accusing them of being unfit, and abusive she is now seeking custody of Jr. The only thing standing in the way of filing for custody is DFC investigation into the latest allegations against Ron.
Is Ron’s house abusive and unsafe for children? Was Haleigh the victim of child abuse? Is her disappearance due to some terrible violence against her at the hands of her father? Crystal has released some horrendous photographs of Haleigh and Jr. One of which Haleigh has a awful black eye. It was reported that she fell face first onto the concrete ground on the play yard at school. My cousin once fell on the playground on the black top. The whole side of his face turned into a black and blue scab. Literally one half of his face. The school reported the incident as minor scrapes and abrasions. Nothing major. The next day Haleigh appears with a black eye. Was there an altercation that night? I cant help but wonder how badly the children were treated. The other pictures of the children show marks on there legs and arms. Haleigh told Crystal that “Daddy hit Jr. with a stick.â€Â Could this be true? A stick?
It has been said over and over not only by Ron but his own mother and grandmother that he only spanks the kids like how DFC has told him he is allowed under Florida state law. That leads me to believe that Department of Families and Children has had to correct Ron on how to properly punish a child. Were they children being badly abused? All of these allegations have been said to be taking away from the true purpose of what needs to be going on. Finding Haleigh and bringing her home. Are they really deflecting from that? If they are related to her disappearance shouldn’t they come out? If these accusations can be proven legitimate and the children are in an abusive home, maybe Jr. should be with his mother. But what do they have to do with Haleigh’s disappearance? Do they have anything to do with it? Or is it just to protect an at risk child from being further at risk. Ron has had full time custody except for the weekends since 2005, four years. Is this the first time Crystal has sought out help for abuse against her children at the hands of their father? Why now? Why not years ago? Why not when it happened? I cant help but wonder if any of this has anything to do with Haleigh’s disappearance.
Haleigh is a five year old girl with blonde hair and brown eyes, she is three feet tall and weighs around 39 pounds. She has a birthmark on her left cheek. She has a medical condition that requires medication. If there is anyone out there with any information that could help in her recovery please call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS (8477) or Putnam County Sheriffs Office at (386)-329-0800. There will be a Haleigh Bug Headquarters opening soon to aid in the search for Haleigh.
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I have been following this case and do hope litte Haleigh is found safe. The thing I am seeing in all of this is that we need to focus on Haleigh and finding her and stop judging her parents. Come on any of us could be judged. I feel for them. Stop being so harsh to Haleigh’s parents, I just say we all have different paths in life. They are making life work for them the way they know how. That makes them who they are. Not all people have the benefits that others do. You know it takes many laborers to provide services for the blessed. Never forget that. Please Haleigh come home safe!
AM, That’s a nice thought, you are kidding right?
I THINK RON ABUSE LITTLE HALEIGH CUMMINGS SO BAD, THAT HE HURT HER ,AND DID NOT WANT THE POLICE TO FIND OUT.SO HE STAGE HER KID NAPPING WITH MISSY DAYS BEFORE SHE CAME UP MISSING.
misty was washing the blankets the nite of the disapearance….is there a something in that?
ron is hiding something very dark and misty knows what it is and she was rewarded with marriage.
there are no leads leading away from ron. his personality comes across as very controlling, overly macho and with a weasel like countenance as if in HIS WORLD he is king and that is all we need to know.
his mother, teresa neves (notice that no-one has the same last name in this family) leaves a similar impression on me – she is always standing by with a very tense appearance as if she needs to be on the alert to stop something potentially violent – her entire family appears to be like ticking time bombs ready to go off…and not because the child is missing but more like it is the normal family dynamic. someone in the family is very violent – did ron learn that behaviour or is it just him?
I don’t know about anyone else but I often wash my sheets too…..Sometimes it is in the middle of the night!!
I do pray that Haleigh is brought home safe and sound. I try not to point fingers and speculate against anyone including the parents because I am not in their position. I pray that nothing is wrong with this little girl and the “parents” did not do anything to her.
Anyone check to see when the last day Haleigh was at school? And how she looked? In the beginning it was said she missed so much school (recently), that Ron was in jeporady of loosing her. I believe there was a court date coming up regarding this right before Haleigh was missing. I think he beat the child days before she went missing & disposed of her. Missy was washing blankets because Haleigh wet them.
AM… you are very correct in saying anyone of us could be judged.
BUT.. you are very wrong in thinking we will all be judged for the same thing.
I, for one, can honestly say I will never be judged as being a druggie… or for having a long police record or….or for possible child abuse … or for getting teenagers pregnant…. or for living with a teenage girl…or for having a mother who’s house was raided for being a drug den… or for sounding like I almost graduated from 3rd grade…..OR for making me say “what’s that?” when someone asks me the “numerical” of my house.
So, when you come here and judge US for … judging them… look first at what the judgements are all about.
You say “They are making life work for them the way they know how. That makes them who they are.” No truer words have been typed. YES, they are who they are because of how they have lived. If that way of living is OK for you and you don’t think they can do better, then ummmm….you wear blinders.
Thank you for your post and now I must hurry to judge how big I should make my meatloaf. What a crime!
If i were lead detective on this case,i would clamp down on that family like a pitbull on a pork chop.My theories.
1.Doors don’t open by themselves,someone had keys,hid inside or misty&ronald are involved,or misty wasn’t home,left door open child wakes up to go find her,walks around neighborhood and perv happens by,only 4 choices.
2.Person is probably some type of construction worker,given that the cadav dogs hit on dumpster,body may have been moved in a hurry or called in false by perv.
3.Person lives close,i’d say within a mile and is familiar with area well,a neighbors friend or family not to exclude.
4.I feel the person parked from afar,walked to the trailer took child,left on foot and drove away in car.
5.I also think child is still alive because,the perv is scared and police are hot and they can’t move around undetected and because it’s still in the media.
6.I think both kids were all in one bed that night and the toddler matt on the floor was a misty after-thought
Real mother has the most dry eyes I’ve ever seen on a crying women. She sure rubs the heck out of them though, but there is no Tears. How did real mom buy a building, when she owed maybe 10,000.00 in back child support? This case makes me wonder if it’s a copy of Caylee, wait till there is only bones left to find. I would think the little boy would be telling all he knows, since the stupid new teenage bride can’t get it right. I bet there was a nite light in the bedroom or master bath noone with children sleep in a total dark room, besides what did Misty use for light to get up and make her way to the bathroom, I hate her story of not making it to the bathroom, so she went in her panties I’m guessing. that’s just to much info on the subject. She thinks she won the prize with Ron, but I bet it don’t last, things will happen and we’ll all know the truth soon.
Mr.Obvious there is a serial killer called the Anniversary Killer he works construction or they believe its from ALabama he is believed to be in Florida now…not sure why anyways…he abducts/murders girls from low income girls from trailer parks all near construction sites. Just a thought! 🙂 The only difference is the ages of the first 3 known abductions and Haleigh’s age..and time of year…The first three were all in August some years apart and they were all 11. Its a thinker! 🙂
Aye Mike..I dont like the bio mom either…I just dont..she has not the first clue as to why Haleigh is sick or misses school.
My prayers are with this family and finding this little girl. I myself have been watching from day one. I do not believe dad had anything to do with this. I do believe girlfriend may be hinding somehing but given her age hard to say. She is child herself. I am heartbroken over the birth mother trying her legal case of custody on the tv. This focus should be on finding this little girl, period. If, IF, there was any type of abuse in that home up to this point then shame on her for not speaking up before this. As a parent, I really found strange that Ron would marry in middle of this but as a mother, I find even worse Crystal allowing children to be taken away from her and put with ‘so-called’ abusive parent.
Praying for this little girl
I am kind of wondering if the mother has something to do with the disappearance of Haleigh, she now all of the sudden wants custody. Maybe if she got custody then Haleigh might surface and be fine. Just a thought! Another thought that went through my mind when I hear that Ron and Misty were getting married was maybe Misty DID indeed have something to do with it and wanted the little girl out of there life so she would get her way. Just thoughts. I am almost positive with the way Misty acts she was no way home when Haleigh went missing and neither was Jr. She left the little girl by herself. Why would someone just take one person and not all. Such as the Joseph Duncan case near me in N. Idaho, he killed the 2 adults and the older brother before taking Dillon and Shasta. There is more to Misty’s story than she is telling and I think that they need to lock her in a jail cell by herself until she admits she did something to cause the disappearance.
I know by experience that an injury around the eye many not be black right away. It may not turn black or green until the next day or a few days down the road. Anytime there is an injury around the eye, even if it is closer to the nose, it can turn the eye black. But I do agree that something is not right in the disapperance of little Haleigh. Why has no one been cleared by the cops? Why does Haleigh’s biological mother not seem that upset?
Ceba thats what I have been saying about the eye bruising sometimes bruises dont appear for several hours..everyones body is different
Jeniece….I live in ORegon and that Shasta and Dylan Groene case rocked us to the core…that man got DP for his crimes against those children..and there family…that man is EL DIABLO!!
Biological mom is not behaving as most mom’s would in this situation. Lots of fake crying. Sort of “Susan Smith” like. None of these folks are behaving appropriately. Ron’s first remarks to 911 – “I’m gonna kill ’em if I find ’em first.” Misty washing sheets is probably normal, but in the footage of the bedroom, there is no pillowcase on Haileigh’s pillow, which casts some doubt on that story. I just read a story about a van being moved on the night of the kidnapping. It was very conflicting. Also, Misty nearly points a finger at a relative who spent the night. I can’t imagine a family member killing a child, but this family has cast the net over themselves. It doesn’t help that they appear to have a combined IQ of 50. I’m not trying to judge, I just think they never should have been allowed to have children at all.
My comments to the users first:
MIke Conway: I agree with you on the bio mom not shedding any tears. I don’t get that part. I come to wonder if she didn’t know that Misty and ROn wanted to get married and she was jealous of the bond that Misty and Haleigh would have. So therefore she took Haleigh and made it so they couldnt see her. I myself am 20 and my step daughter is 6, and her mom absolutely cannot stand the bond between the two of us. But I also disagree with the “no parents with kids sleep in total dark” I sleep with no lights/ no tv EVERY night no exceptions. It isnt that hard to get to the restroom if you know your house. SO I don’t agree to that at all.
Jeniece: I was kinda disoriented with your statement too. Have you not heard of the elizabeth Smart case. She was taking from her bed in the middle of the night while her sister lie there and watch. 9 Months later they finnaly find her..alive! There has been plenty of cases where they take “just 1”!
Mitremouse: Ur statement made no since. If Misty was washing sheets it makes perfect since that Halieghs pillow has no pillowcase on it. Come on…common since!
But, I myself have a few “wonders” on what has really happened.
1.) Misty was outside or down the road or simply gone, left the door open so she could get in, Haliegh woke up, went looking for her, got picked up by a S.O or maybe even drowned. I heard once on Nancy Grace the dogs hit near the water.
2.) The bio mom wanted her, didn’t want misty around her, took the little girl and has her hidden somewhere. possibly alive still. My boyfriends ex wife had keys to our house for the longest time.
3.) I heard about the grandma being raided before…does she do drugs still? Maybe this is a possible drug kidnapping?
4.) Just down right abduction
I really don’t think Ron had anything to do with the kidnapping of his daughter. I am a bit curious about Misty but not really. If it were my step daughter and I had all the heat and media on me I couldn’t think myself. So I think that people should let off Misty. Lets just focus on finding out what really happened to Kaylee.
If theres tips maybe the police will actually go to them and not let it be like Caylee Anthonys case. That was pretty ridiculos!
I am 99% sure that this NOT an abduction. Ron’s “discipline” got out of hand and a tragedy occurred. When that happened, he did what he has done for years, he called for his Momma. This is why she is never too far away when he meets the public (she went on the so-called honeymoon). Misty lied at first to protect Ron but now must continue the lie to protect herself both from the police and Ron. Crystal is, well, just Crystal. A lowlife that will use this sad tragedy to gain attention and dollars. She never really cared about her children a whole lot which is proven by the fact that she left them in an abusive home. This is just one of many (too many) stories of child abuse in America. Yes, I too would like to see a miracle occur and Haleigh suddenly appear unharmed at the edge of the woods, but I don’t have much hope. The next best thing would be see Ron taken out of circulation before he causes the disappearance of someone else. Misty beware!
I think most of you have good points to ponder on this case and I also agree that Crystal , Ron’s x girlfriend is jealous of Misty and Ron being happy and getting married. I also believe that Chrystal decided to become bitter and cause trouble now… really she did not show she was that upset in the beginning from this horrible situation until Ron and Chrystal got married. There is something just not right about Ronald and Misty, other than she is a child living with an older guy and she was the last one to see Ron’s daughter alive and she wants to be hooked up with an older controlling man who has a past in drugs and alcohol….and they got married before they found his little girl who came up suddenly missing. I thought Ron said he wasn’t leaving there until his little girl came home? well that didn’t last long when he decided to marry Misty . How could any one even think of marriage right after their child comes up missing?
my theory,Ron hit her, probably for wetting the bed, strange, as grandma she was not a bed wetter, stress in her life caused her to wet bed she was hit and died when Misty discovered she was dead, Ron had to think quick, thus the kidnapper story, he married Misty to shut her up..that’s all!PS>>>where’s the body???!!
The intruder or Abuctor was very luckly … ahummm,the back door is onlocked ohhhh!!! lucky me.. … now where is my cinder block?did i leave it in the vehicle? oh! no its right here ,, I brought it with me , in case I need it .to prop that old screen door ,
now I can enter the house wow! even the deadbolt is easy to open , wow its un locked!!OHHH boy ,
Im not a “locksmith” as Ron suggested, may be the one who unlocked it”
NOW.. where is the light switch ? wow! its dark in here,VERY Dark very very dark ,
where is the darn lightswith , I need to know where I’m at here , now I have the light on I was really lucky to find the light switch,, hope all is sleeping ,yeh all sleeping GREAT! everyone is sleeping , I’ll just go in the bed room , lets see now, I have to go all the way through the kitchen in to the living room,and there she is .
Is anyone else sleeping ? who cares, I’ll leave with Haliegh , she’s the only one I want, I cant take the other one, Misty is sleeping on the (edge)(according to Ron) . of the mattress , oops ,ouhhhh I can’t take Haleigh from a bed where there are two others ,, OK she is here on the youths mattress,just 3 feet from misty , “didn’t Ron and Misty say they all slept in the same bed ?
well any way, I wont bother to wake anyone else up .
I will leave now,oops! I forgot to turn the light off… how can I? I have Haleigh in my arms ,
and , I wont be able to close the doors behind me.
damn I forgot my cinder-block
RO|YDE COASTER: I painted a scenerio very similar to your the other day. An abductor would have to be very lucky. Gosh, it’s dark in here, I’ll just put a light on.
This is SO unlike other children than have been taken from their homes at night (through windows of frame houses, not mobile homes.
Sounds like a set-up or Misty wasn’t home.
Pickles – 🙂 good article. Wish we knew what progress LE is making.
Thank YOU Capy♥ 🙂
I THINK MISSY WAS CHEATING ON RON WITH ANOTHER GUY WHILE HE IS AT WORK.AND THE GUY GOT USE TO THE SURROUNDINGS AND SCHEDULES OF THE FAMILY, AND TOOK HAILEIGH WHEN MISSY WENT TO SLEEP. AND MISSY IS SCARED TO LET IT ALL OUT CAUSE IT WOULD JEOPARDIZES EVERYTHING SHE HAS .
I FEEL SOMETHING DID HAPPEN IN THAT HOME THAT NIGHT AND HALEIGH IS BURRIED 6 FEET UNDER WHERE RON WAS DIGGING THAT NIGHT AT WORK. MISTY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND GETTING MARRIED IS A “THANK YOU” FOR KEEPING HER MOUTH SHUT. I AM SO TIRED OF EVERYONE SAYING CRYSTAL IS TRYING TO TAKE THE FOCUS OFF OF FINDING HALEIGH NOW THAT IS THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK. WHAT DO YOU CALL GETTING MARRIED A MONTH AFTER YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING. WAS RON LOOKING FOR HIS DAUGHTER WHILE HE WAS CELEBRATING HIS ENGAGEMENT AT CHILI’S.RON AND MISTY MAKE ME SICK, AND I BELEIVE THE REASON RON WAS NEVER CHARGED FOR ANY OF THOSE ARREST ON DRUGS OR NEVER PUNISHED FOR CHILD ABUSE BECAUSE A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY WORKS FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. ANOTHER THING CRYSTAL AND CRYSTAL’S LAWYER BOTH SAID ON NG THAT CRYSTAL DID NOTIFY CPS BACK WHEN SHE NOTICED THE ABUSE AND REPORTED IT TO CPS AND THEY DID NOTHING. PROBABLY BECAUSE HIS FAMILY WORKS FOR THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. NOW I DONT KNOW IF CRYSTAL WOULD BE THE BETTER PARENT AT THIS TIME, BUT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERED ANYTHING IS BETTER RON AND MISTY.
Check out this website.It explains alot about what is going on. The new bounty hunter has opened up a can of worms. http://www.thesky973.com/pages/4014463.php
stone great article…bruises get worse as they are healing if haligh fell and had the cuts her face as it was healing the bruse would spread out and look real ugly…i personaly do not believe crystal, all of a sudden her children are being abused after 4 yrs??? no way this is a mother who is behind so many yrs in child support, and cant make it to a dr appointment…if your child was il would you?? id be damn straight id be there and probably early to concerned about the life of my child, buut crystal has other plans her STEP BROTHERS child might be one of thoes things in the way of her showing care and concern for her first two….my opinion is this woman is throwing stones because she as always was neglectfull, had no clue her child missed any school, or the reason why “well she ‘s been sick” if she was sick and she qwas worried WHY WASNT SHE THERE???? oh ye taking care of step bro’s baby !!! SOUNDS LIKE A CONCERNED MOM HUH??? and these attorneys 15 min of fame..i give ron more credibilaty than i ever would her!
p.s i also believe misty is hiding something!!!
pickles @3:13 i pray to god your wrong…but your observation has widend my eyes, i now look for construction sites and at every stranger, i suppose these storys have made me just more aware of he real shi# that happens…thank you bnn for making me more aware of things!
No one ever asked what Ron did before work that day. He thinks he is slick but not slick enough. He lawyered himself up but nothing for Misty, why?
wandering@10:36 thanks for posting that i tried to get it earlier but no luck..if this is true it says alot, that could explain the man in black and why misty doesnt rember anything..i hope they do get a onstruction charge on her till she starts rembering stuff..also why wouldnt she do a renactment??? wouldnt you want to do anything to help figure the mess out???
And now Misty states she washed the sheets, made her bed and went to sleep. Then, where was Jr sleeping? She claims now he was sleeping with her but yet she states she made her bed AFTER she put the kids to sleep.
I don’t believe Crystal is making these allegations up all of a sudden. She was a teenaged mother, with 2 kids in an abusive relationship with Ron. She had to get away, he had connections in the sheriff’s office. And from what I read, she may have had issues herself. Nobody took her serious. She isn’t real bright and maybe she didn’t know what to do. I am a mother of three, and was in an abusive marriage. The court didn’t want to hear it. My ex molsted my daughter. I had her telling me as well as my confrontation with my ex on tape-where he admitted it, and they did NOTHING. So as far as childrens’ services, they are not always what they are intended for. Anyway, Crystal’s behavior was a little odd at first, but what would be NORMAL behavior when your child disappears? She could have been so heavily medicated.
And what mother now wouldn’t question the safety of her other child in the care of the negligent parent and step parent? Misty claims in her 911 call that HER daughter is missing. Haleigh is NOT her daughter and wasn’t even her step daughter at the time.
If they were all in a bedroom together, which appears to be a small room, how did Misty NOT hear someone come in? Either she wasn’t in the room or she was under the influence of something that knocked her out. It is NOT normal to have an entire family sleeping in the same room. Nor is it healthy. Maybe it unfortunetly took this horrific situation to give Crystal the courage and support to finally get the strength to be heard.
Misty is just 17. A child disappeared in her care. How should the biological mother feel? Technically, Misty was a babysitter. AN UNFIT ONE. And why is Ron Cummings at his age, allowed to be living with a minor?
Crystal is not bright, but I believe she is naive and innocent. There is NOTHING naive or innocent about Ron or the wife who has lied from the beginning. Check out her cell phone records from that night.
Yes, the abuse allegations do need to be addressed because there could be a motive.
Too much confusion. very hard to dig through and figure out what is the truth. Did Misty call Ron at wor? If so , did she actually dpeak to him? if so, he would not be surprised to see her when he got home. Maybe she tried but didnt connect? Is THAT what she said(meant). The scratch on the van, is it relevant? Did Ron marry Misty just to play her and keep her around?
The light issue, How did Jr. see a man in black if there was no light on? Was the light from the kitchen enough lite to see this man in black? Unless there is a street light or full moon, without some lite from some source how can one move around safely in the total dark? Try this the next time you are in a total dark room you think you know, try tomove around and see where you end up.
AM…just in reply to your earlier post… everyone here prays for the same..haleigh safe and well…but i for one can only comment of her parents on what is fact and present to me…drug abuse,child neglect…so i will judge them on those facts..the path that they have chosen…
am..i dont usually judge others im not perfect what i do judge is 4 yrs later after youve left your kids to accuse the person youve chosen to leave them with(while you were out having more)…also i judge when the last person who was with haleigh cant get a story straight, or wont do everything sugested to help relive that night…wouldnt you do everything in your power to rember every detail??? and how do you forget where you put a child to bed at??? unless you didnt..well we were all sleeping together, well she was sleeping here and us here, well i made the bed after they were asleep…only one way happened that night…but witch??
Does anyone know if there is a law a husband and wife don’t have to testify against each other?
Honestly, I think both Haleighs father and biological mother are shady people, but considering the girlfriend has changed her story then I wonder if its possible they married so quickly after Haleighs disapperance for they won’t have to testify against each other in court if it comes to that.
The fathers wife has said the reason they married is because it’s what Haleigh wanted, but I’m sure Haleigh meant she wanted to be there at the wedding!
Haleigh has only been gone a little over a month; it seems like they’ve just moved on pretty darn quick. A wedding with the possible last person who saw his daughter alive is insane!
As for the biological mother….I think she is just taking advantage of the opportunity to get custody of her son, but considering I think either the father and wife or the wife alone has something to do with Haleighs disapperance than maybe she should have custody of the son if she’s found to be a fit parent and if not then the son needs to go with fit family members or to foster care.
I also wanted to comment on the fact that the fathers wife, if anyone else has noticed, talks just fine up until she is questioned why her story has changed and then suddenly she becomes childlike in her answer.
Something is really not right between the father and wife and hopefully whatever it is, they slip up and we’ll find out what it is!
I hate to say it, but at this point I have to say I fear Haleigh is dead. Why does Ron speak of her in the past tense? Why when married did they say, “This is what Haleigh would have wanted?” What about the tattoo as a tribute to his daughter? Did Casey Anthony not do the same thing before a body was discovered? I believe that Ron has a temper but I can not say for sure what happened to the child because I was not there. There are so many possibilities and we may never know the truth, but I think the community should reach out to help, instead of immediately judge these people. We know little of their pasts, their experiences, and their resources available to help them cope. I fear for Misty, and I hope that she is not involved in any way in the disappearance, although I think she may have tried to help ‘cover up’ the crime. What I think happened, honestly, is that Ron backhanded the little girl and possibly she hit her head on a table, either causing death immediately or later in the evening when Misty was watching her. Head injuries can either cause immediate death, or, if there is a slow bleed in the brain, it can take hours for the brain stem to be compressed enough to result in death. I imagine that Misty wanted to cover up the death so Ron would not get in trouble or lose Jr., and after disposing of the body, she washed the blanket she used to transport the body. I think she constructed the story of Haleigh missing to cover up what actually happened. I think that she may have shared the truth with Ron after reporting the ‘abduction’ to police; The truth being that later that night after Ron hit Haleigh and then went to work, Misty found Haleigh not breathing and since Misty didn’t want Ron in trouble or to lose Jr., she disposed of the body and constructed the disappearance story. In their uneducated minds, I can see someone advising Ron to marry Misty so she can not testify against him for hitting the little girl, and so he would not be required to testify about her disposing of the body. I trust Misty loves and cares for Haleigh, I am sure she thinks she loves Ron, but I feel she is too young to be able to fully understand the lifelong impact of her impulsive decisions. Again, I just hope this family receives help. I would love for Haleigh to be found alive, but I fear that will not happen.
By the way, although I feel both parents need help, I think people should stop attacking Crystal!!! She is finding the strength to finally get her power back!!! Victims of domestic violence are stripped of their self esteem by the abuser, and it takes time to heal, build self esteem, and take power back from the abuser. Some women become victims of domestic violence because they initially lacked self esteem; they felt worthless to some degree or thought they deserved the abuse. Many of these types of women were either abused as children/teens or witnessed abuse. Women (and men) in abusive situations tend to have a higher incidence of substance abuse; usually as a way to ‘escape’ their problems. Substance abuse also occurs with depression or mental health issues. The culture of the Putnam county seems to be extremely redneck, with the majority of the community lacking education. I believe it is the lack of education and lack of access to services that makes Crystal look like a bad mother; and I do not see that as entirely being her fault. I do believe in personal accountability, but I also understand the emotional tsunami that victims of abuse are attempting to survive. The children are the losers in this situation. I do not think that most in law enforcement, or even may doctors, fully understand the emotional tsunami victims of abuse are attempting to survive. In situations of abuse, the goal is survival, there is no time to think about anything else. It is difficult to cope on a daily basis, let alone think rationally. Each day is about surviving that day. People need to stop asking victims why they didn’t leave earlier, why they didn’t fight for their kids, why they use drugs, and instead focus on the fact that something traumatic happened to make a woman react this way!!! It is a mother’s instinct to fight for her children, but in cases of extreme abuse the mother (or father, to be fair) can be stripped of her power to the degree that it is all she can do to ensure her own survival. I do not think there is an understanding of the cognitive impairment resulting from abuse because of emotional overload. Some of the cognitive impairment is the result of substance abuse, because victims use substances to ‘escape’ feeling their pain or dealing with their problems. This should not be blamed on the victim, but be recognized as a coping mechanism. Abused victims are isolated and can not use a social network for support, so it is easier to use a substance to deal with the emotional overload. In many areas victims lack resources to services to help them. Even in areas where services exist, those services are usually overloaded and in high demand. This country has come a long way to recognize that domestic abuse happens and that it is not good. I do not think the country has done a good job providing resources for individuals identified as abused, nor do I think the country comprehends the emotional fragility of an abuse victim. The systems meant to protect victims often revictimize. Until there is proper education about the complexities surrounding domestic violence, there can not be change!!! I just hope that this family being under the spotlight will allow both sides of the family access the appropriate services, all in the hopes of ensuring a better future for the children. Feel free to email me at scparentadvocate@yahoo.com if you have comments. 🙂
Good posts here!!
I heard years ago … “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.”
Is that what Ron is doing?
Because of the time involved, I too think little Haleigh is dead. Sure there are exceptions … but they are very rare. Eliz. Smart…
I remember a time when they just raped. Then they learned by observing that some females could identify them – and they went to jail. They learned by that, maybe seeing others, and now kill their rape victims. NO witnesses.
SICK LOSERS!
PICKS!! I had forgotten Shasta and Dylan Groene were in Oregon, where I now live.
Where was that in OR?
Wasn’t he that CREEP that stalked that family using night goggles from the woods? He killed the Mom and her boyfriend so he could take both children?
Dylan fought back so he killed him? Shasta and the CREEP were noticed by a very alert waitress in the middle of the night?
SICKENING … totally SICKENING. I hope he is getting some of what he deserves in jail before his DP. Or, is HE protected from GP? That’s where IT should be! Let his own society – handle it. Lowest in their pecking order … ?
They were not from ORegon they were from Idaho!
Mike Conway said,in March 21st, 2009 at 12:04 pm The light issue, How did Jr. see a man in black if there was no light on? Was the light from the kitchen enough lite to see this man in black? Unless there is a street light or full moon, without some lite from some source how can one move around safely in the total dark? Try this the next time you are in a total dark room you think you know, try tomove around and see where you end up.
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Mike,
A full moon was shining that night. Your question, is how did junior see a man dressed in black if no lights were on in the house? is such a great question.
A Neighbor heard screams in or around the trailor,at 2:25 am, so did a crime happen at that time?
I am very confident this mystery will be solved.
I don’t think the family had anything to do with it. However, why did the step-mom say “they” took her on the 911 tape. Odd. Why say they? Could be nothing. Also, Haleigh’s dad said in one interview he “would give everything I own” to have Haleigh back. I know he had a history of drug problems. We recently had a case in our area where a family of four was shot and killed along Florida’s turnpike because of a drug dispute. The dad and mom and their two little boys were gunned down. So the drugs may indirectly be linked. Also, it could be someone in the area. How can you pull up in a running car (mobile homes are usually thinly insulated) without making a noise? It may be easier to take Haleigh and walk off than risk the car thing.
There are so many things to consider when a child becomes a missing child. We have so many theories and answers. It happens more and more every day. For one thing, I don’t believe the perps get the right penalties for the crimes they commit on innocent children. How can a jury sit there and listen to testimony about these innocent children and then hand down a sentence of 15 years? Put them in prison for the rest of their life or execute them. Don’t let them out to do it again. And sad to say, drugs play a huge role in missing children’s lives.
Consider this, Ron goes to work and one of his friends , knowing his schedule, drops by and hates that he missed him, but offers to smoke a joint or do some drugs with Missy, she passes out for a couple hours and when she wakes up and stumbles to the bathroom, well guess what, Little Haleigh is gone. What can she tell Ron? Something just isn’t right about the babysitter!!!!There is something Missy isn’t telling. And as far as the tot Mom in Florida…She makes me sick to my stomach!
listen it was the young step mom that did it come on she said she was washing the sheets to the cops but the grandmother stated they had to come there to do their laundry because they hadno washer???? that makes you go hmmmm. the stp mom was out partying and the little girl seen her come home with new man they got upset and they did away with little girl TAKE A LOOK AT STEP MOM GET REAL AND THE DAD IS NO BETTER HE IS MARRIED TO A LITTLE GIRL
Here is the real deal. Ron and Misty were home free untill I gave the police info about her whereabouts that evening. The child was missing before Daddy left for work. They ploted the whole thing and until one starts talking Ron will never go down for the murder.
I have said when this case first broke, Ronald was the cause and now a few years later we find out what I have been saying is truth. His drugs laying around was the cause and his followers, Misty, her brother, and cousin Joe, did as he asked via phone, “Get rid of that body and hide all the evidence.”
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