So much has unfolded in the seach for Haleigh Cummings in the past 72 hours that TJ and I decided to run another of our occasional one on one sessions.
When it comes to press coverage of the Haleigh Cummings case there is no doubt in my mind that TJ Hart is the ‘go to’ guy. As opposed to many other people reporting on this case TJ has stuck with the story through thick and thin.
The last 72 hours have been interesting to say the least. Suddenly the PCSO opened up a little about the investigation, they went so far as to release a series of photographs of the command center that is the heart of the investigation. These photos were sent to a very select group of news organizations. As TJ remarked on air, a major cable news station actually offered him money to use them. That offer was declined, and he asked only that his news talk radio station WSKY 97.3 be given credit as the source. Other web sites preferred to use the ‘Exclusive’ banner and go so far as to watermark them and initially indicate that the photos were taken by the reporter. This was clearly bogus as the reporter in question has not set foot in Putnam County for months! The article has since been modified.
The other big news item was the release of some jail house recordings of Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings, TJ was the first to get the story and complete recordings published. These phone calls are interesting. They are all about ME ME ME, at no point is Haleigh Cummings even mentioned. Ronald whines about the laundry service and how he has to schedule changing his boxer shorts.
Misty meanwhile is whining about being hungry. She begs for $100, and even has the nerve to ask that it be ‘over nighted’.
The recordings are interesting, but there is a good chance that some even better ones are going to be available later today. A courier has the Tommy Croslin tapes and is on the road right now. Our plan is to have them available online as soon as we can.
The Donna Brock tapes are scheduled for a Monday or Tuesday release. You can bet that we will be working hard to get these online as soon as we have them.
It was a great program, and you can listen to it in its entirety here.
Simon Barrett and TJ Hart
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackSimon and Jan and TJ, ty for the show. Now we are waiting on more news. Hope it hits the fan soon.
Okay, Misty is whining about food and money, but that is whats done in jail!!! Where I worked, the bag lunches alone are enough to make you vomit, and I did when I had to ride on an elevator with a cart load of Bologna sandwiches, the smell was horrific. I will give Misty a pass on that one.
Today’s ONE on ONE Show was excellent. Thank you both Simon & TJ. TJ’s explanation of concerns in this case were well explained.
Thanks again,
TJ… what was your impression of Sheriff Hardy’s “live child” statement. Did you you believe that he was convinced that HaLeigh is alive?
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I was wondering about Donnna Brock. Hopefully we will find out more on her and why she turned on Tim Miller. I hope Tommy comes up with some useful info.
Im so confused about this case and all the players. M I correct in believ n that Ron has a 2yr old disabled son fron Nay nay? I thought i read he neglects that child and the mother hates Ron. Is it ossible nay nay was partying with misty those 3 missing drug days. Any mother would be furious if the father of thier child ignored the child but fought with spite and persistance to gain custoy of his other children.Nay nay may have lost her mind and decieced to kill Haliegh to get back at ron. Help me understand, sorry if my post is kinda all over the place, i hate to blog or whatever ,but im going crazy about this nay nay and rons son fronm her. thanks in advanced
Irish… allegedly Ron has a toddler with Amber Brooks, who doesn’t want Ron in her son’s life. I believe Amber’s Granny has custody of the little boy.
IRISH 1 – Others can explain better but to get you started: Nay Nay is not the mother to any child of Ron’s. A woman named Amber is. Supposedly R is the father, we’re not positive.
Amber gave up custody of this baby who does have a severe disability to her grandmother. The grandmother (and presumably Amber) do not want any assistance or involvement from R at all regarding the baby.
NayNay, is just a friend of Ambers and Misty… Amber and Misty are the ones that have “beef” with each other. Yes, NayNay, was on the wild weekend of partying!!
Hi, cent! I should have waited. You said it better and shorter! LOL!
M2C, You did great… it is so confusing, too many names to keep straight. I, at one point started thinking that the 2nd road rage had a “Chad” involved, just checked and saw his name is “Charles”!!
Thank you Simon, Jan and T. J. for the one on one Radio Program today! It was very interesting and I really did enjoy it!
I think we all know that T. J. Hart is on top of this story and has been from day one. I have found that T. J. breaks a story before the TV stations. Thank you, Simon and Jan for sharing the breaking news with us. I hear about it here first and then the TV stations when they cover a story.
Also, it is sad that a certain “reporter” writes an article and gives the impression that he is in the ‘trenches’ or in the area like
T. J. In my opinion, that is not good journalism!
T. J., I have tremendous respect for you. It says a lot about you that you did not sell the pictures. I bet a few others would have seen dollar signs! Thank you for being you!
I look forward to more tapes and especially the Donna Brock tapes! Only on BNN – Simon and Jan Barrett!
Cent: Don’t worry. One of our bloggers is on the last thread worried that a “talent” agency is after Misty! LOL! I’m sure we’ll all find much more to be confused about past, present and future!
M2C, yeah I saw that one… I immediately thought about that rumor of Misty posing for Hustler Mag. If that was a “real” possibility, I bet she wishes she would have taken that step!
Cent, I doubt it was real. I think she would have done it. I think so anyway. But the current thinking is that Talent is the last name of some kind of “friend” of Misty. Not positively ID’d yet for sure.
Misty speaks of “Talent” as if he is family or a very close friend of the family. She seems to be relying heavily on him/friendship/something. I think he’s a “young” person.
Johnny ray tallent that tthey are talking about is on the 3 year booking log. He was born in 1962 not a young person unless he has a johnny jr. jmo
Tobias, I saw that… but are we even sure that is the name she is saying? I need transcripts, too difficult for me to catch every word correctly.
He was released from Putnam county jail on Jan. 7 2010. Maybe they were hoping he was still there when Ron was? Baffles the mind why she asked about this guy if he isnt important to her. jmo
Ba cent, Simon and Tj are trying to find out if this is the Johnny Ray Tallent that she is talking about too. jmo
Simon, TJ, and crew you guys are great!
Thank you so much for all the information you share.
There are 4 of Misty’s calls and 3 Calls for Ron. The first one he thought was off the record…
Listen to the first call! Ron can’t wait for someone to be picked up in palm coast so he can be his cell buddy. He also admits to the drugs as well to Dana. I wonder who got picked up? Dana also paid him a visit that Wed morning, I can’t wait for that jail visit to be released.
“Snip” By Cindy Swirko, Sean McCrory & Joe Byrnes
Links: http://www.gainesville.com/article/2…1002?p=1&tc=pg
http://www.gainesville.com/article/2…ison-for-drugs
Try this link if the other two don’t work.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100205/ARTICLES/2051002?p=1&tc=pg
Tobias, yes… she goes on about him as if he can do something for her.
Maybe he owes her something? Who knows with this bunch, but it is known by the father and Timmy who he is. jmo
I was wondering when and if videos would be available on Donna Brock……
As for Ron wanting clean grungies and his chains……that’s almost funny…next time he should pack a bag with several changes in it.
Misty needs more than 8 days to cool her pits and her jets. Tears flowed for the ME baby more than when Haleigh went missing.
Wants out now…..but if you listen to Misty’s tapes with Bubba and family….the love flows like the mighty Mississippi….when together they are killing each other.
Big Ears tape with his wife and son…..are almost as funny…if not pathetic to have his young son at a jail visit….do these people have no shame? No sense of decency?
Wife says she hasn’t got a dollar….nothing.
All these jailbirds have missed the mark totally.
“Deliverance” All.
Funny that Ron says he didnt pay for the tat on Misty but knows exactly where she got it.
He tell the reporter it was extreme tatoos.
Probably from the sales of all the drugs they sold. You know we in the money lets get tats. jmo
Not sure about any more videos just yet. Donna Brock’s edited and redacted audio from several phone calls are expected Monday or Tuesday and have to be physically picked up from the St Johns Co. Sheriff’s Office. They have their challenges over there editing materials that are not even their case and a trooper of a media employee who is just returning to work after a medical leave.
Thanks TJ. wish the media employee the best from all of us bloggers.
TJ and I have exchanged words in the past and while we may disagree on a few things, I certainly agree with Simon’s opinions that TJ is the go-to-guy who never dropped the ball on this case, like so many others we have seen come and go. No one can dispute all of the hard work TJ, Simon & Jan have put into this case and how much it has been appreciated. You three gave us something to hold onto, while everyone – including the orange man himself, Art Harris – ditched out when there wasn’t much going on.
Hats off to the 3 of you for all of your hard work, dedication, compassion and never failing Haleigh. While posers come and go in this case, you 3 are the real deal. Good job and keep up the fabulous work.
p.s. Is anyone ever going to tell Art he looks like a fool w/that orange tan? Or is it more fun to let him make an azz out of himself on the Nancy Grace program? heh heh.
While I agree with the rest of your post, Atta, the blame for AH’s impression of a well-known Floridian fruit may have to go to whatever make-up “artist” AH uses before going on the show. (Or maybe he does it himself)
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If it happened once m2c, I would agree. However, we all own mirrors and obviously he posts his videos on Nancy everywhere on the net, so he actually can see he looks like an orangesicle. I don’t like him, not one bit, sorry. Sneaky, coniving journalists like that rub me the wrong way. I like them honest, not full of deception and arrogance to the level he displays.
I may have missed these topics, but I have seen no reporting on stories pertaining to this case that WOULD make a difference to society as a whole, and perhaps give us a better understanding of what could have happened to Haleigh. For example, I see no critiquing of PCSO investigation techniques on child kidnappings, no highlights on the appalling conditions that children like Haliegh live around (drug infestation, unsavory characters), no stories on the influence of drugs on young people and their families, or drug traffiking in small towns, or child neglect due to drug use, or drug use among parents with small children and possible consequences for these kids(i.e. kids grow up to be drug users themselves), the lasting effects on children whose mothers use drugs during pregnancy (Mistys learning disabilities, brother Tommys small cranium), to list a few. This case is full of societies problems, generations of problems in both the Crosslin and Cummings family that need to be highlighted if we are to attempt to solve them, and save other Haleighs, yet none of these issues are really fully developed in any of these stories.
Can we forgo the Rons underware stories and get some real reporting into the social conditions of which Haliegh was a part? Perhaps if we understand this better, we will have a better idea of what happened to Haliegh.
Simon and Jan and TJ, Thank you for the show.
bonanzajellybean said….
We have billions of dollars worth of social programs in place put their by gov’t folks who tell us everyday they are so much smarter than you or me.
Perhaps they are not.
Perhaps these “social” programs are no more than departmental power grabs to provide jobs to who have provided political favors where nothing really gets done to help the children in need.
Wait! I did that story 10 years ago!
All that intensive investigative work got me was a lot of anonymous hate mail, some threatening phone calls and a ton of bogus parking tickets in the state capitol of Illinois, which is Springfield.
Not one child benefitted from that kind of journalism and it won’t unless people get off their asses and take back their local, state and federal governments by simply questioning their motives and demanding results.
When those results aren’t met, fire their bosses at the ballot box.
Just sayin’
Perhaps that is where the story lies.
Thank you sooo much to everyone who was kind enough to give me the “skinny”on nay nay and amber. I have no idea how my facts got so twisted, unfortunatly im still as mixed up as a milk shake, I guess it may help if I didnt get all my news from Nancy Grace! lol…snowed in on the east coast!!!!!
TJ @ 8:33 – So true. So true. It takes a majority of the pubic – a loud and active majority – to make the necessary changes.
And THANK YOU for all your good work for Haleigh (and for us)!
M2C….. was this a Freudian slip??
m2c♥ said,
in February 5th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
TJ @ 8:33 – So true. So true. It takes a majority of the *pubic* – a loud and active majority – to make the necessary changes.
And THANK YOU for all your good work for Haleigh (and for us)!
I think the Parents and family members are responsible for reactions and action in regards to Haleigh. IMHO she is not a woman, she is a child. I think she is an easy target for because she is a child she has nothing established in her life away from the world she has grown up in she is not old enough. Old enough to wed, have kids, have a job, volunteer she still does not even know who she is no one does at that age, easy target. The most violent act to commit on a person is removal of their personal freedom and space. Rape, torture, murder are extremely harsh but surviving and learning to survive confinement as she is in is beyond words. Some people go violent, insane, buggy, weird, and some kill their selves. Up, down, strong, weak, fighter, to tired to fight, don’t give a damn enough to fight, believe in god, pissed off at god, ask god to help, ask god to die and don’t give a damn enough to ask anything are all par for the course. She is doing OK she is doing much better than some. I don’t play a part on removing a life with out hard evidence murder would be easier to opt to than locking someone away like this, it is the most violent act to commit on a human life and I’m not doing it on stories of who slept with who and who said what. I’m waiting for Putnam LE to loose it, have it go cold, or give it over so this little girl can be found.
God Bless Haleigh and all her families
My perception is much different. I believe the most violent act committed is harming a child and when someone crosses that line, deliberately hampers an investigation and continues to lead a life of drug infestation & hard partying, doesn’t leave much sympathy left in my world.
Jellybean-thank goodness somone sees things as i do-we have cloe-born with drugs in her system,driven in a car,by a mother who knew she wasnt suppose to drive-because of (E Fits)Yet she takes narcotics,an drives wrecking,refuses to go to rehab.Last yr.Only a mo,an 5 days ago, still on narcotics-an this is the parent of Haliegh butter bean,an Cloe-which a Judge rewarded her behavior by giving Ron jr back to her.We have Misty,Minor drug addict,left in with minors in her care-Haliegh who went missing,an still is–then we have the parents who raised her,DR shopping,one forges checks-a brother whos a drug addict,an thief,his wife kept his son in side the home with him,an this family,violence took place,Tommy drove the little boy to buss stop,with drugs in the truck,an passed out there.Le checked him out.Lindsey wouldnt go live,an take child to her families to live. DCS,HAS BEEN TO ALL HOMES,nothing done—LE has turned their heads,an we have SO cousin,who just left,after Haliegh went missing.SO not regestered,running a motel,or flop house.A pimp-Prostitution.Charles,an Ron acting like the duke boys on the highways-Many more drug addicts-almost all grandmas Neves-Griffs,an Mistys mom with records. Ron arrest,guns in home–Theres no REHAB, in Putnum co,or Satsuma that i know of-should be a free onE,with conseling for people like Misty,raised in homes like she was-Her brother,an cousin molested her.–Drugs being sold in a project area,an roberies-But all i see ,instead of mandatory putting Misty,an others in rehab,when Haliegh first went missing,for dry out,an counseling,to get a clear head,so she may remember what happened. They wait untill new investigators,set up drug bust,an all are Happy,even if Misty doesnt remember,or was asleep,an another took her,or murdered her.Now another young life is ruined,an a childs still missing–SO around every corner–One talking on the net,about going to the mall,an looking at children under 5-,an another chatting with him about these children,an what they like== What kind of LE do they have there=If Haliegh had not went missing=All of this drug,an ill call it child neglect-whould still be hidden,or no one,out side,of these counties would know.They rely on snitches,who would lie,to get their own butts out of trouble-no more searches,sence snakes are hybronating,an brush,an folage,is dead,from cold weather.What kind of place is this,an is their no compassion for those bound by these deadly drugs-where is the DR,who wrote the scripts,an who did he write them for,an for what=Where is the drug suppiers,an why are they not in Jail? Come on,Ron,an Misty cant be the main big dealers in the county.When my sisters grand baby was murdered,at 2 yrs old.My sis.Went off the deep end,started abusing her pain medication,an drinking.We almost lost her to.She said she didnt want to live.Many Prayers,an love,an compassion.Helped her.An she lives a clean life now. She also got a small tatoo of our little loved one,a tiny angel,with the babies name over it. I want to hear what Investigators,have been doing for a yr.That this is all that could be dont,a planted nark,to get all these people many,many yrs,instead,of help,in a rehab,an a new start,on life.Mop,my thoughts—May God reveal where little Haliegh is,an protect the children,of that county. An who ever is at fault,that it all comes out!!! an they recieve punishment,for the crime.I want to know,if Ronjr,is old enough to be hypnotized?to see if theres truth to the black man,or man in black
God bless little Haliegh,all these children,An Teresa Neves,i so feel your hurt,even though i brought up the past,to make a point.All families involved,i called out what ive read,but i do pray,all get help,an make a new life for your self.Your never to old for change.
Atta Boy Ronnieeeee said,
In regards to the drug use or selling I don’t know that Crystal Sheffield is doing that or has hampered anything in the investigation. Ronald Cummings I don’t know what to think he has obviously presented an untrue perception of his self and yes he has obviously engaged in drug dealing poor choices of environment for children but I don’t know if he has hampered the investigation that would now have to be determined by facts. Misty has and had no obligation to Haleigh in terms of what Misty did or does in her personal life, she has not been part of Haleigh’s family life for months. Obviously she has been drug dealing but I don’t know that it is applicable to Haleigh’s disappearance let alone hamper it once again that would have to be determined by facts. It is unknown what happened let alone who did what. This world is full of people who once did drugs and partied that are now Nurses, doctors, missionaries, interventionist, and so on. I guess what I am saying is I won’t be part of media fed machine that convicts with out facts, proof, and by mistakes the very reporters their selves have most likely made their selves in life. This could be revenge motivated, envy, jealousy, an accident, a child targeted by the last one anyone suspects and the rest all coincidental. It could be fear of being caught at drugs or other issues maybe keeping people’s silence. To lock someone up with out any proof is worse than murder, in fact I don’t believe Haleigh her self would want such a violent reaction, children don’t do that. Prior to Jeff Hardy Mr.special privileges all I heard from Police was MISTY MISTY MISTY yet no proof, asking the world to jump in on a media fed conviction of a human life to put away or put down with no proof. That is not Police work to me, that is hate, abuse and a lot of things stemming from a lot of things but my course is in answer to God and I need more than nothing of proof before I will put away a person.
God Bless Haleigh and all her families
Jan57, it was posted here at BNN that DCF never, ever, ever told anyone that Cloe was born with drugs in her body.
You can’t just believe everything people, including Kim P say.
The judge who gave Ron custody acted like a dope-head himself. A half-witted judge who didn’t even have the sense, or didn’t even care, to inquire about WHO would REALLY have primary custody of Haleigh and Butterbean while Ron worked 12 hour shifts.
The judge said he was giving custody to Ron, because Ron had a job (yeah, right, he was still in the probationary period),so common sense tells us the judge should have asked WHO would be taking care of the children while Ron was away ‘at work’ 40 hours of the week, plus some.
Sykes, Neves, Misty had custody of Haleigh more often than Ron did, but the judge didn’t even have the sense to inquire about them.
Ron had not been a financially responsible adult taking care of his children, including his and Ambers, and he had not been their primary caregiver.
He told the judge that his Mom & GMA would be watching them…..then it later changed to my girlfriend
I think he should be charged on that basis. He told a judge she would be with a responsible person and he did differently. That SHOULD make him liable/culpable.
hollysgmom, especially when he knew she had been on a weekend drug run and had clearly said that she didn’t feel like babysitting. I know she didn’t say that to him but its obvious to me that he should have known by her behavior…meaning, she had been up all night tal;ing to him, after being out all weekend…how could he not know she didn’t want to be with the kids that night …he was using her and look where it got him. He should be charged with child endangerment atleast.
If he had told the judge that the kids would be cared for by his seventeen year old girlfriend he would have lost custody and been arrested for stagitory rape… well maybe not in that county but you know what I mean.
boy this is a tough, tough, tough case!
simon and tj, i always feel i benefit to hear both of your perspectives on all the happenings. .boy, you really covered a lot of information today. .and, i appreciate the reasonable and common sense tone of the conversation! thank you so much for sharing it with all of us. ms.p.
hello bjb, re: February 5th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
i hope when all of this case has played out, has been settled and the truth is known, i hope someone writes a really informative, and as objective a book as possible on what really happened. i hope the author cares enough to include information on all of the topics you mentioned in your post. there is so much here that is relevant to us all personally and so much we should care about as a society!
Can someone please refresh my memory about the van with scratches? Was it Mistys van? She asked a relative if she had scratched it? I heard/watched a news clip where a relative said that Misty said to her: “Please tell me you put the scratches on my van”. I guess I’m trying to peice together some things I hadn’t really thought alot about.
ms.peridot19 said,in February 6th, 2010 at 3:26 am hello bjb, re: February 5th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
i hope when all of this case has played out, has been settled and the truth is known, i hope someone writes a really informative, and as objective a book as possible on what really happened. i hope the author cares enough to include information on all of the topics you mentioned in your post. there is so much here that is relevant to us all personally and so much we should care about as a society!
xxxxxxxxx I think Jan Barret should write a book about Haleigh, she has alot of knowledge on the case, she is objective, she is a gifted writer, and last but not least, she has a passion for all missing and exploited children. She would be the perfect one in my opinion.
hey methinks,
i did not even think of that! i know jan would really do a marvelous job if she chose to write a book!
She would do awesome.
If Ron has nothing to worry about,why the caution about a snitch.They already appear to have him wrapped up in the drug charges,so is it Haleigh they are concerned about,that a snitch could possibly collect information for the detectives? Curious?
“1 year later: Cops aim to find Haleigh”
LE driving themselves to the point of exhaustion, doctors telling them to rest. LE putting in 10,000 hours—WOW, this bunch can break LE, and get through 10,000 LE hours without being arrested for Haliegh. What does this mean? Perhaps LE should look in another direction.
“It will break” LE said of the case (I am taking this to mean NO breaks to date), “we will solve it eventually” eventually meaning anytime in our, or our decendents lifetimes.
Even LE PR does not sound hopeful or promising in solving this case. An end is nowhere in sight.
bonanza
to an extent i agree.i do think misty knows more,ron’s involved imo but what i dont get is how they have kept LE at bay 4 an entire year.these drug charges are bs. bcuz they were no more than hitters,or runners the middle man.hustling to get high,misty and ron are addicts junkies,not drug traffickers.any good atty.could tear this case up.to be honest i really believe misty is protecting ronald imo.i hope haleigh is alive but someone would have come forward by now if it were a kidnapping only…imo i pray im wrong
Jason, Ron was given custody of Haleigh and Jr. back in 2005 or beginning 2006 Not sure when it was officially ordered.
Donna is one of the good guys. Please hold your judgemental, hypocritical opinions until the facts come out. Please.
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