This just in from TJ Hart – Simon
The father and stepmother of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings have been granted a divorce according to court records in St. John’s County.
Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin were married about seven months ago shortly after Haleigh was reported missing my Croslin from their Satsuma home. Ronald Cummings was at work February 9th when his then-5-year-old daughter vanished.
Misty Croslin, who was then Ronald’s girlfriend and later married him, has said she woke in the early morning and noticed the girl was missing.
In other Haleigh-related news:
Lisa Croslin, the mother of Misty Croslin, bonded out of the Putnam County Jail where she had been held on forgery charges. Lisa Croslin was extradited from Tennessee where she was arrested in Davidson County and held on $100,000 bond as a fugitive from justice regarding the charges of forgery.
TJ Hart
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWe were also told last night on NG, that misty has lawyered back up, and that she is working her way back to mending fences with her family and going back home to them.. Did they get anything out of Lisa Croslin.. Well not one is saying, most of all Lisa Croslin..
Where does this go from here. I wish I had a clue. Thanks, Simon and TJ..
ron did not need another child to raise, to bad he did not think of that before he married Misty. Party girls do not make a good wife.
Stop the abuse and murder of the children in the U.S.
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Simon, thanks for the update. Looking forward to the show tomorrow. Treece
How did Lisa get out with such a high bond? Wouldn’t someone have to put up 10K to bail her out? When I first heard she was out I suspected she did talk and they reduced bail because of that.
The other thing I find strange is that Misty’s attorney filed an order for no contact from Ron. So, there’s a bit more to the story than we know.
I think something was said the bail in Fl would be less, I may be wrong.
The HEAT was on people, they had to go there on way! If haleigh took pills that her dad left inside the house somewhere that would explain alot! Why ron would never say anything bad about misty and why he married her, if they made a pack to never tell? Evertime he is ask a question about misty he gets this look on his face, like someone is trying to pull his teeth! I have seen his face when he looks like please don’t ask me that, and whats this he tells NG maybe we will get back together later? NG looks like she is going to faint!!!!!
This theory that Ron married her to keep her close, to keep her mouth shut etc. How does that fit with he now dumps her?
Makes more sense to me that he married her to protect his own butt because of her age. He could have been charged with statutory rape.
Well do you remember misty saying it was what ron wanted, like she had nothing to do with it, could be that keeping her around was bringing more questions then he wanted to anwser!
It was looking really bad on him for marrying and staying with someone who may have had something to do with his child missing!Getting close to the real anwsers? What would happend to ron if it was found out that haleigh died from taking some of daddy’s pills? What would happend to jr and misty? What would happend to misty for not telling?Its true they were all crying like someone had died! But who do you know that loved there kid and not look for them? I don’t know that he’s not looking for her, it was said on the tv that he was not looking for her? Just another theory to throw around, why would ron tell NG that they might get back together later! He acts like he scared to say another word, it would be a night mare to have to live with! Oh my god, if i were into drugs and my child died from taking it? would you tell the truth knowing you would lose your other child your wife your life? depend’s on what kind of person you are! could you live with it? Are would you be the type person who would have tell the truth NO MATTER WHAT?
I think they married only because of Misty’s age… pure and simple. I guess the “man” loves her and now he’s feeling the heat of all the accusations regarding her involvement.
However, I’m inclined to believe that they will/are going to have a “future” together.
(whatever that means)
Just think that “covering up” takes a toll on even the most seasoned, hardened criminal/liar.
Ronald controlled it all. Decided he would get married, decided he would divorce, keeps all of the marital assets (a Nissan and a Dodge).
Ronald used Misty to babysit, clean up after him, sleep with him, then throws her to the curb without even a set of wheels. Ronald got away with screwing her in that divorce settlement because he dangled the ‘we may get back together again’ carrot in front of her.
Misty slept with Cummings, babysat his children, cleaned up after him, took the heat when Haleigh went missing, married him when he was afraid he would be arrested for statutory rape, agreed to a divorce and walked away on foot, without even a car to drive.
Linda – You have some good thoughts. I agree that Ron needs something from Misty – like to remain silent. If he is responsible, in whole or in part, for what happened, it would put him in the mindset to protect Misty to keep her quiet. I think he would act much more aggressive about getting answers from her if all he knew is what we have heard from Misty. I think he told Misty they might (or will) get back together. Ron could also easily convince Misty that she is an accessory by lying and would get the death sentence if she spoke. Now that she has council again, and he blocked communication with Ron, she has someone to tell her the truth about what the possibilities would be for her if she were to tell the truth (not a life sentence or DP, and plea deals for her info).
There was some mention about Ron not looking for Haleigh. I think he was the most serious searcher. He was in tears, begging Tim Miller to stay. After they called off the search he wanted people on horseback to search with him and he went out alone in the hills to search. He wouldn’t be doing this if he knew Haleigh was dead. I think he may have found out later, or perhaps he and Misty discovered she’d gotten into drugs later. Still, that doesn’t’ explain the body being missing unless Ron were in on that. I doubt Misty make a decision to dispose of the body except to hide what happened from Ron. So many possibilities my brain hurts.
Ok… JJ… I get the automobile thing… too funny… My sister said the same thing a couple of days ago…. LOL !!!
How old was Crystal when Haleigh was born? 14, 15?
If so, she wouldn’t have had a license to drive. She would have had to rely on family or friends to get Haleigh to doctor appointments if Ronald was not taking Haleigh to the appointments.
JJ- I just posted under another article that I wish Misty had had a really sharp shark of a divorce attorney who would have taken Ron to the cleaners over this! He could have been accused (and rightfully so) of seducing an underage girl, living with her, using her as a babysitter for his two illegitimate children, then marrying her in fear of charges of statutory rape – thereby getting her emancipated – and then dumping her). Anywhere else that would have been a divorce lawyer’s dream! Except Ron has no assets as far as I know. So I don’t know who “represented” Misty in this if anyone did or if Ron “fooled” Misty again with the old “it’s just for now” kind of thing and as you said dangling the “maybe we’ll get back together later” empty promise. I really think he’s more of a true low-life jerk for this than I did when he married her.
Hi, Linda! My feelings about parents and close family members actually searching for a lost loved one is that they should NOT! That’s what friends, neighbors, the community, volunteer groups and LE should do. I would never want a parent to find what would probably be found in a ground search kind of situation. That would be too horrible.
And if the parents are suspects for any reason then they should definitely not participate in a search because what if they got near it? That could be the excuse for “contamination” of the remains and evidence around it.
I think parents and loved ones can do lots of other things to promote searches and ask people to keep looking and use the media and stuff to do that but never actually physically search themselves. Never that.
m2c, in many cases LE won’t allow family to go on organized searches for those same reasons.
m2c, it was said on NG, that Misty didn’t have a divorce lawyer, she just took the papers and had them notorized as there were no assets and no custody issues.
Off subject question, do you think George and Cindy saw any warning signs? any red flags? prior to the 30 days Casey was missing.
Toughenough, thank you. I didn’t know if she had a lawyer or not. I was just fantasizing about what a big shot lawyer could have done with the situation. Not that it would have been worth it to anyone (other than to annoy the heck out of Ron) since he has nothing.
If I remember right Misty was really smiling at her “wedding.” I think she was happy that day. How sad. The whole thing is sad. (Haleigh’s disappearance being the worst of it of course)
Toughenough, I think they saw plenty of red flags and if they’d bothered to look into any of them, take them seriously, try to do anything about them (other than yell at monster and try to cover it up as far as other people were concerned) then they might have perceived the biggest red flag of all – that monster MIGHT do something with Caylee. Maybe they would not ever have thought of that. But the whole situation would have been different – and Caylee’s death might have been avoided – if they’d handled things not just better – but HANDLED them AT ALL!
treece@ 5:36 I’m glad to hear that because in recent cases I’ve heard about the parents and/or really close relatives have been reamed over the coals for not searching or not searching enough. I don’t think they should at all (for the reasons I mentioned before). LE’s got the right idea.
I THINK SHE GOT EVERY THAT CAME TO HER I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT SHE DID SOMETHING TO HALEIGH. AND WHY IS EVERYONE PUTTING THERE ATTENTION TO MISTY HALEIGH IS MISSING WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE. PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE GIRL THAT CAN STILL BE ALIVE AND WHY IS ALL OF THIS HAPPENING IN FLORIDA WHERE ALL THESE KIDS BECOME MISSING???? AND I THINK CASEY ANTHONY DESERVES ALL OF THE PUNISHMENT SHE GETS BECAUSE SHE IS A MURDER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, babygirl69! If you really think that Misty is responsible for what happened to Haleigh, then I think talking about Misty and finding out all about her is especially important, don’t you?
It’s certainly not any disrespect to Haleigh – it’s continuing to try to find out what happened to her.
I don’t know why Florida has so many awful crimes against children. I’ve never seen any statistics comparing it to other states but I would like to.
And I agree with you about Monster in the other case.
Hi, m2c! ya i do agree but why focus on there divorce and and not trying to find out what happend to Haleigh??? i have been following on this case since the begining. Kids dont deserve what happens to them and its just totally heart breaking. But i hope they find out soon about what happend so if she is still alive then so she can be reconnected with her family that can take care of her!!!!!
Do you really think someone could stop me from looking for my baby,i don’t care what they said! Make’s me think about what ron said on the 911 call! If i find who has my daughter before you get here, i will killem i don’t care if i spend the rest of my life in prison! My question is why be on the phone funny this all happend when he came home? Oh he just drive’s up and this is all going on? Funny when NG ask’s him what misty said, he just clam’s up!! To me, it all seem’s like a big ACT! Not saying it was, but look back on alot of the things that happend! He lied to NG for the longest telling her he belived misty about being at home and then we find out from hank that ron called him looking for misty and called her over 20 time’s you know he has to know now where she was? where was she? married her and lived with her all this time not knowing where she was that night, sorry not buying, i saw them on tv walking around with them heads together! So many un anwsered question’s and ron’s not going to give NG one bit, she has to pull everthing she get’s out of him? Why? Just another theory, what about selling drugs?
OK, let’s just play what if: What if Misty was mad at Ron turned her phone off and was just going about getting the kids settled when here comes Tommy to check on her for Ron, he offers her a little something to calm her down only its enough to knock her out. Now Tommy is alone with the kids and he decides to take Haleigh (for himself, Joe or unknown sex offender). Now when Misty wakes up in a fog and Ron comes home she tells Ron. When PCSO gets there and searches and take Ron & Misty in let’s just say they actually tell the officers what happened and were asked to keep quiet for Misty to pretend she doesn’t remember anything, they get married, TES as well as others come in. They have to keep everything undercover, finally the test are given she fails (or at least that’s whats told)FBI never said she passed or failed, now divorced (wink,wink)with a few litle noted arguements. Misty is trying now to reconcile with her family (shes already been given the idea from TES tobecome friendly to get information). You see we don’t have all the information, we don’t know what LE has. I’m not saying this IS what happened, just one of MANY possiblities. All i know is Tommy was at Ron & Misty’s the night HaLeigh vanished and he has been accoused of sexual misconduct before, so has Joe….both were mad at Ron.
Ok, if tommy were mad at ron than why would he anwser ron’s call at all? QUESTION,WHERE WAS MISTY? Did ron know that tommy had been accoused of sexual misconduct? I have to tell you i thought about someone giving misty something to knock her out, maybe that’s why she has no anwser’s!
How long is MISTY suppose stay quiet? ROAD RAGE?
JJ said,
in October 17th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
How old was Crystal when Haleigh was born? 14, 15?
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JJ,
Let me help you out a little bit.
Crystal was born in 1985.
HaLeigh’s birthday is 8/17/03.
Crystal is 24 right now.
Ron is 25. Crystal and Ron are separated by a year and a half in age.
Well, the wheels turned a little more in the middle of the night. I’ll probably regret this in the morning, and find a million holes in it, but here goes. Suppose they were ALL in on it. At least the three of them and maybe a fourth party. (Unfortunately this might imply a money angle.) And suppose they had this real good plan for some illegal adoption or something and SOMEONE screwed it up. Perhaps someone didn’t call 911 when she was supposed to. Maybe she set her alarm clock and was so exhausted she slept through it, or looked at the clock crooked or something. It just *might* explain the “We’re f–’d” remark some people claim they can hear on the tape. In fact, it might explain a lot of things. Just my opinion (at 1:25 in the morning) of course.
None of these young chicks have jobs. Is it so tough to beleive they party Monday through Sunday if they can? Yes, there was a party at some Hispanics house Friday night to Sunday morning before the incident, but whats to say they didn’t sleep all sunday off and go to another party monday night at Chad’s as stated in the Mondex letter! Without jobs and with coke dealers around i’m sure getting to bed early on weekdays for work is not a priority to these people!
By the way The Chad in the Mondex letter(one who hosted house party w/possible accidental oxy death)was arrested late friday night/early satuday morning on narcotics posession and hasn’t been bonded out yet so there must be a lot of questioning going on right now! Just so happens he lives in the Mondex subdivision and WB Greg stays at that house. I checked the video of WB being interviewed and the street panorams on Google Earth and the house matches. Same brown shutters, same white siding, same deck w / handicap ramp out front.
Hoot!!! Yea! Now we might get some real answers! Mr Chad E is supposed to be wheelchair bound and hopefully will not want to spend much time behind bars…maybe he’ll talk! I’ve been waiting for this! Also, the divorce….all we need now is for Ron’s New Girlfriend to arrive on the scene. Nothing will open Misty up more than Ron’s new girl! Hurry up Ron, pick someone already, (if you haven’t yet..wink wink)
Hell hath no fury…..
Hollysgmom, what is your speculation on what really happened to Haleigh?
I am reading that book, A child called it, you are right, it is hard to get through. I have had to read it in short settings. He certainly was a trooper to have endured such abuse. Thank
you for recommending it.
FYI
A list of who Art Harris sites as his sources:
Skeptics close to the case
Sources close to the case
Sources close to the investigation
A source close to the case
In every story Mr. Harris sites a source close to the case.
Of course when Mr. Harris says a source close to the case he could be talking about anyone. Sources close to the case could include: William Stuabs, Kim Picazio, and an entire list of shady characters. He may even include himself as a “source close to the case”
Here is a theory- Misty said in police interview her brother raped her when she was little.. He was there that night.. what if he drugged Misty and took Haleigh? Maybe rape and accidently died? she woke up but don’t know what woke her up, maybe him leaving?
Misty said in same interview, maybe if she were hypmotised she could remember something.. Just maybe she is telling the truth. She has had a bad family life and Ron maybe took care of her and she felt safe.
Ok to be fair….Misty did NOT say that her brother had raped her. TJ asked “Why would you think that Tommy had done anything to Haleigh”
Misty’s answer: “Cause he TRIED SOMETHING with me.” This implies that he propositioned her, or attempted to convince her to do something sexual with her. She did not state that he DID do anythingto her she claim that he tried. Besides, just because she made that claim, doesn’t make it 100% true. She could have just wanted to make it look more likely that it was him at fault then herself. I will painstakingly search for the link if you like. I need to anyway for my “project”
BTW we do have a forum here on BNN and I personally would like to invite everyone who posts here to join. We are compiling a “database” of actual, factual information from LE, Misty’s own words, Ron’s own words, Crystal’s own words, pictures & maps, and more. If you’d like to help with this information, it will be greatly appreciated.
It’s possible that Ron married Misty because Misty insisted on it. Possibly pointing out the statutory rape thing. Anyone who watches TV knows that usually a husband can’t be forced to testify against his wife…she might have known that as well.
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