. In the conversations, Misty and her father talked about Misty's drug charges. Croslin will be in her mid-40s when she is released. },false) ", In related news: A 'tragedy all around' leads judge to sentence Brianna Williams to life term for daughter's death, 10 years later: Disappearance of Haleigh Cummings still a mystery, From 2017: Newborn Kamiyah Mobley, stolen from Jacksonville hospital 18 years ago, found safe; arrest made and reunion coming. The father of missing Florida girl Haleigh Cummings is set to be released from prison Wednesday. St Johns County Commissioners vote no to controversial proposed industrial park, St. Augustine theatre group feels 'urgency' to educate community with Anne Frank's story, Jacksonville Jaguars second playoff game includes snow, rain chances this weekend in Kansas City, Chance of snow for the Jaguars in Kansas City for this weekend's AFC playoff game. Anyone with information about Haleigh's disappearance should call Crime Stoppers at 888-277-TIPS. They were all arrested and accused of selling prescription drugs. She and Cummings, eight years her senior, became a couple. Here is a fax of the actual hand written letter from Nay Nay (Misty's friend).About Haleigh overdoseing on oxycontin and they dumped her body in a pond. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ On the night of February 9, 2009, Haleigh was sleeping in bed, next to her brother Ronald Cummings Jr with her father's 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin, who was at home at that night, as Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, was working an evening shift at his job. "You didn't get out of bed,'' Cummings said before asking Croslin: ''You sure you didn't unlock the door?'' Croslin, who was 17 and living with Haleigh's father in Putnam County when Haleigh disappeared seven years ago from a Satsuma mobile home, is appearing in a St. Johns County court Tuesday to ask. No evidence of Haleigh has ever been found despite these wide-spread searches involving hundreds of volunteers and an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. The department said he qualified for incentive gain time after serving 85% of his prison sentence under state law. . PALATKA - In final pleas Monday, Misty Croslin and her father asked for fairness and leniency before she was given 25 years in prison for a series of prescription drug-trafficking cases. "She has all the answers.". 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Callers can remain anonymous and be eligible for a $15,000 reward for information that is called into the tip line and leads to an arrest in the case. ST. AUGUSTINE - The attorney for Misty Croslin, 18, a key figure in the disappearance of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings, said Tuesday that his client told authorities her cousin . }); Croslin called 911 about3:30 a.m. Feb. 10, 2009, to report she had woken to find Haleigh gone. Among the pieces of evidence shown in the documentary, a video where Ronald is speaking to tearful Croslin in a police interview has also emerged. PALATKA, Fla. Misty Croslin, the teenager who was the last person to see 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings before the girl disappeared in February 2009, has been sentenced to 25 years on drug charges from Putnam County. But the tone quickly changed as the conversation turned to Haleigh Cummings. At one point, detectives searched a section of the St. Johns River near Satsuma where Haleigh disappeared. According to a report by WJXT, Haleigh's name has remained on the sign outside Hills Hardware store in Pomona Park. Croslin could have faced up seven years on each of seven drug trafficking charges she pleaded guilty to last year. By February 9, 2009, was just another day for Ronald Cummings. Coles worker fights a woman allegedly trying to steal groceries, Rapidly growing cemetery filled with Vladimir Putin's 'prisoner army', Motorists slowly drive down snowy hill in treacherous conditions. Aug. 16: Misty Croslin pleads guilty to seven prescription drug-trafficking charges. He had left Haleigh and her four-year-old brother in the care of his 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin as he headed for the night shift, but little did he realize his life was about to change forever. ga('ads.send', { News4Jax anchor Jennifer Waugh introduced the 'Into Thin Air' podcast on the 10th year of the girls disappearance. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "She has the answers, not me. hitType: 'event', hitType: 'event', Cummings and Tommy Croslin, Cummings' cousin Hope Sykes and Misty Croslin's friend Donna Brock have been given 15 years apiece for participating in at least one of the trafficking cases. Jan. 10: Misty Croslin is sentenced in Putnam County to 25 years in prison on drug-trafficking charges. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009 Her father Ronald Cummings' 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin was the last person. pg.acq.push(function() { The. 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Emerging facts and circumstances, long known to a Christian missionary from the Palatka, Florida area . They say her story has changed multiple times over the past decade but Croslin has never been charged in the case. When he got back to his trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, around 3 am that morning, he was greeted by Croslin, who told him that she had woken up to find Haleigh missing from her bed. But yet [Croslin] wants us to believe a stranger came into the house and took this little girl in the middle of the night. On Friday night, Palatka police arrested Lisa Carmen Croslin, 40, and Hank Thomas Croslin Sr., 41, on charges of purchasing cocaine, tampering with evidence and violating their probation in earlier cases. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ The docuseries also includes footage of Croslin walking through the crime scene just days after Haleigh vanished and crying after finding the shirt Haleigh was wearing the night she went missing. The 29-year-old says his mother introduced . The arrests are not connected to Haleighs case, but investigators use them to ask questions about her disappearance. She's the one with the inconsistent statements. He still thinks about the case 10 years later. and a cinder block popping open the back door. Previous undercover drug operations in Putnam and St. Johns counties have resulted in drug charges being filed against Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, 26; his ex-wife, Misty Croslin, 19; his cousin Hope Sykes, 19; Misty's brother, Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., 23; and Misty's friend Donna Brock, 44. Croslin and Ronald Cummings were both arrested in January along with three others after allegedly selling about $3,900 worth of drugs to undercover officers, authorities said. She never sold drugs in her life. He replied, "Misty. }); "They came up and bought drugs," Griffith said. All rights reserved. I come home from work and my child was not there. All rights reserved. 1933 What did. Ronald Cummings and Hank Croslin Jr. both received 15-year sentences. Haleigh would be turning 17 years old in August, and she would be in the 11th grade. }); A maximum sentence on each of the counts is 30 years under state law. . In this version Croslin says she did see what happened to Haleigh the night she vanished from her home in Satsuma, Fla. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { Records say an undercover officer bought drugs from them seven times more than 300 pills. Merchant took Croslin to the river. keeping her mouth shut for as long as she has without spewing lies, she's a selfish character and she is canniving. When he returned home at about 3am, Croslin told him that she had just woken up to find Haleigh missing from her bed and that a cinder block was propping open the back door. Merchant said the cousin did not talk to investigators and a secondary search of the river turned up nothing. News/Business. It was a. Almost immediately investigators started to see holes in Croslin's story. Still missing: DCF finds no abuse in Haleigh Cummings case. She answers, "I didn't even hear anything.". Misty Croslin is the last of the five arrested to be sentenced. She and. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); No one has been arrested in the missing child case, and Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy has said . Fields said Croslin told authorities she heard the door to the van in which Overstreet came to the house slide open and then shut before he drove off. Theories and speculation about what actually happened have never been proven amid the lies, leads and frequent developments in the case. 1:02. Authorities previously said physical evidence contradicts Croslin's account of events that night. Anyone who witnessed or knows anything about the disappearance of the kindergartner is urged to call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS. No one has been arrested in connection with Haleigh's disappearance. The others arrested with them in the drug-trafficking investigation were Croslin's brother Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr., Donna Brock and Hope Sykes. Even with little to no physical evidence, deputies are treating Haleigh's disappearance as a homicide, and investigators have continued questioning the Croslins while in jail hoping to learn new information. Either way, Misty is still witholding information. Haleigh remains missing, and authorities believe the girl is dead. She said that while Ronald Cummings was rough with her, it was an upgrade in her life and she loved him. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. Furthermore, detectives have described her statements about the night as inconsistent and said that she has changed her story multiple times over the past decade. "She just got caught acting stupid. }); Captain Piscitello said that he hopes the release of never-before-seen evidence will lead to new tips that will help them solve the case. Misty Croslin says Cousin, Joe Overstreet, bagged Haleigh Cummings as she screamed, attorney said/ Lisa Croslin Talks For The First Time/Lisa found drunk and on pills at an ER by Wrapitup Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:51 pm An attorney for Misty Croslin said cousin Joe Overstreet took Haleigh as 'a substitute' for a gun. HLN News : HLN : April 14, 2010 12:00pm-5:00pm EDT : Free Borrow . According to Misty, whose story has changed multiple times, Haleigh was asleep in the trailer and then.she was gone. Feb. 10: Misty Croslin calls 911 to report 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings missing at 3:17 a.m. about the same time her father and Croslins boyfriend, Ronald Cummings, was coming home from work. They marry March 12. Thats all there is to it. March 9: Cummings, 25, and Croslin, 17, are issued a marriage license at the Putnam County courthouse. Croslin was the last person to see Haleigh Cummings before she disappeared from her father's Satsuma, Fla., home in February 2009, the Orlando (Fla.) 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AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CBS/AP) Haleigh Cummings has been missing for over a year and a half, and on Friday her ex-stepmother, who is believed to have been the last person to see Haleigh alive, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for unrelated drug charges. . Other evidence included in the documentary is footage of Croslin walking through the crime scene just days after Haleigh vanished. hitType: 'event', I wouldn't let someone just take her. The next day, search teams scoured the neighborhood and divers and boats were in the nearby St. Johns River because two bloodhounds led them there. / CBS News. hitType: 'event', window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "Where is the justice for Haleigh?" The Putnam County Sheriff's Office found no evidence of forced entry into the family's double-wide trailer. 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Both of the Croslins already were on felony probation, Lisa in connection with a forgery case, and Hank Sr. in connection with a case of shopping for doctors to get prescription drugs. } Feb. 21: Investigators say a cousin of Croslins who was visiting from Tennessee the night of the disappearance is not a suspect. Even after a decade has passed, the people of the Putnam County community still hopes that the child will return soon. However, Fields said he will make the case for youthful offender status at her sentencing, which is set for Oct. 8. Aug. 7: Cummings is arrested after fighting with his wifes brother, Hank Tommy Croslin Jr. Sept. 19: A pond south of Palatka is drained as part of the search for Haleigh but nothing is found. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. Greg Page says he and Misty Croslin spent time together just days before Haleigh disappeared. In 2010, Cumings and Croslin were jailed after being caught with 330 tablets of oxycodone and hydrocodone in their car. A news helicopter caught images of them on a dock. Circuit Judge Wendy Berger also ordered Croslin to pay $500,000 and to follow her prison time with five years of drug-offender probation. }); Haleigh Cummings was reported missing from their Satsuma home in February 2009. In addition to the prison time, Croslin will receive five years of probation, a $1.25 million fine and mandatory drug rehabilitation. Police have said Cummings and Crystal Sheffield, the girl's mother, are not considered suspects. Jan. 20: Misty Croslin, Ronald Cummings, Tommy Croslin, Donna Brock and Hope Sykes are charged with drug trafficking after a monthlong undercover investigation involving the sale of 330 pills of oxycodone and hydrocodone. Croslin, as it turned out, then became Haleigh and Junior's baby sitter. eventAction: 'click_adunit' As for where Haleigh is, Merchant believes she is dead. Merchant said Croslin eventually recanted her statement about her brother and cousin taking Haleigh. We are one of the worlds fastest growing ga('ads.send', { ga('ads.send', { Merchant believes Haleigh's father's alibi of being at work checks out. Fresh evidence on Haleigh Cummings, five-year-old girl who disappeared from home without trace 10 years ago. Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings and his girlfriend Misty Croslin were both at the center of the investigation, but were never charged with Haleigh's disappearance. The #FLAMBER Alert is still active! The Putnam County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene, and the disappearance kicked off a massive hunt involving hundreds of volunteers spread out across a widespread area, as well as an investigation involving multiple law-enforcement agencies. We want Haleigh to come home.". After five or six minutes, the screams stopped. I wouldn't let someone just take her." During the St. Johns County sentencing hearing, Croslin's lawyer tried to point out that his client was set up in the drug deal. To which she replied, saying, "I would never let nothing happen to her if I knew something. For one, PCSO deputies found no signs of forced entry into the family's trailer, with Captain Dominic Piscitello revealing that Croslin had taken a shower before they reached the residence and that there were a lot of strange things about her that night that caught their attention. Croslin pleaded no contest to the drug charges in August, and her attorney told reporters yet another version of events surrounding Haleigh's disappearance. "Ronald wants to know where his daughter is," she said. Croslin is currently serving 25 years in prison, whileCummings was sentenced to 15 years. But they had problems. Expert says it was a 'remarkably clever move', Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger's neighbor reveals last text message he received from him, Ex-FBI agent suggests Bryan Kohberger may have killed due to 'incel complex', 'Probably killed drug dealers:' Internet finds Bryan Kohberger's ASKfm photo, calls it a 'jumpscare', 'He failed her': Fans shocked by Britney Spears' meltdown at restaurant as husband Sam Asghari walks out. Meanwhile Croslin, 30, is servingher25-year drug sentence and with ascheduled release date of June 17, 2031, according to the Department of Corrections. She will have five years of drug-offender probation when she is released. }); Without going into detail, he said, "The river's close. Croslin, who was Ronald's girlfriend when Haleigh disappeared, married and divorced him within six months. Sheffield said there are no answers to Haleigh's disappearance, and she believes Croslin knows where he daughter is. All rights reserved. 16:54 EST 01 Nov 2019. In Augustthe attorney for Tommy Croslin says his client said he saw Joseph Overstreet, theTennessee cousin, take Haleigh to the riverin a bag, an accusation relatives said were made in April. The owners of the store have stated in 2019 that her name will prevail on the sign until she is found. Teams would search the St Johns River and hunt the thick forest around the young girls neighborhood. Copyright 2011 by News4Jax.com. "The Florida Department of Corrections ensures inmates serve their court-ordered sentence in accordance with Florida law," press secretary Paul Walker said. Gone like that," Sherrif Hardy added. The sentencing came a month shy of two years since Croslin became the focus in the case of Haleigh Cummings, whom Croslin was watching when the 5-year-old Satsuma kindergartner vanished from home. I was not there.". At the end of the river search, Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy says he does not believe Haleigh is alive. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Misty Croslin: "Yes" 911: "OK when did you last see her?" Misty Croslin: "Um, we like just, you knowit was about 10 o'clock- she was sleeping- I was cleaning 911: "OK- how old is your. Tommy Croslin was sentenced to 15 years. First published on October 11, 2010 / 1:58 PM. She said her son has always focused on finding his daughter. Associated Press He said investigators just wanted to get her in jail to get information in the Haleigh case. Croslin told police she tucked Haleigh and the brother into bed about 8 p.m. February 8, 2009, and went to sleep two hours later. Even after 11 years, the family's pain has not diminished. ', Croslin responded: 'I didn't even hear anything.'. Misty Croslin is the last of the five arrested to be sentenced. Detectives reject the theory. 09:05 EST 01 Nov 2019 let gads_event; Please call the Putnam . Croslin, who watching Haleigh and her 3-year-old brother, says she woke to find her gone from Cummings Green Lane home in Satsuma. At the time Haleigh Cummings went missing, Croslin was 17 and residing in the family's mobile home with her then-husband, Ronald Cummings, Haleigh and her 4-year-old brother.