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Haleigh's family marks second year of disappearance

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February 9, 2011


Authorities used the 2-year anniversary of the disappearance of Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings to cite key figures in the case for failing to provide information that can solve it while also vowing to aggressively pursue the case.

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Haleigh Cummings
Meanwhile, both sides of the girl's family have vigils planned to mark the disappearance on Feb. 10, 2009.

Sheriff's Capt. Johnny Greenwood said in a press release that the evidence and investigation has minimized the likelihood that Haleigh's disappearance is the work of a stranger.

"The individuals with direct knowledge of Haleigh's whereabouts the night she went missing have still failed to provide the necessary information to bring this case to a logical conclusion," Greenwood said. "Contradictory statements provided by these witnesses indicate that they are concealing information from the investigators."

A victim advocacy group, the Justice Coalition, said the maternal side of Haleigh's family was to have a private vigil in a Baker County church Wednesday night. Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, is from Baker County.

A public vigil is planned for 6 p.m. today at the home of Annette Sykes, Haleigh's paternal grandmother, in Welaka.

Several figures in the case are in prison on convictions of selling prescription drugs. Among them are Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings; Misty Croslin, the teen-ager who was Ronald's girlfriend and who was with Haleigh at the time; and her brother, Hank "Tommy" Croslin Jr.

Haleigh was last seen alive the night of Feb. 9., 2009. She was reported missing about 3 a.m. Feb. 10 by Croslin, who said she woke up to discover that Haleigh was no longer in the home.

The Croslins later implicated a cousin from Tennessee with assaulting Haleigh and disposing of her body in the St. Jones River. No trace of her has been found.

Greenwood said that every lead that has been provided has been acted on by investigators. He added that Sheriff Jeff Hardy wants to assure the public, but mainly Haleigh's family, that investigators will continue to aggressively pursue this case to the end.

"By no means is this case being considered 'cold,' " he said. "There are still individuals who hold important information, which if provided to investigators, could solve this case."

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110209/ARTICLES/110209388/1169?p=1&tc=pg

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