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Hey guys, welcome back to my channel and welcome to another where is video. So today we are going to be talking about a missing child out of Florida and this happened back in 2009. It doesn't really get much media attention now because it's been so long and there's still so many questions. So I thought it would be great to bring this back into the light for a bit and see what you guys think. Today we are talking about Haley Ann Marie Cummings. So
So Haley was a little Leo born on August 17th 2003 and she was five years old and a kindergartner at the time of her disappearance and Haley and her family lived in a small town called Satsuma outside of Jacksonville, Florida It was a very small population less than 6,000 people and the area consisted of a lot of marsh and wetlands Haley lived with her father Ronald Cummings who was 25 years old at the time and his girlfriend Misty Crosland who was 17 years old at
Haley also had a brother named Ronald Jr. that lived with them as well. And all four of them lived in a mobile home together that was right next to a marsh area in the St. Johns River. So Haley is described as a really cute and loving little girl. Her favorite thing to do was play pretend like most little girls. She liked playing dress up, liked playing with Barbies, liked playing with
makeup, and she also loved playing games on the computer and was just starting to get into that around this age. But Haley was born with a health condition and it's called Turner syndrome. And Turner syndrome is where a female is missing an X chromosome, either partly or completely. This can often result in a short webbed neck, low set ears, or low hairline at the back of the neck. It can also make someone have kind of a short stature or sometimes even swollen hands and feet.
And this disorder can be quite a challenge. This can cause a lot of different health issues for people and it kind of varies in severity. So even though Haley was five years old at the time, she only weighed 40 pounds. Because of this, Haley did go to the doctor quite often to get hormone treatments which would help her grow.
grow. In 2005, Ronald actually got full custody of these kids because their mother, who was named Crystal, was having a major issue with drugs and simply could not take care of them. But despite Crystal not being able to take care of her kids, she did come and see them every other weekend.
So let's go to right before Haley goes missing. Like I said, Haley was living with her brother, Ronald, her father, and his girlfriend named Misty, who was only 17 at the time. A lot of the times for his job, Ronald had to work overnight. So Misty would watch the kids. And February 9th, 2009 was one of those nights. Misty was watching the kids. Ronald is out.
at work. And Misty said it was a normal day that Haley got off the bus like she always does and came home. And then Misty made her and her brother some dinner. She says they spent some time on the couch watching a movie. And after this, she takes both kids to the bathroom, gives them a bath and puts them to bed.
So Misty and Ronald had a mattress on the floor as their bed and they also had another small mattress in the room as well that was for kids to sleep in. It was just like a small mattress next to theirs. And this is a little bit confusing because at first Misty says that Haley went to bed with her and her brother in the large bed.
She said that they went to bed around 8:00 PM and she stayed up and did some laundry. And then she went to bed around 10, but later she did change her story and said that Haley was sleeping in the little bed next to the big bed. So like I mentioned, Misty claims that she went to bed around 10:00 PM and it was her in the big bed with
Ronald Jr. and Haley is on the floor. Around 3 a.m., she wakes up because she has to use the bathroom. So she walks out of her room, and this has been kind of confusing. They did have a bathroom in their master bedroom, but for whatever reason, Misty goes out,
out of the bedroom into the main area. And this is when she noticed that there was a light on in the kitchen. So she walks over to the kitchen to see why there's a light on. And that's when she sees the door just open and being held open with a cinder block. Misty says she then ran back to the room to check on the kids and realized that Haley was gone. So according to her, she frantically calls Ronald and tells him what's going on. So Ronald left work immediately, came rushing home,
and then they went ahead and called the police at 3:30 a.m. When I went to sleep, she was there. And then when I woke up, she was gone. Now, I want to play the 911 call for you guys because it's really interesting. However, the full version is six minutes, so I'm going to edit down the most interesting parts, but I will warn you, it's a little hard to hear what they're saying.
Okay, how old is your daughter? Okay, what was she last seen wearing? Ma'am? Okay.
Okay. All right. You said your back door was wide open? Yeah, it was a brick. Like, it was a brick. But, like, when I was asleep, the road was not like that. Yeah, it was still there.
- Tell them we got them coming. - We got them coming. - Tell them we got them coming. - They're coming. - Okay, what's the color of your house, ma'am? - Blue. - Blue, okay. Okay, what does she look like? How tall is she? Give me some description of her. - Long, curled, curly, like curls. - Long, curled, what color?
Okay, what color is she wearing? Brown hair? Tell your husband we got him coming, okay? How much does she weigh? 40 to 60 pounds? Yeah. Okay, let me speak to him. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, it's okay, sir. We got him on the way. Okay, can you give me any... What kind of description of her pajamas that she was wearing? Okay, sir, we got him coming, okay? Okay.
Hello. Okay, sir, let me talk to your wife. Let me get some information from her. Okay. Can I talk to her? Okay. Ma'am? Okay. Listen to me. I need you to answer some questions. Does the door look like it was pried open? Does it look like you had someone try to enter into your house? Hold on.
And another thing, make sure you and your husband don't touch the door anymore. Don't mess with the door or anything. No, it doesn't. It doesn't look like it is? No. Okay, now listen, tell your husband to not touch anything. Because we're going to try to get a canine out there to look for him, okay? Okay.
okay we tell them we understand we need to get her data birth
Okay. Okay.
Okay. I'm going to stay on the phone with you, okay? Okay. Until they get there. All right. Hang on. Tell him we got him coming. He needs to try to calm down a little bit, okay? The officers are going to come out there and do what they can. We can't have him screaming and yelling at the officers whenever they get there, okay? Mm-hmm. You got better people to talk to than any fucking motherfucker that ain't coming.
So obviously in this call you hear Ronald absolutely freaking out and then towards the end of the call I'm not sure if you could hear it, but Ronald says where's my fucking phone? We've got better people to talk to than some motherfuckers who aren't coming now it's really weird to me about this case and sticks out so much is Ronald's mother ended up coming to the scene during that 911 call she arrived on the scene and Ronald had apparently called her and
like a couple minutes before that. But the thing is, is she lived 10 to 15 miles away. Some people think she was living even further, like an hour at the time. So there's a lot of speculation about what did she know? When did she know? Was she already told Haley was missing or something? And her behavior during this whole thing is just weird. Like we'll get into her later.
So the police come and when they get there, Ronald is still really upset. They interview him and he said that there's just no way that she could have gotten out because when he left for work, their door was locked with a deadbolt and there's no way that Haley could have, you know, undone it and left herself in any way.
He instantly said there's just no way that Haley would leave on her own, that she was terrified of the dark and strangers like any little girl and just wouldn't leave her house in the middle of the night. So then they're interviewing her brother, Ronald Jr., who if you remember is only three years old at this time. And he says that he saw Haley get taken by a man in black
in the middle of the night. Now obviously you can't take a kid's word 100%. I mean he could have been confused or dreaming or imagining something or just making something up. But we have talked about kids that testify before and it's really interesting. A lot of the times kids are really truthful and it's just weird that he said something like that.
So just a few hours later around 9:30 a.m. an Amber Alert was issued for Haley. After doing their initial investigation, officers decided that there was no way she just wandered off on her own. So by 4 p.m. the Putnam County Sheriff's Department declared this an abduction. First thing that police did was look into 44 different sex offenders in the area and cleared every single one of them.
them. Tons of homes in that area were canvassed, even abandoned homes they went and checked out. February 12th, there was still no sign of Haley, so Ronald went on TV and pleaded for her safe return. I would love for whatever sorry piece of trash took my child to hand her over to someone who will hand her to proper authorities and she can get back to me because...
This is my heart. In his statement, he said that he had no involvement in his daughter's disappearance and that Misty didn't either. I love that little girl like she was my own. But of course, Misty is the last person to see Haley. And what was so weird is Ronald's mom, who had only known Misty at this time for about two months or so, started saying that Misty had nothing to do with it and just defending Misty at all costs.
She always stood by her, which has come across really weird because this is Ronald's mom. Like she has no connection to this woman. If your son had moved in with someone for two months and then on their watch, your grandchild goes missing, wouldn't you have a little more suspicion towards them? But the first person to really start questioning Misty in the family was Crystal's mother. Now, if you remember, Crystal is Ronald's ex-wife. So she is Haley's biological mother.
I don't know what could have happened to her. No idea. All I know is someone come in and took her. How do you know that? I got a call at 3:49 in the morning saying that Haley was missing.
I realize she's missing, but I know the back door was open, and I wonder how you know somebody took her. How do we know she didn't just walk out on her own? Because I know my daughter would just... She would not just walk out of the house like that. Marie Griffiths, you're the grandmother here. Any idea what might have happened here? I don't know what happened. I don't know how anyone gained access into the house. But if the door was not broken into as...
Our sheriff has said the door appeared not to have any damages done to it like it would have been pried open or anything. And Ronald stated last night that he secured the door before he went to work and that the deadbolt was up high enough where Haley couldn't get it. So how did somebody get in that back door and it was wide open? They either had to have a key or somebody had to open it from the inside. Who? Who done it? It had to be somebody that...
you know, somebody close. - Sounds to me, well, there was only one person home. Sounds to me like you're pointing at the 17-year-old girlfriend, is that right? - Her or any family member that might've had a kid. - But right away, Ronald defended Misty and just said that there's no way she could have anything to do with Haley's disappearance. - Ronald, I can't imagine what you and your family are going through. It is absolutely horrific. Can you tell us a little bit about your daughter, your five-year-old daughter? - Playful, sweet.
well-mannered. Ronald, when was the last time that you saw her? I want to say thanks to all the people that are out here helping me try to find my daughter and also would like to state to my daughter that I love her if she was watching and if the person or persons that took her is watching, I'd like to state please, please bring her home to us, please. Ronald, is there any update in the last 24 hours in the search for your daughter? Plenty of tips. Most of them are bogus.
The law enforcement agencies are doing everything they can. I think they've got approximately 50 horses coming in. They're going to start doing a ground search with horses, helicopters. They're doing everything they can. Misty, is she the type that would walk off with a stranger? No. Ronald, is she the type that would just wander off with a stranger at all, or is she a shy child?
Absolutely not. She is definitely shot. She would never walk off with a stranger. I got up to use the bathroom. I didn't make it to the bathroom. I walked into the living room and noticed the kitchen light was on and seen the back door open. And when I seen the back door open,
head ran back into the bedroom and that's when I noticed she was gone. So the investigation continued and the next day police went to the mobile home and got several items of interest out of it, but of course wouldn't tell the public what they were. Investigators also announced that they would be carrying out some more interviews with family and friends in the next coming weeks. They would also be doing some polygraph tests, but will not be discussing any of the details and information from those. Law enforcement got $250
volunteers to come out and help look for Haley in the field. Now, of course, this is marsh area and wetlands, plenty of places that a body could be hidden. Oftentimes people will hide bodies in Florida. So they went out looking for any leads, any type of information, any evidence that could help find Haley. And of course, nothing was found. Not only that, but the police also announced that the items of interest that they had taken from the mobile home actually ended up having no significance.
So then on February 18th, a tip came in that said that Misty was actually not at home at the time that Haley supposedly went missing. And at this point, the public and the media have already started to push the idea that it was Misty. But of course, her and Ronald said that they had both been polygraphed by the police and that their results came back fine and they did nothing wrong.
But then on February 19th, police actually ended up arresting a sexual predator that lived near Haley's home. And apparently this guy had violated his curfew several times around the time that Haley went missing. Luckily he did have a GPS tracker on him and they were able to pull that up and see that
He was just not anywhere near their house at the time that this happened. So they did rule him out and let him go. On February 26th and 27th, they brought in cadaver dogs to help look for Haley. And of course dogs have an incredible sense of smell. They can smell things that humans would never even remotely pick up. The smallest trace of a scent, a dog can smell it from pretty far away. And they're normally pretty accurate, but there's always
Room for failure, of course. But what was interesting is one dog did alert to a dumpster near their house. They checked this out though, searched the whole dumpster and no DNA was found. And they also took DNA samples from Ronald, Misty and Crystal. So about a month after Haley goes missing on March 12th, Ronald and Misty end up getting married.
It was the first happy day in more than a month for this family. Friends, we've come together today to witness the marriage of Ronald and Misty. Ronald Cummings married his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty. Do you take me, Ronald? Do you take me, Ronald? To be my lawfully wedded husband. To be my lawfully wedded husband.
Seems like a strange thing to do, right? To have a wedding, to get married when you have a child that's missing and you're in the middle of a huge police investigation. It just seems very odd. It was an impromptu wedding. It seemed very rushed. And Misty was 17 at the time. He was 25. So she actually had to get permission from her parents. And they did a little backyard wedding because their church actually came out and said,
We do not approve of this marriage. At this point, the two of them had only known each other for six months. So Misty started referring to herself as Haley's stepmom after this. And in fact, I'm not sure how many of you noticed this, but she also called her daughter on the phone with 911.
It's kind of weird, but at the same time, she could have just been wanting to keep it quick. In an emergency situation, sometimes you'll like skip non-important details just to get to the most important information. So it could have been a case of that. And when Misty and Ronald were asked why they got married, they said that it's what Haley would have wanted. Now this marriage did not last long, guys. They got divorced six months later. - Ronald and the divorce, I mean,
sadness about it get your card and put this up another time you're headed to new york today um no actually i'm not going to new york are you going on a tv show or
- I don't really want to discuss this right now. - Okay. - We don't really know exactly why they got divorced. People think that Ronald might have some suspicion of Misty. Maybe he found out some things. But some people think it was always their plan to get divorced and that the reason they even got married in the first place was to protect themselves in court.
People pointed out that there's this law that spouses cannot testify against each other in court. However, this wouldn't have even applied to them. In Florida, this law does not apply to situations where a crime was committed against a spouse's child. So there would have been no point to this marriage anyway, but a lot of people think that they thought it was a thing, so that's why they got married, but who knows? Either way, the marriage was short.
Misty kind of claimed that because her story kept changing and it did that it was a little bit too stressful to him and too much pressure on him and that's why they got divorced. So going back a little bit before they got divorced they got married March 12th. March 17th Crystal who's Haley's mother and family and friends announced the opening of their Haley Bug headquarters which is where they were going to run their search for her. Well we're here at the Haley Bug headquarters
It was a lot better because Crystal kind of lived far away from the area, so this gave her kind of a post near where she actually went missing to be. They took in donations for the case, gave any tips that came in to police, made calls, and just worked every day towards finding her.
Now, a little while after this, when this case started getting a lot of attention, the Anthony family, Kaylee Anthony's parents, actually offered to help Haley's family in their search for Haley. The community needs to come together to help this family to bring this beautiful little girl home. I understand it.
Some of you might not, but I understand it. Now, what's really weird is their family actually rejected the help on May 19th. They said that the family had their own agenda and that the facts of this case are in no way similar to the Anthony case, so they didn't think they could help
them in any way. So as police are continuing to investigate the case, and it's been a couple months now, they start to really poke holes in Misty's story. And not only that, Misty had lied to the public saying that she had passed a polygraph test when it turns out she actually failed four polygraph tests.
when asked why she failed them, she said that maybe she felt guilty, like everyone thought she did it, so she just felt the guilt and that's why her answers were coming out weird. She also failed a voice stress test. Do you know anything about her going missing? Nothing at all. Would never hurt her if I knew who her have
Misty also claimed that she was supposed to do some type of hypnosis regression session to figure out who truly took Haley But police never let her do that, but that's never been confirmed because she's just said that in interviews We don't know if it's true that they were ever planning to do that So police definitely started putting the heat on Misty and she did not like it at all
This is when she started to publicly say that the police were treating her very unfairly, that she felt like they felt that she did it, that she had to request a new officer at one time because they scared her. She said they were very rude to her and so at one point she decided to completely stop talking during one of the interrogations. So obviously police are starting to look at her as a key suspect.
And at this point, they'd also pretty much ruled out Ronald and found that he really was at work that night. You know, he is cleared. And at this point, another important detail comes out that Misty just somehow forgot to tell police. And that's that two people were also at the house that night.
Seems like something you just would not forget to tell the police. But anyway, she said that her brother and her cousin came over that night. Her cousin was a man named Joe Overstreet. Apparently he was from Tennessee, but was visiting Florida at the time. And after looking into Joe a little bit more, they found that he had a tendency to be violent. And there are also rumors that he had a history of pedophilia. Apparently, and this is unconfirmed, he was accused
of assaulting Misty when she was younger. Misty claims that they just showed up to the house in the middle of the night because they were looking for Ronald's gun. And then according to Misty, they decide that since they can't find his gun, they're just going to take Haley instead. Why wouldn't you tell police this right away? Misty literally claimed that they stuck her into a black bag
and left the house with her. After this, she says they took her body in the black bag down to the river. They kind of had like a dock thing near their house and she said that they just tossed her in. She said that they had a concrete block, a rope and a bat.
none of those things were ever found. So as time went on Haley's biological mom Crystal actually came forward and said that Ron had a history of being violent. She claims that he was physically violent towards her and to the kids multiple times in the past. Why did you choose to live two hours away from your daughter? Because when I left Ronald I got as far as
as far away from him as I can. Ms. Bicasio, thank you for being with us. What exactly are the nature of the charges your client is leveling against the child's father? The physical abuse of both children as well as an unfit
We have also gone to DCF and explained all of the facts that we've gotten from the community members who have come to us. We have checked and double-checked these facts. We felt that it has risen to the level where we needed to go to the Department of Children and Families because we felt that the welfare of the child, Junior, who remains in the Cummings household, is in danger.
We have again gone to DCF and given the specific incidents of abuse. It would be hitting, hitting in the face until bloodied, hitting with sticks, hitting with belts. I could go on and on, throwing down stairs.
And of course this can't be confirmed, but with the way he was acting on the 911 call, it seems like he would be that type. She also told police that Ronald had told her and her current husband that he was 75% sure he knew where Haley was.
Of course, this is just hearsay. We don't know for sure that he said this. Why would she bring this forward to the police unless she felt it was important? Misty also came forward and said that Ronald could be abusive and that he also was always on some type of pill.
So moving forward a couple more months in time to August 6th, Ronald gets arrested for burglary with assault. He was accused of hitting his brother-in-law, who is Misty's brother, and his name is Hank or Tommy Crosland. Ronald Cummings spent the night here at the Putnam County Jail. He bonded out about an hour ago, waiting for him, his grandmother, and his wife, Misty.
Ronald Cummings is walking out of the Putnam County Jail after posting bond. He doesn't have much to say. Cummings is accused of beating up his wife's father and brother. The Croslands say Misty called them in the middle of the night asking them to pick her up because she didn't want to live with Cummings anymore. So they went there to get their daughter. Argument ensued between the Croslands and Ronald Cummings, which ultimately resulted in a physical confrontation.
The Croslands reported that Ronald Cummings assaulted them. The family was finally able to drive away and dial 911 for help. Deputies eventually spoke with Cummings. Cummings exercised his right not to talk to the officers. And based on their investigation and what the witnesses stated, Cummings was subsequently arrested. He was charged with burglary and simple battery.
Throughout all this drama, the question still remains. Where is Haley Cummings? She is Ron's daughter and hasn't been seen since February. And August 17th rolls around, which is Haley's sixth birthday, and she's still nowhere to be found. On that same day, officers announced that they officially think Misty is key in the disappearance.
They also said that they had physical evidence that contradict her sketchy statements about the night that Haley went missing. Also in this press conference, they said that they officially do not think that she was abducted in any way. And they also have ruled out
ronald and crystal so then two days later on august 19th a company called equisearch confirmed that misty took a polygraph test again in orlando and she failed it terribly their actual wording was that it showed huge deceptions so then in september the police got a tip that misty wasn't actually home that night so we already talked about how months before this they got an anonymous tip that misty was not at the trailer that night
But then in September, they got another anonymous tip that said that Misty was specifically at this one house party that night. Apparently this was a party in Paltka, which is a town north of Satsuma. And not only that, the tip also said that Hailey came with Misty to the party. After interviewing some people, multiple people confirmed that they saw Misty at the party that night and that Hailey was there.
Some even said that Haley overdosed on some drugs that she happened to get into while she was there. And according to them, people at the party panicked and they somehow got rid of her body. Somebody specifically claimed that she was put into the trunk of a car or a truck and driven to a nearby pond and dumped in there. So on September 19th and 20th, they ended up draining this entire pond.
Well, that they have drained pretty much the majority of that pond there. They've not finished with the draining, but we're seeing our first pictures of that pond that we've been talking about so much and it's in an area where we've been told is a big hangout for youngsters in this area in Palatka and the Satsuma area. And we're told that that pond is rather large.
And we're seeing video right now of searchers as they're searching through some of that pond that's already been drained. They're searching with rakes and whatnot by hand, trying to find any clues, any clues whatsoever. And this is based on tips that they received, as many as 4,000 tips that Putnam County Sheriff's deputies received. That's what brought them out here. That's what led them out here to this search.
We're being told that the draining of the pond is not done, that there's still, they continue to drain deeper parts of that pond. And found absolutely nothing. But that does not prove that these statements are not true. Maybe it shows us that Haley was put in that pond and was removed from the pond somehow, or maybe she never actually was put into the pond and that part of the witness statements is false. But maybe she really did go to this party and
and maybe she really did overdose. A lot of people, including myself, think that that is what happened to Kaylee Anthony. I think that Casey tried to drug her with something to make her sleep or whatever, and she accidentally overdosed, so she got rid of her body and tried to claim she went missing. So maybe this is a similar situation. So around this time after all this comes out,
Shit starts really hitting the fan for Misty. People are really starting to look at her, the media has definitely focused on her, now the police are focused in on her, family and friends are starting to turn on her. Specifically on September 22nd, police came forward and told the public that Ronald and several other family members could not get a hold of Misty the night that Haley went missing. Ronald specifically called her 20 times that night.
and she didn't answer. In addition to this, Misty's brother actually went over there to check on her. And when he went there, the lights were turned off and no one was answering the door. So the whole idea that she went to this party is really starting to look like a possibility here. And everyone started turning on her.
And quickly her marriage to Ronald goes bad. And like I mentioned earlier, they got divorced after six months in October of that year. On October 15th, the divorce between Ronald and Misty was finalized and the media buzz around this case continued for a little bit. In the following year on January 20th, 2010, Misty, Ronald and Misty's brother, Tommy were
all arrested in a giant undercover drug bust. They were all under the impression that it was a big drug deal and Misty was the one leading it. - Hey, you wanna hop in? - Baby, get in. - Oh yeah? - Who is that? - I'm out the door. - I know that's Mike. I know that body's for Mike.
Hey, give me a favor.
And surprise, it was a sting. They're all arrested. Well, I'm looking at her right now. Out to you, Art Harris. She looks stoned out of her gourd. Does she always look like that? And because of this, Misty faced six counts of trafficking prescription medications. And the law came down really hard on Misty for these drug charges. She actually got 25 years in prison. I'm sentenced to serve...
25 years in the Department of Corrections. Misty Cummings was in tears as she heard she'll spend the next 25 years in jail. And her mother and grandmother also upset. In court, Judge Wendy Berger said that this wasn't about Haley Cummings. It was about Misty Cummings as the drug dealer. During the sentencing, Misty's lawyer was trying to point out that
Misty was set up. He said that all they wanted to do was get her behind bars to get information on Haley. Outside of court, Misty's mother didn't have much to say. What do you want to let people know? God will take care of my daughter.
And that's what I'm saying, 25 years for that. Do you think that was just too much? Yes. And Ronald was sentenced to 15 years. Cummings, his ex-wife, Missy Crosland, and Crosland's brother, Tommy, were all arrested in an undercover drug bust by both the St. John's and Putnam County authorities a few months ago. Now, last month, Cummings pled guilty to trafficking. All of this comes while the investigation into the disappearance of five-year-old Haley Cummings continues.
continues. Misty was very unhappy. She felt it was very unfair and so she appealed these charges several times. She stated that her lawyer promised her that she would be sentenced under the Youthful Offenders Act, which would reduce her sentence to six years instead of 25.
But despite this, Misty was tried as an adult and was given 25 years. And to this day, Misty is in jail and claims that she had nothing to do with Haley's disappearance. And she claims that she is mad at the police because she thinks they've done a terrible job looking for Haley. She believes Haley's still out there and that if they didn't waste so much time focusing on her and actually focus on Haley, that maybe they would find her. In fact, Misty did an interview in jail about all of this. - I need to, you know, speak my mind. There's nothing new.
I just want to get my side out there because everybody's against me, it seems like, and I'm not. That's not what it should be like, prison over some stuff that I shouldn't even be here for. It just seems like people are forgetting about her. Obviously the police aren't doing anything, so I just feel like they're not doing anything. I don't know who would have took her. I don't understand why they would have took her. It just doesn't make sense to me. Misty claimed that one day her and Ronald were at a barbershop
And someone walked up to them and told them to go get in the back of their truck. One day we were at this bar. He was his family-owned bar. And I was sitting in the truck. I got out of the truck and was sitting...
started to walk up to Ronald and this black man was talking to him. And Ronald's like, "I need you to go sit back in the truck." I said, "Why? Why can't I hear?" And the black man said that he knows where Haley is, the Mexicans have her, and if Ronald pays this much money back, then he could go get her on Friday. And that was a long time ago. - This is probably completely made up,
I thought it was worth mentioning. Sadly, on April 15th, 2010, the sheriff's department already said that Haley was most likely dead. She's not been pronounced legally dead. Of course, there's a chance that she's still out there. I have a horrible feeling that she's not with us anymore. I think most people feel that way, but it's interesting to note that
Ronald's whole family still believes that Haley's out there, including his mom, the one I mentioned earlier. And they think she was taken and that one day she will return. And the case was kind of left there. I mean, Misty's in jail. There's not enough evidence to prove that she did anything. There's not any physical evidence, in fact.
It is so hard to go after someone for killing another person when there's no body and no proof that they're even dead. It is such a challenge with the way the legal system is set up. I feel like this is just such an injustice and I just really hope that someday someone comes forward, you know? If that party really happened, there's gotta be like a picture from it that night or just
something that someone can bring forward or just explain some little detail to the police that would help unlock this mystery. Nothing happened for years in the case until March 2017 when someone came forward with a tip. This tip said that they knew where Haley's body was and it got a little bit of media buzz but quickly was shut down because police determined that it was not a real tip. In 2019, HLN put out a documentary about Haley
and they brought up something completely new. They found out that Misty had said that Haley was wearing a pink shirt the night that she went missing. But there's actually footage from inside the house. And this is a few days after Haley went missing and it shows Misty finding that pink shirt that she said Haley was wearing. So that's another inconsistency. But that's really the latest...
I guess you could say development in the case. It's been relatively cold since then. People have several theories about what could have happened to Haley. Like we talked about earlier, a lot of people think that Haley overdosed on something, even in the house. Maybe there wasn't a party that night. Maybe she just overdosed on something in the house. And maybe Misty had hired her cousin and brother to come over and deal with her body. That's a possibility. Or there's a theory that Misty wasn't home that night and Haley was alone and that's how she ended up getting abducted.
Although I will say police have pretty much said they've ruled out the abduction theory, like it's really not possible. There's no signs of forced entry at all. So it's really down to finding enough evidence that Misty actually did something or if they went to that party that night. Haley would be 16 years old this year, turning 17 in August. It's just terribly sad that there's still no answers about what happened to her.
If you have information that could help find Haley or help give police answers in this case, please contact Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous and are eligible for that $15,000 reward for information that is called into the tip line and leads to an arrest in the case.
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