GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. -- Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were searching property around the Baker County home of the mother of a 5-year-old girl missing since February.
Haleigh Cummings disappeared from her father's home in Putnam County on Feb. 10 and an Amber Alert was issued. More than 4,000 tips have come in, but there have been no confirmed sightings.
Haleigh's parents were never married and have lived apart for several years.
Putnam County officials spend Friday searching the property where Crystal Sheffield lives with her mother. Channel 4 confirmed that investigators are digging on the property, cadaver dogs are on site and a pond is being searched by diver.
Investigators said they learned in interviews with the Sheffield and Griffis families that some horses were buried on their 30-acre property a couple of months ago. Investigators said at midday they had already uncovered one dead horse. They were also going to search nearby property and a pond belonging to another family member.
A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office dive team and Baker County deputies assisted in the search.
Officials said they have no expectation that Haleigh's body is there, but they are conducting a search out of "due diligence."
Sheffield told Channel 4's Laura Mazzeo she is glad that police searched their property even though she knew they would not find anything useful. She said she hopes they will search and research any area necessary until Haleigh is found.
Earlier this month, several agencies involved in the investigation met to review evidence and found some leads still needed to be followed and some evidence needed to be analyzed.
Sheffield recently closed an information center she had maintained near the home where Haleigh disappeared, saying she needed to stay closer to her Baker County home for medical reasons.
Previous Stories:
June 9, 2009: Haleigh's Mother Closes Info Center
June 5, 2009: Agencies Review Status Of Missing Girl
May 22, 2009: Man Investigating Haleigh Case Arrested
May 14, 2009: Dad Vows To Never Give Up On Haleigh
April 16, 2009: Haleigh's Father Fired For Abandoning Job
April 7, 2009: Search For Haleigh Enters Ninth Week
March 31, 2009: Putnam Sheriff Calls Haleigh Case 'Personal'
March 30, 2009: Mother Of Missing Girl Involved In Car Crash
March 26, 2009: Haleigh's Father Fights Back Against Abuse Allegations
March 24, 2009: Search For Haleigh Continues Into Sixth Week
March 20, 2009: Mother's Attorney Releases Photo Of Haleigh With Cuts, Bruises
March 19, 2009: Amid Abuse Claims, Father Of Missing Girl Hires Attorney
March 18, 2009: Cummings Family Responds To Child Abuse Allegations
March 17, 2009: Attorney Urges DCF To Investigate Abuse Allegations In Cummings' Home
March 15, 2009: Family Vacate Tents Near Where Haleigh Disappeared
March 13, 2009: Haleigh's Dad On National TV: 'Don't Focus On Me'
March 12, 2009: 100 Deputies, Officers Search New Area For Haleigh
March 11, 2009: Missing Girl's Father To Marry Thursday
March 10, 2009: Justice Coalition Increases Reward In Haleigh Case To $35K
March 10, 2009: Missing Girl's Dad To Wed; Fiancée Says Haleigh Would Want It
March 9, 2009: Family Of Missing Satsuma Girl Raise Money For Larger Reward
March 6, 2009: Family Allows Look Inside Bedroom Where Haleigh Disappeared
March 5, 2009: Family Members Return To Haleigh's Home
March 3, 2009: Father: 'Please Have A Heart, Let My Daughter Come Home'
March 2, 2009: Search For Haleigh Enters Fourth Week
February 28, 2009: As Family Waits, Haleigh Featured On 'America's Most Wanted'
February 27, 2009: Cadaver Dogs Continue Searching Near Home Of Missing Girl
February 26, 2009: Dumpster Scoured In Search For Haleigh
February 25, 2009: Family Shares Haleigh Photos, Home Video
February 24, 2009: Tip Leads Detectives To St. Johns Co. In Search For Haleigh
February 24, 2009: Investigator: We Are No Closer To Finding Haleigh
February 23, 2009: 2 Weeks Into Hunt For Haleigh, Police Have Nothing To Report
February 22, 2009: 1,600 Leads, Family Distractions In Haleigh Case
February 20, 2009: Family Holds Vigil, Prays For Haleigh For 11th Night
February 20, 2009: New Searches, Larger Reward In Hunt For Haleigh
February 19, 2009: Haleigh's Mother Pleads For 5-Year-Old's Return
February 19, 2009: Dad To Haleigh: 'We Will Find You'
February 18, 2009: Reward Increased $16,000 In Haleigh Case
February 17, 2009: Tip: Dad's Girlfriend Wasn't Home When Haleigh Disappeared
February 17, 2009: Investigators In 2nd Week Of Hunt For Haleigh
February 16, 2009: Week After Haleigh Goes Missing, Police Keep Working
February 15, 2009: Authorities Scale Back Search For Haleigh, Not Investigation
February 15, 2009: Putnam Chief: 'We're As Optimistic Now As We Were On Day 1'
February 14, 2009: Search For Missing 5-Year-Old To Continue Into Weekend
February 14, 2009: Ramped-Up Search For Haleigh Turns Up 'Items Of Interest'
February 13, 2009: Several Groups Offer Help In Search For Haleigh
February 12, 2009: Girlfriend Describes Waking Up, Finding Haleigh Gone
February 12, 2009: Search For Haleigh 'Will Expand As Far As It Needs To Go'
February 12, 2009: 48 Hours Pass With No Sign Of Missing Girl
February 11, 2009: School Prays For Haleigh's Safe Return
February 11, 2009: Detective: Haleigh's Disappearance Considered Abduction
February 10, 2009: Family, Friends Pray As Search For Missing 5-Year-Old Continues
February 10, 2009: 5-Year-Old Vanishes From Bedroom; Father Says She Was 'Stolen'
7.26.2009
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8.31.2009
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9.20.2009
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9.21.2009
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Reverse MP3 of the 911 call is located here if anyone's interested.
Brian
9.23.2009
re do
Much of last nights dreams seems to be the same as past dreams however I do have a new search location.
Brian
"29 call to school was from Jacksonville trailer - was suppose to look like abduction from school"
"body west of school 1300 feet -
there are boats near by, St. John"
"coffee can, was wearing red - by her school - was alive when she put her in there, not overdose"
per the past dd's, Haleigh may not have last been seen here.
I would search the area in red, its West of the school, assuming I have the correct school.
9.23.2009
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10:21PM
from Gale
7.24.2009
Case Comparison #3 using first/last name for all news articles during the past month.
Adji Desir missing 1.10.2009 from Florida, age 6.
Haleigh Cummings missing 2.11.2009 from Florida, age 6.
That's 204 News Articles to 0...difference really is black and white.
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Web search using the same input
Over 1 million to 45 thousands...what's going on??
Brian
www.FindAdji.com
9.27.2009
I used this letter last to see what dreams I could have about them, they are posted below.
Brian
"go to the school - letters are not the truth, $175,000 -- they did not get it yet, 3/2/09"
"Jacksonville trailer - she is safe 213 RR tracks behind home - key is missing - itlll, key is at trailer - will open box, find Haleigh"
Same stuff, I do not think the letter(s) are for real...the key is new and it might unlock a hidden box in the trailer.
Brian
new letters
9.27.2009
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11.16.2009
Redo from last night, and I have found the location in the DD.
Brian
"St John by tracks, Bayu Drive - blood will match the blood police already have - Gale"
11.17.2009
Gale St. John plans on going back to search for Haleigh, she needs to raise money for the trip, if you want to help please visit http://psychicgalestjohn.com/donate/
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11.23.2009
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12.20.2009
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"Haleigh Cummings - the brick in the door was not always there - it has skin cells on it - Jacksonville"
1.4.2010
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1.5.2010
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1.21.2010
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Brian
1.26.2010
redo
"Haleigh - St. Johns, boat, barret time, you will find something there"
Same info as before, but I found this...and its possible that Haleigh's body could be here, this area is just north of Satsuma Florida.
Brian
1.28.2010
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2.7.2010
redo
"Jacksonville trailer - Haleigh's body was here, Nolan Street, trailer is clean, 9043842567 218 M, 29"
Redo still seems to bring up the same information I've been getting for a year now, and I'm sorry....not sure why I keep getting a Jacksonville Trailer, but it seems clear now that whatever i'm getting in my dreams, is not related to this case.
Brian
2.7.2010
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2.10.2010
Think I found something, DD from the 6th....
9043842567
could be a phone number
(904) 384-2567
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Public+Works/Solid+Waste/Service+Standards.htm
The Solid Waste Division's mission is to provide environmentally sound and cost effective solid waste and recycling services for the City of Jacksonville that exceed our customers' expectations.
218 Morgan Ave.
Jacksonville, fl
Found Nolan St, seems to an accurate dd...how this is connected to Haleigh Cummings, I do not have a clue.
Brian
2.10.2010
1 Year Missing Radio Show on this case is located here.
Brian
2.11.2010
I think I have have found what 'St. John' might mean in my past dd's.
Brian
http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/02/misty-i-didnt-have-anything-to.html
ST. JOHN COUNTY -- New jailhouse video was released Thursday showing Misty Croslin-Cummings speaking with her mother during a jailhouse visitation.
Channel 9 Eyewitness News reports that investigators say Croslin-Cummings was the last person to see missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, her then step-daughter, before she disappeared one year ago.
"They're not gonna put me away for something I didn't do, and I didn't have anything to do with Haleigh," Croslin-Cummings told her mother by jail phone.
In the recording, Croslin-Cummings tells her mother that police need to "leave her alone," because she has told them everything she knows about the missing little girl.
Croslin-Cummings and her mother also talked about the drug charges she is facing, and how it is unfair that police recently added more charges.
"Dad feels so bad, he thinks it's his fault you go two more charges," said Croslin-Cummings' mom.
"Why?" asked Croslin-Cummings.
"Because y'all were talking about the drugs," said the mother.
Croslin-Cummings was arrested in January on drug trafficking charges. Her bond has been set at $1.3 million.
4.13.2010
St. Johns from above dd's...looks like they may have found her :(
Brian
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-haleigh-cummings-river-searched-20100413,0,5155311.story
http://twitter.com/VivaSweetheart
Authorities are searching the St. Johns River today in connection to the case of missing Putman County girl Haleigh Cummings.
News4Jax.com is reporting that a section of the river south of Satsuma is being searched because of a tip.
The then 5-year-old girl disappeared from her bed in her father's mobile home 14 months ago, the Web site said
Did Misty Croslin's confession lead to the discover of Haleigh's body?
Looks like Joe is in trouble now.
I think they may have found Haleigh. Regarding HLN news. Issues with Jane Mitchell
Divers and K9 dogs searching off a credible lead 5 miles away from home and at St. John river off the boat ramp.
Local station reported that they did pull out a box out of the river.
They are searching all night with special lights. Misty may have helped with leads.
Misty was removed from jail and transferred away from Ron.
Family was called in and is reported to be crying.
I thought it was interesting about St. John's River since St. John was mentioned in your DD's.
PALATKA -- Investigators are releasing new information in the case of Haleigh Cummings. The Putnam County Sheriff held a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Several of Haleigh's relatives were reportedly brought to the sheriff's office earlier Tuesday. They were informed of the latest in the search. Officials said they would not release what was discussed. There are also reports...
Authorities are searching the St. Johns River today in connection to the case of missing Putman County girl Haleigh Cummings.
link:
http://www.wikio.com/themes/Haleigh+Cummings
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Hi, yes, I still think there is a connection to Jacksonville.
Brian
Interesting website with information on the search for Haleigh Cummings.
http://www.bloggernews.net/124294
Click on some of the links on the Similar Posts section.
these may be lies from Misty's letters and talking to officials says HLN.
Some talk on the HLN news about cousin Joe who left town the very next day Haleigh went missing. He was over at the house with her brother the night before. Joe Overstreet took Haleigh.
Ron Cummings told police or Texas Equusearch about the fishing spot that Joe fishes at St. Johns river/boat ramp where they are searching a while ago.
Case is going to homicide case instead of missing persons now. Family was called to the sheriff's office and the family was crying.
updates here
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4.13.2010
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4.14.2010
Search for Haleigh Cummings in Satsuma Area Turns up Nothing
PALATKA, Fla. -- After two full days of searching the St. Johns River south of Satsuma, investigators this afternoon said they had found nothing of value in the search for Haleigh Cummings.
An undisclosed tip led searchers early Tuesday to a boat ramp a few miles south of the home where the then-5-year-old girl was last seen.
Dive crews searched all day, into the night and again today.
Lt. Johnny Greenwood with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said this afternoon, "This search has failed to yield any items of evidentiary value in the case."
Greenwood also addressed a rumor that someone had been arrested.
"Sheriff (Jeff) Hardy wants the citizens of Putnam County and the media to know that this rumor is false. There is currently no one in law enforcement custody as the result of the investigation into Haleigh Cummings' disappearance."
At least 25 investigators came to the dock area at the end of Shell Harbour Road this morning. All police, and even people who live in the neighborhood, must check in and out at a security checkpoint.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement mobile crime lab also arrived.
The media isn't allowed down Shell Harbour Road, but the search is visible from docks down the river. This morning around 8, two search boats were patrolling the area near the dock.
The search reached a level not seen in months Tuesday as an undisclosed tip led searchers to an area of the St. Johns River at a public boat ramp south of Satsuma.
"No, we haven't found Haleigh," Hardy said yesterday, but he vowed to search for "as long as it takes."
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Ok, bad news...and bad reporting...I would suggest searching in the areas we have mentioned above...here they are again. Jacksonville DOES have some sort of connection to this case.
Brian
From Gale via skype today.
[9:32:28 PM] GALE: [2:08:10 PM] Cindy: March 19, 2009 via SKYPE to Gale St. John. Gale feels this may be a case of a family dispute. Drugs and money may be involved. She feels Misty was not home that night. She was (misty) picked up by a male - (possibly black) driven to his house. Two other females met them there along with another male - sex for drugs. Property at the end of Green Lane - feels that she went through those woods to the other side - Buchanon. May have been carried through the woods and put in a car on Buchanon. She did not feel panic at the trailer so she feels that she (Haleigh) may know the person that took her. I would suspect a cousin - someone who is a sexual predator, to take her for revenge against Ron. If Misty's cousin took her he won't keep her for long - he will abuse her and then get rid of her. I still feel that it was someone that the family knows - someone who had been to the trailer before. There may be some evidence in the area of Brown Rd. / Railroad / Doby Rd. Keep wanting to go down 309. I feel she was taken through the property at the end of Green so that no one would see the car parked by the trailer.
4.20.2010
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"Skin cells on it - brink door - Jacksonville, still there"
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