I’m working on a theory of who killed Haleigh Cummings. I’m in no way assuming Haleigh is dead and I am still hoping and praying that she will be found alive and un-harmed.
I am also not making any accusations, just speculating on what may have happened. Like a big ass game of clue.
First we have Greg Page, AKA White Boy Greg. He has a rap sheet and has admitted to doing drugs and having sex with Misty Croslin/Cummings the weekend before Haleigh disappeared. There is no info on him that would make you think he would be interested in a child. I’m thinking he had nothing to do with it.
Next we have Misty’s cousin, Joe Overstreet. He was there up until a couple of days before Haleigh disappeared but left for Tennessee before this all happened. He also has a rap sheet and Misty, on National TV, called him a criminal and cast suspicion on him. I have also read that “he had used a brick to hold a door open on at least one burglary.” Hmmm. I do not think its him either.
There are several pedophiles in the neighborhood and one of them is missing. Still I’m not feeling it. There is a chance that it was a neighborhood pedophile but I think not.
Crystal Sheffield is Haleigh’s Mom. I can’t imagine any reason she would want Haleigh dead. She evidently didn’t have a stable home or a job so Ronald obtained custody and she had regular visitation.
This leaves us with Ronald and Misty. Ronald clearly has an explosive temper and is a very angry person, but I believe he loves his kids with all his heart and would never intentionally harm them. I believe the same about Misty.
Taking into account that they are both drug addicts and I have known many, drug addicts do stupid things. Ronald has been arrested several times on possession charges but has only been prosecuted once. His mom is the police dispatcher and I guess that has helped him acquire leniency on several occasions.
I’m sure his Mom thinks she is watching out for him and being as good Mom but she has just enabled him to keep on doing what he does with no repercussions.
Misty was 16 when she moved in with Ronald. This is not a normal progression of a relationship with when a child has a loving relationship with a Mother and Father. She was running from something when she found Ronald Cummings.
Misty is an addict and on her own for some reason. Young girls normally end up with someone like their Father. Some are lucky and have loving, caring Dads and some do not.
I will not declare she was molested but she fits the profile to a tee.
I have seen it happen time and time again where a gorgeous young girl thinks she has fallen in love with the seediest of guys just because he has a steady supply of drugs. She is in love with the drugs and thinks she is in love with the supplier.
So, here’s my theory….
Ronald had drugs in the house and that’s the main reason why Misty is there. What if Haleigh found the drugs and had seen her Dad and Misty ingest them on many occasions and swallowed the meth, ecstasy, cocaine or whatever they had and died.
They devised a plan to cover it up. They got rid of the body (remember Ron is used to having no consequences for his actions) and came up with the story they told the police. Ron went to work, Misty waited on him to return and made the 911 call at the appropriate time.
She most likely had heard the story of her cousin using the brick to prop the door open on his burglaries and thought it would be a good cover. She seemed all too anxious to tell the 911 operator about the brick.
In the TV interviews I’m sure you have noticed that Misty looks at Ronald when she answers a question like she is thinking, “did I answer that right?”
Ronald fakes the rage and the quivering voice when he says he just wants his daughter home but has no ability to fake tears.
For Misty’s cooperation she gets her marriage she has wanted. Ronald was clearly not happy when they came out of the courthouse after picking up the paperwork necessary to make it happen.
I’m sorry this post is not written very eloquently but I’m just rambling my thoughts.
I would love to hear yours.