Haleigh Cummings' Stepmom Speaks Out

(CBS)  It's been eight months since Haleigh Cummings vanished from her father's trailer home in Satsuma, Fla. Her father's wife, Misty Croslin-Cummings, is now a suspect in her disappearance.

Misty, who married Cummings following Haleigh's disappearance, was babysitting Haleigh the night she disappeared.

But on "The Early Show" Misty blamed "the other side of the family" for the girl's disappearance.

"Someone came in and got her, obviously," Misty told "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez, "I feel like it's on the other side of the family that has her."

Rodriguez pointed out Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, said he wants to divorce 17-year-old Misty because of inconsistencies in her story.

In February, Misty claims, she put Haleigh to bed at 8 p.m., but when she woke up around 3:30 a.m. to get some water, the back door was wide open -- and 5-year-old Haleigh was gone.

Misty told Rodriguez the divorce is about the pressure the couple is facing, not her story of what happened the night Haleigh disappeared.

"He tells me, it's just too much pressure on us right now. And you know, I got family problems. My family's trying to start problems. It's just too hard," she said.

"He believes me. He doesn't think I had anything to do with Haleigh going missing."

In response to people and Florida police, who believe Misty is a suspect in Haleigh's disappearance, Misty said, "They just need to move on and look for the right person because they're focusing on me, and I'm not the one who has Haleigh. I don't know where she is so they need to look for the person that does have Haleigh."

Misty took a polygraph test and failed. She told Rodriguez someone told her she may have failed because she feels like Haleigh's disappearance is her fault because she was the last person seen with Haleigh.

Ronald was working the overnight shift as a crane operator on the night of February 9. When he returned home his daughter was gone.

Ronald said in February, "Somebody has her, they have her hid. I just want my daughter back, that's it."

Misty was also babysitting Haleigh's brother Ronald.

Misty said on "The Early Show" she loved Haleigh and Ronald. She said these months without Haleigh have been "hard."

"I just want everything to be back to normal. I want Haleigh home," Misty said.

Misty said she still believes Haleigh is alive.

Misty and Ronald married a month after Haleigh's disappearance, but they've recently separated. Misty said she believes Ronald will go through with the divorce.

"If that's what happens, it happens. You know, we're going to still stay in contact," Misty said. "And if something happens down the road, then we might end up back together. I don't know."

Misty said she doesn't fear she's going to be arrested.

"I'm always being told all kinds of different things, so I just don't even pay attention to them," she said.

Florida police launched an extensive search for Haleigh after her disappearance. Officials say they've received more than four thousand tips, but appear no closer to knowing what happened to Haleigh than they were the morning she disappeared.

[Haleigh1989]

Kim Picazio is the lawyer for Crystal Sheffield Haleigh Cummings mother.
Art Harris recently posted a letter to the court from Kim Picazio. This letter was about Crystal Sheffield and her family. Kim said that Crystal lied to her, that Crystal was a drug addict. That the reason she did not seek custody in court is that proof existed that Crystal was a drug addict. That Crystal Sheffield gave birth to a drug addicted baby. That Crystal lost the children because she was on drugs (just like the father said). Kim also said that Crystal had no intrest in Haleigh and did not even exersize her visitation or show up in court. Only since Haleigh went missing had Crystal wanted people to see her in a better light. That Crystal lied to Kim Picazio about many issues and Kim only found out after she went on Television and told these things to the public. Things that were not true. Things Crystal knew were lies. Kim also said Crystal and her mom just wanted to make money off of missing Haliegh. That many of their actions seemed really wrong to her when you consider that Haliegh was missing. I think if people read what Kim has to say (Art Harris has this letter posted)- they will see the truth about Crystal. If anyone had a motive Crystal and her family did. But even if they did not take Haleigh, they wanted her father ruined and that was their goal. A goal more important to them then finding Haleigh.
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[pals4hope]

Who had motive to take Haleigh Cummings. The mother Crystal Sheffield had all the motive in this world. $12,000 in back child support and a court hearing that could have put her in jail. She found out about this a day before this child went missing. She had her first seizure at this time. Crystal Sheffield or someone around her (relative, fiance, lover) had the motive to take Haleigh Cummings. She wants custody look at what she has done. Her mother keeps telling everyone on the internet the father killed Haleigh Cummings. They are on My Space, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Comment forms getting people to call DFS for them. They want custody and they want it bad. They have for some time. Even took the kids and refused to give them back when he had legal custody. Motive, Motive, Motive.

[NocturnalNights]

I think Misty sold Haleigh for drugs....

[soapsrus]

When Misty mentions "the otherside of the family" she might be talking about her cousin (which would be the otherside of the family) not Rons side. Just a thought!!

[pals4hope]

Who had motive to take Haleigh Cummings. The mother Crystal Sheffield had all the motive in this world. $12,000 in back child support and a court hearing that could have put her in jail. She found out about this a day before this child went missing. She had her first seizure at this time. Crystal Sheffield or someone around her (relative, fiance, lover) had the motive to take Haleigh Cummings. She wants custody look at what she has done. Her mother keeps telling everyone on the internet the father killed Haleigh Cummings. They are on My Space, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Comment forms getting people to call DFS for them. They want custody and they want it bad. They have for some time. Even took the kids and refused to give them back when he had legal custody. Motive, Motive, Motive.

[califradmt]

They all appear to be withholding the truth. Never saw a family of a missing child appear unable to hold eye contact like this group. The bio mother is strangely aloof. How could a mother not want to ask the last person to see her child alive, WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT? Only for 1 reason, she knows. These young girls and their missing children - "Do we have to talk about this all day?" Like they are inconvenienced by the attention rather than gleefully happy that the criminal system has not closed the case and called it a cold file.

[carilovesscott]

what kind of questions did the polygraph cover?? im curious if they asked her if she did something with haleigh...

[cthdunn]

I found this site of her polygraph test. there is the full video of test. Furthermore, this girl has a lot of skeletons in her closets!
click link below.

http://www.actionnewsjax.com/mostpopular/story/Misty-Croslin-Cummings-polygraph-tapes-released/j7-bWzHuekSLPlWFcKCkhA.cspx

[ralyn88]

Misty and Ron are innocent. It's Cousin Joe, brother Tommy, or sex offender.

[susie1949]

her attorney did NOT give her permission or advised her to have do this show. No I think I smell a setup and they entrapped her into talking in this way...I know she dropped a bombshell when saying someone on the other side of the family has Halleigh.

Also someone mentioned the Anthony case...she is guiltier than heck and her personhood stinks. Another case where parents believe the kid.

Let's just sit back tonight and watch Nancy Grace channel 204 on Direct TV and also watch the sparks to fly over the comment she made. I don't feel as if someone is going to come forward but possibly a murder of the person who knows the facts. She has now broken that code of silence and it will send sound waves all over satsuma and orlando.

I do not feel sorry for Ron. Sorry to say...I have tried to believe in him but he is hiding something as we have talked about. It is a no win situation. Poor Halleigh....I think Ron is an abusive person though. Just looking at his face last night was very telling and he came on there and lied.

[d1ra2gon3]

Yah...I'm surprized Misty's attorney lets her do television interviews if he doesn't want her to talk to the police...that kind of tells you that it isn't her attorney telling her not to talk to the police. Thoughts?

[susie1949]

Also ever thought of that CBS wanted to do that interview since Misty wouldn't talk anymore to the police!! Hmmmm