Haleigh's still missing but life goes on

[monofmid]

<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt1">SATSUMA, Fla. (March
12) - The father of missing child Haleigh Cummings' married his
17-year-old-girlfriend, who was the last one known to have seen the
child alive.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt2">On Sunday Ronald
Cummings asked his teenage girlfriend, Misty Croslin, for her hand in
marriage at a local Chili's restaurant. While he was with several
family members, Cummings got down on one knee, asked Croslin to marry
him and gave her Haleigh's grandmother's diamond ring.

<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt3">Because Croslin is only 17 years old, her mother filled out the paperwork so the two could be married.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt4">And on Thursday, the pair tied the knot, after the three day waiting period required by Florida law.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt5">Croslin, who was
beaming earlier in the week after the engagement, told CNN affiliate
WJXT-TV that while she knows there will be critics about the marriage
and the timing, "everything is still about Haleigh."


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt6">Croslin said she wanted to be together as a family, just as Haleigh would have wanted.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt7">"Everybody is
probably going to take this marriage thing the wrong way," Croslin told
WJXT. "This is what Haleigh wanted. She has always talked about it, and
even if she's not with us, she is still with us."


<div id="swfpub_267995">Croslin told police
said she tucked Haleigh and her 4-year-old brother into bed about 8
p.m. February 9 in their Satsuma, Fla., home. She said she went to
sleep herself about 10 p.m. but woke at 3 a.m. to find Haleigh missing
and a back door propped open by bricks.

Police are still
actively searching for the girl, with a new search happening this week,
and investigators Wednesday took the back door that was found propped
open.




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<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt10">In the middle of
the search for the girl, the newlyweds will fly to New York Thursday
night for their honeymoon and an exclusive appearance on the Today show.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt11">Haleigh's grandmother, Teresa Neves, also acknowledged the timing might seem "unusual."


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt12">"Well it is unusual
for some onlookers but those people didn't live with my two
grandchildren," she told Nancy Grace. "My grandchildren, both Haleigh
and Junior, have very often said that they would love for their daddy
to marry Misty and that they wanted Misty to be their mommy. And so I
feel like they are just trying to fulfill a wish for Haleigh so that
when she comes home she will have that extra happiness to come home to."


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt13">Before the wedding, Neves told CNN affiliate WKMG-TV the wedding would be difficult without Haleigh.


<div ="articleTxt smallText" id="articleTxt14">"It's an event that
Haleigh really should be at, but when she comes home, we'll have a
great big wedding so she can be the flower girl and see it all again,"
Neves said.
http://news.aol.com/article/missing-...ummings/377567

[monofmid]

I hate to think negatively but all I can think about is that in some cases, married people can't be forced to testify against each other.
Edited by: monofmid

[meg27599]

I saw the interview this morning on the Today Show and my skin was simply CRAWLING. Misty actually said she didn't like the way she was being treated by the police. Something along the lines of, "They were yelling at me and calling me a lier, so I told someone else that I wasn't going to talk to them anymore." And she just came off as a whiny teenager who doesn't like to be yelled at. Wahh wahh wahh

That little girl is missing, it's not about you getting treated right. Grrrr

[Kyles Mommy]

When I saw her being interviewed when Haleigh first disappeared she reminded me of that woman who drove her car in the lake with her two boys in their car seats. I think her last name was Smith. She just had that "fake" look about her when she was crying or trying to cry on tv. I think she had something to do with it.

[meg27599]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261848...24824#29674806

there's the today show clip.

[meg27599]

What she said was, "He was just being very rude to me." Really? You're a freaking suspect lady..get over yourself..you are NOT the queen.

[paminsd]

Originally Posted by monofmid

I hate to think negatively but all I can think about is that in some cases, married people can't be forced to testify against each other.

That was my first thought.

[denmed]

i'm with you erica. i watched the interview this morning on the today show and my very thought was that they got married so one couldn't testify against the other.

and when asked why she first told the police haleigh was in bed with her and then later she said she was in her own bed misty went silent before simply answering...i don't know.

there is something not right here!

denise.

[simplesahm]

Originally Posted by monofmid

I hate to think negatively but all I can think about is that in some cases, married people can't be forced to testify against each other.

Great point. Considering that Haleigh's "so called" father was referring to his new bride as a "stupid b*tch" during the emergency call - it seems a bit rushed.

Did any of you see the Geraldo interview with him? Geraldo asked some really tough questions (about his drug use - abuse allegations, etc...)

He got *really* nasty and frankly was completely unbelievable.

Then, within moments...the "real" cameras were back on him and he snapped back into "poor me" mode.

It was pretty creepy.

They are guilty as he** (or know far more than they admit). But that's just my opinion, of course....

[dagsmom]

Originally Posted by paminsd

That was my first thought.

I agree it was definately up there for my first thoughts also. Somethings fishy here in my opinion for sure. That interview just leaves me with many more questions, my gut is screaming!