Misty Croslin might not have been home the night
Haleigh Cummings went missing, says her brother. Hank "Tommy" Croslin, Jr., has been in jail since mid-September for stealing a handgun from his parents' neighbors. And he recently told investigators an account of Haleigh's disappearance that contradicts his sister's.
Misty Croslin with Ronald Cummings. (From the Florida Times-Union)
The night Haleigh went missing, Hank told police that her father,
Ronald Cummings, tried to reach Misty more than 20 times by phone before calling him. Ronald asked Hank to go to the house to make sure everything was OK, but Hank says when he arrived at 9:45 p.m., the lights were out and no one was home.
According to the story Misty has told police, she was home all evening, and she awoke around 3 a.m. to find that Haleigh was not in her bed and that the back door was propped open. Rick Ryan, the chief of staff of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, has verified that their stories don't match up.
"What Hank Croslin told us is contrary to what Misty told us,"
Ryan told the Gainsville Sun.
To make matters worse, Misty Croslin Cummings has now left town. While Nancy Grace suggested on CNN Tuesday evening that Croslin had skipped town to avoid law enforcement, her lawyer says she's "clearing her head."
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