Mystery woman talks to cops ..Tipster says she was just a carrier for anonymous writer in HaLeigh case

Mystery woman talks to cops
Tipster says she was just a carrier for anonymous writer in HaLeigh case
Putnam County investigators are looking into the story of a woman who went to The St. Augustine Record buildingon Wednesday with a note that contains potentially critical information about HaLeigh Cummings' disappearance.

The blond woman, who wore blue scrubs and sunglasses when she came to the paper, told detectives on Friday that she dropped the anonymous letter off for someone else.

A spokesman with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said the woman came in voluntarily after learning that the police wanted to talk to her.

Investigators are not saying what information, if any, the woman was able to give them about the contents of the letter.

A video of the woman leaving the letter is posted on The Record's Web site and has been carried by television stations.

No information about the contents is being released until detectives are able to determine its authenticity.

HaLeigh Ann-Marie Cummings was 5 years old when she disappeared from her father's blue doublewide trailer in the Hermit's Cove area of Putnam County the

night of Feb. 9.

The daughter of Ronald Cummings and Crystal Sheffield has blond hair and brown eyes. She was 3 feet tall and weighed 39 pounds at the time of her disappearance.

Sheffield lives in Glen St. Mary in Baker County.

Cummings was working as a crane operator at PDM Bridge in Palatka the night of Feb. 9.

Misty Croslin, his girlfriend at the time and now his wife, was at home with HaLeigh and 3-year-old Ronald Cummings Jr.

Croslin told investigators that she put the little girl to bed at 8 p.m. because it was a school night. She said she last saw HaLeigh around 10 p.m. and went to bed herself between 10:30 and 11.

Croslin, 17, said she woke to get a drink of water shortly before 3:30 in the morning. She saw a light on in the kitchen. A cinderblock, or brick, had been laid against the back door, propping it open, she said.

She reported the disappearance to 911 Dispatch at the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 3:27 the morning of Feb. 10, just as Cummings was getting home from work.

Those with information about the case should call the CrimeStoppers tip line at (888) 277-8477 or the Sheriff's Office at (386) 329-0808.

They need to find Haleigh. Whoever is writing these hoaxes should be put in jail.

Does anyone know what Ron is doing in helping to search for Haleigh?

Carly wrote:They need to find Haleigh. Whoever is writing these hoaxes should be put in jail.

Hi, Carly! Welcome to RC! I completely agree with you. They need to focus on finding Haleigh. Anyone trying to interfere with the investigation should be jailed.

Booklover, here, here!!!

Just kidding. I agree that anybody purposely providing false leads in this case should be charged.

I agree that if anyone is giving false statements should be jailed as well, but I'm not so sure that I agree that this is the case. LE hasn't given us anything to go on so far & we know they lied about why they drained the lake. If you all remember correctly, they said AS FIRST that it was do to marajuana reports in the area, then it was do to HaLeigh information. So, which is it?

I'll reserve my opinion on the matter for when we get more information. According the The Record (newspaper) IF it was a credible letter, then it will be a great help in solving the case. Only time will tell.

Wow AJ, That's an amazing story. This case has as many twists & turns as the Anthony case. UGH!