New video evidence is released in the decade-long search for five-year-old Haleigh Cummings who vanished from Florida home when her father's 17-year-old girlfriend was babysitting
- Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009
- Her father Ronald Cummings' 17-year-old girlfriend Misty Croslin was the last person to see Haleigh before she vanished
- No trace of Haleigh has ever been found but investigators continue to believe Croslin is the key in Haleigh's disappearance
- Haleigh's mystery disappearance is now the subject of a new HLN docuseries called Real Life Nightmare to air on Saturday night
- Never before seen evidence is shown in the documentary, including Croslin's tearful police interview and video of her walking through the crime scene
- Authorities hope the release of the evidence will lead to new tips that will help them solve the case
A new HLN documentary has uncovered never before seen evidence in the decade-long search for a five-year-old girl who vanished from her Florida home in the middle of the night when her father's 17-year-old girlfriend was babysitting her.
Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009.
The little girl's father, Ronald Cummings, had left his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin, in charge of caring for Haleigh and her four-year-old brother while he was working a night shift.
When he returned home at about 3am, Croslin told him that she had just woken up to find Haleigh missing from her bed and that a cinder block was propping open the back door.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office found no evidence of forced entry into the family's double-wide trailer.
Haleigh Cummings was last seen at her trailer home in Satsuma, south of Jacksonville, on February 9, 2009. Haleigh's mystery disappearance is now the subject of a new HLN docuseries called Real Life Nightmare to air on Saturday night
No trace of Haleigh has ever been found despite a wide-spread search involving hundreds of volunteers and an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
Investigators continue to believe Croslin is key in Haleigh's disappearance. They say her story has changed multiple times over the past decade but Croslin has never been charged in the case.
Haleigh's mystery disappearance is now the subject of a new HLN docuseries called Real Life Nightmare to air on Saturday night.
Among the evidence shown in the documentary is never-before-seen video of Cummings speaking to a tearful Croslin in a police interview room after they were both interviewed.
'You didn't wake up,' Cummings could be heard saying to Croslin after an investigator let him into the interview room when she was being questioned.
She sobbed as she said: 'I would never let nothing happen to her if I knew something. I wouldn't let someone just take her.'
The little girl's father, Ronald Cummings, (left with his daughter) had left his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin, in charge of caring for Haleigh while he was working a night shift. Investigators continue to believe Croslin (on left hugging Cummings) is key in Haleigh's disappearance
Among the evidence shown in the documentary is never-before-seen video of Cummings speaking to a tearful Croslin in a police interview room after they were both interviewed. He asks her how she didn't wake up when Haleigh vanished
'You didn't get out of bed,' Cummings said before asking Croslin: 'You sure you didn't unlock the door?'
Croslin responded: 'I didn't even hear anything.'
Other evidence included in the documentary is footage of Croslin walking through the crime scene just days after Haleigh vanished.
In the video, Croslin can be seen crying after finding the shirt that she said the little girl was wearing when she went to bed the night she vanished.
'When these indicators start popping up that her story to us, as far as the clothing is not adding up, that's when everything starts going from the outside and starts focusing right back on Misty again,' John Merchant, a former lead detective on the case, told HLN.
Detectives repeatedly described Croslin's statements about the night Haleigh disappeared as inconsistent.
'There was a lot of strange things with Misty. I mean, a lot of things in the investigation that kind of said, 'Hey, let's take a look at what's going on with Misty,'…She had taken a shower before we got there so that was kind of strange,' Putnam County Sheriff's Department Captain Dominic Piscitello said.
The documentary also includes dozens of evidence photos showing Haleigh's home (pictured above) just moments after deputies arrived on the scene
The documentary shows photo evidence of the cinder block that Croslin said was propping open the door when she woke to find Haleigh missing
No trace of Haleigh has ever been found despite a widespread search involving hundreds of volunteers and an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies
The documentary also includes dozens of evidence photos showing Haleigh's home just moments after deputies arrived on the scene.
Captain Piscitello said that he hopes the release of never-before-seen evidence will lead to new tips that will help them solve the case.
Croslin refused to answer questions about the case for the documentary.
Both Croslin and Cummings are currently in prison on drug trafficking charges unrelated to Haleigh's disappearance.
They were both jailed in late 2010 after being caught with 330 tablets of oxycodone and hydrocodone in their car.
Croslin is currently serving 25 years in prison, while Cummings was sentenced to 15 years.
Anyone with information about Haleigh's disappearance should call Crime Stoppers at 888-277-TIPS.
HLN's Real Life Nightmare premieres November 2 at 8pm ET on HLN.
Both Croslin and Cummings are currently in prison on drug trafficking charges unrelated to Haleigh's disappearance. They were both jailed in late 2010 after being caught with 330 tablets of oxycodone and hydrocodone in their car
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