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• An Amber Alert was issued for five-year-old Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings of Satsuma, Florida, on February 10, 2009, hours after the little girl vanished from the bedroom of her home in the pre-dawn hours.FOX News: Detectives: Missing Florida Girl, 5, Was Kidnapped Police later said they believed the child had been kidnapped, and a massive search was launched. Investigators had found no sign of the child as of February 18, 2009.CNN: Police probe teen's account in case of missing Florida girl

  Misty Croslin, the girlfriend of Haleigh's father Ronald Cummings, is believed to be the last person to see Haleigh alive before she disappeared. Croslin and Cummings got engaged on March 8, 2009.First Coast News: Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin Have Marriage License (March 9, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Amber Alert issued by Florida authorities for five-year-old Haleigh Ann-Marie Cummings
  2. Cummings was last seen at her home in Satsuma, Florida
  3. Reported missing at 3: 27 a.m. on February 10, 2009OrlandoSentinel.com: Five-year-old girl disappears from bedroom
  4. Police believe Cummings was abductedFOX News: Detectives: Missing Florida Girl, 5, Was Kidnapped
  5. Height: 3'; weight: 39 lbs.
  6. Blonde hair and brown eyes
  7. Lived with her father, Ronald Cummings, and his girlfriend, 17-year-old Misty CroslinCNN: Florida girl's dad: 'All I want is my child' (February 11, 2009)
  8. Croslin was reportedly the last person to see Cummings before she vanishedTampaBay.com: Amber Alert issued for 5-year-old girl (February 10, 2009)
  9. Authorities were said to be "concerned" because several registered sex offenders live near Cummings' homeFOX News: Police Question Father of Missing Florida Girl, 5
  10. Police questioned Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin in connection to the case; both took polygraph testsWOKV: [http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/03/haleigh-search-hits-one-month.html
  11. Haleigh Search Hits One Month Milestone March 10, 2009
  12. Police have not released the results of the tests as of March 10, 2009WOKV: [http://wokv.com/localnews/2009/03/haleigh-search-hits-one-month.html
  13. No charges had been filed and no suspects named as of March 10, 2009
  14. Anyone with information on Cummings' whereabouts should call the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 386-329-0800 or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at 888-FL-MISSING

• Vanished

  According to reports, Misty Croslin has claimed that she last saw the five-year-old around 10 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009. Croslin says she woke up around 3 a.m., realized Haleigh was gone and immediately called 911. Shortly after that, Cummings' father, Ronald Cummings, arrived home from work to find the child had vanished. Cummings says his back door was open.OrlandoSentinel.com: Missing...Florida girl likely was abducted... FOX News: Police Question Father of Missing Florida Girl, 5

• Kidnapped

  On February 11, 2009, Florida authorities said they believed Cummings had been kidnapped from her home. The search continued for the child on February 12, 2009, and family members made emotional pleas for Cummings' return. Cummings father, Ronald Cummings, told NBC's Today show "I know somebody took her. I know for a fact she didn't wander off—she's afraid of the dark."FOX News: Detectives: Missing Florida Girl, 5, Was Kidnapped MSNBC: Fla. cops search for girl who vanished from bed (February 12, 2009)

• The Search for Haleigh

  A massive search was launched on February 10, 2009, with police using bloodhounds and helicopters in hopes of locating the child. The following day, authorities said the case had been classified as an abduction.TampaBay.com: Amber Alert issued for 5-year-old girl (February 10, 2009) FOX News: Police Question Father of Missing Florida Girl, 5

  On February 12, 2009, reports said members of Texas EquuSearch, the group which helped in searches for Natalee Holloway and Caylee Anthony, had joined in the efforts to try and locate Cummings. According to reports, the group planned to search for Cummings on foot and on horseback; searchers were also bringing in sonar equipment.OrlandoSentinel.com: Missing...Florida girl likely was abducted...

  George Anthony, the grandfather of murdered Florida toddler Caylee Anthony, has reportedly joined in the search for Cummings. According to reports, George Anthony arrived at the main command post in Putnam County and met with Ronald Cummings. Anthony is said to have offered Cummings and his family "any support they needed."MSNBC: Girlfriend Describes Waking Up, Finding Haleigh Gone (February 12, 2009)

  After six days of searching for Cummings, reports on February 16, 2009, said authorities were "winding down" their ground search for the girl and shifting to the investigative side of the case.MSNBC: Search Effort For Haleigh Winds Down (February 16, 2009)

• Investigation

  Authorities said they had received nearly 1,200 tips related to Cummings' disappearance. Among them: a tip that Cummings' father's girlfriend, Misty Croslin, might not have been home at the time the child vanished, as she has claimed. Police only said they were "following up" on the tip.CNN: Police probe teen's account in case of missing Florida girl

• Quotes

  "This is my heart and somebody stole my heart from me."—Ronald CummingsFirst Coast News: Search Goes Into the Night For Missing Girl in Satsuma

  "This child didn't voluntarily walk out of her home. If she did, someone took her."—Gary Bowling, Putnam County Sheriff's spokesmanFOX News: Detectives: Missing Florida Girl, 5, Was Kidnapped

  "The truth has one face. The truth has one voice.....and it doesn't change" - Ruby Kanger, Haleigh's Great GrandmotherThe Sky 973.3:Haleigh's Great Grandmother Speaks Out

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