Haleigh Cummings

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)

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

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)

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)

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

"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