HALEIGH CUMMINGS - 5 yo - Satsuma FL - The Beginning

We will be running our regular radio show on Sunday, 05/24 at 3PM
Central. Once again we will be focusing on the Haleigh Cummings story.
With it being a long weekend TJ Hart and Art Harris cannot be with us,
but the rest of the gang will be with us, Jan Barrett, Ms Pickles, and
Denny Griffin. Also joining us will be investigator and bailbondsman
William “Cobra” Staubs.
The big excitement this week was what happened to William “Cobra” Staubs, they threw him in jail!
Needless to say Cobra is a little hot under the collar over this.
Cobra has very much become part of our family here at BNN, and I just
can not wait to hear his side of the story.
Based on some conversations I had with him, and some other folks
today, I would recommend that you put on your ‘anti foul-mouth ear
plugs’, as this show is likely going to be epithet laden!
One thing is clear to me, all is not well in Putnam County and Cobra
has stirred up a hornets nest. This case has done little for the public
image of this area. Drugs and violence seem to be prevalent. Even here
in small town Mississippi, population under 20,000 we have a ‘Hood’,
but it does not seem anything like what is going on in Putnam County.
Let us hope that everyone will calm down and get back to the mission of finding Haleigh Cummings.
To tune into Sundays broadcast go to www.blogtalkradio.com
a few minutes before 3pm Central and you will see the link to the show
on their front page. Incidentally for the past several weeks this talk
radio program has been the top rated News show on BTR!
Simon and Jan Barrett

Here is the link to the show from yesterday with Simon Barrett:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rss/tag/haleigh-cummings.rss

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PRESS RELEASE

May 22, 2009

This office notes the arrest today of William E. Staubs, a.k.a. COBRA, on false imprisonment charges in PutnamCounty.

Cobra has been closely working with attorney Kim Picazio, who represents Crystal Sheffield, the mother of Haleigh Cummings.

Cobra also cooperated with reporter Art Harris in the earlier stages of this case, sharing information.

Despite this office's strong criticisms of Cobra, we wish him no ill will personally, and thus we will reserve further comment.


Greg Kimball, T. Jerry Snider

http://www.findhaleighnow.com/press2.htm#May222009

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Bounty hunter from Haleigh case charged

Cummings attorney: We are not involved

Updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 1:01 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 12:55 PM EDT

SATSUMA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - On Tuesday, attorneys representing Haleigh Cumming's family said they are not involved in a civil case involving a bounty hunter who was was charged over the weekend with falsely imprisoning a man who was free on bail on a child-sex charge.

William Eugene Staubs, 51, who goes by the name “Cobra,” was arrested Friday after police said he handcuffed 55-year-old Daniel Everett Snodgrass March 20 and held him against his will for about an hour.

On Tuesday, the attorney’s representing the Cummings released a statement that said they were not involved in the civil case about Cobra’s false imprisonment. “Snodgrass was formerly, before being ruled out, a person of interest in Haleigh’s disappearance,” the statement read.

Cobra was allegedly taped by news reporter Art Harris during the imprisonment and interrogation of Snodgrass. “Cobra and Art Harris have shared information and collaborated in this case,” attorney's also wrote in the statement.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/cummings_case/052609cummings_statement

Haleigh Cummings – Time For The Dogs?

Posted on May 28th, 2009
by Simon Barrett in Society and Culture
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With the case now almost four months old. One has to wonder, are we on a rescue or recovery mission. Those terms are used by the Coast Guard, and just about every other agency. Rescue means finding people alive, recovery means finding people dead.
Haleigh Cummings needs to have some closure, and the longer this case goes on, the stranger it becomes.
Much was talked about Polygraph tests that were given early on in the case, yet those results have not been released to the public. Of course Polygraphs are not admissible in court, but they are a wonderful tool. I have an acquaintance that worked for the FBI for many years, he is a big fan, no they don’t solve the crime, but they are a tool that leads you in a direction. That direction does solve the puzzle.
The Haleigh Cummings story is too bizarre to even think about. How can a five year old suddenly disappear from inside her home?
Much of the Main Stream Media has dropped the case, there are only a few of us that have stuck with it. But stuck we are! I know I speak for my media friends in saying that we need some leads. I do not mean that as a slight on Law Enforcement, I want to help them in their quest for justice.
We have received some information, it might be BS, or it might be real. What we are missing is a way to investigate the claim. The politics in Putnam County are so charged right now, no-one can see straight. The net result is a war. Everyone is hating everyone rather than working together.
I put some credibility to a tip we have, but what we need is a cadaver dog and a handler for two days.
I know that your initial reaction is ‘go tell the cops’, well isn’t that exactly what happened with Roy Kronk in the Caylee Anthony case? The folks in Putnam County want to do things their own way, and I guess I can not fault them for that, I likely would react the same way. They are not open to outside help.
We have been following this case from day one, here we are almost four months later, and other than some name calling, I see no forward movement. In fact I was talking to a fellow journalist today, don’t jump to conclusions, it is no-one I have ever mentioned on BNN. “The good ole boy network again” was his comment.
Lets make a real big deal out of this case! One way or another it needs to be solved.
I know damn well that certain people will read this article. Can we all just stop the vendetta and get on with finding Haleigh?
Someone with a trained cadaver dog, drop me a line, my email is zzsimonb@gmail.com . It may not solve the case, but it would close one line of thinking.
Simon Barrett
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Haleigh Cummings: Rain Dance


Posted on June 3rd, 2009

by Stone in Op-ed

Satsuma, Florida - In seven days Haleigh Cummings will be missing
for five months. Five long agonizing months, sleep lost, time lost,
nerve lost, love lost. Everything lost, why? Where did she go, this has
been the hardest five months I have ever endured personally. Torn from
her fathers home, when? No one seems to know exactly when she was
taken, the only “adult” around was Misty and for some reason she has
yet to recollect a solid time line for investigators regarding the
hours in question. There is much speculation it is because she is
hiding something for herself or someone else. There is also speculation
she is having a hard time remembering due to her drug and alcohol use.
Others speculate if it is her age, her mind is still very young and
when under the influence may not function properly. It would be nice if
they would figure it out, if she could come to some sort of epiphany as
to the hours in question. Frustrating is what it is really,
discouraging, disappointing for sure. Ron received his back owed child
support from Crystal through the generous donation from an “anonymous”
donor. Also the Haleigh Bug Headquarters in Satsuma has been relocated
to where Crystal resides on her families Hay Farm in Baker County, due
to her driving restrictions from current health issues. That’s it all
the news out of Satsuma regarding Haleigh that is worth reporting on.
Bravo right? Cheers I’m sure, Haleigh has been shoved aside so that
every so called respectable persons involved can spew there own agenda
for there own gain. I have a stack of updates from my source a pile of
rubbish is what it is. Not news worthy in any sense, oh I’m sure more
then one person would love to gain a platform to spew forth there
agenda, not here. No thank you, I don’t need to hear anyone’s hatred,
slander, or accusations that have nothing to do with Haleigh being
rescued. Is she okay out there in the loving care of someone known to
her? Investigators have stated this was no stranger abduction. I would
imagine she is disguised by now, she has most definitely grown some its
been five months children grow quickly they react to stress and there
appearance can change weight wise ect. Has Haleigh’s appearance been
altered to be unrecognizable? Is she being kept inside sheltered
completely so that no one is a possible witness to her location?
There has been no news out of Satsuma in weeks, nothing not a drop
of rain in the desert that was once a garden. It has dried up and been
overgrown by the unforgiving parched wasteland that is her
disappearance. No rain in days and days. Wind blows in the trash to
cover the ground polluting an already barren existence. Haleigh has
been forgotten left out to dry by those who claim to be there for her,
those who just want to stir up a whirl of dust for there own purpose.
Anger is what it is here, anger over the lack of moisture to produce
what is needed to be achieved, finding Haleigh. How can it go dead
silent?
Nothing, no news, disheartening is what it is, it leaves the esteem
level low and the soul weak. Hard on the soul heavy on the heart it has
become. Where is Haleigh, does someone have her? Is this some cruel set
up? Some disgusting scam to gain whatever one has in there own best
interest. Or is she not with us any longer?
It seems by now her body would have surfaced somewhere, some bones
anyhow. What is behind this disappearance? How come Misty can’t figure
out a solid account for the hours in question? What has become of this?
It was a muddy dirt filled garden full of clues, leads, and searching,
is now a dry unforgiving desert with nothing but hard thick earth with
dusty wind swirling trash top it. It burns day and night for her,
inside the desert, deep it burns all day long into the night concern,
worry, and grief stricken for Haleigh. What has become of her, the lack
of moisture only enrages the fire. She needs conclusion. She needs to
be rescues from her confinements. If she is alive and in someone’s care
she needs to be saved. It is not legal to abduct and hold a child
captive, the nation is on alert for her there is an unresolved Amber
Alert out there on Haleigh. It can’t be legal to hold a child against
there will after abducting it from its home.
Haleigh is out there still missing, in the custody of her captor.
She needs to be found, brought to light what happened to her. What
happened to the cause to find the truth in the Haleigh Cummings
disappearance? Where did that cause go? It went to lawyers, and
attorneys, to the rumor mill the he said she said trash heap that it
produces regularly. It isn’t even mud its trash, pure smut in my
opinion. There is nothing regarding Haleigh, not one drop. Good Lord
its enough to make my head explode on top my neck. This is beyond a rut
this is a canyon of nothing but pure hot air. It fuels a wild fire of
destruction upon all who encounter it. Pathetic is what it is, weak
what these people have done turned Haleigh’s search into is weak and
vacuous, tabloid drama. No Haleigh not where I can see. Honestly it’s
with great sadness to write this report of nothing.
Haleigh is a five year old girl when she has curly blonde hair and
brown eyes, mind you she may be disguised now, she has a birthmark on
her left cheek. When she was last seen she was three feet tall and
weighed thirty nine pounds. Five months is a long time for a child and
she may of changed naturally in appearance, weight, height wise. Please
contact your local authorities or Putnam County Sheriffs with any
information regarding the Haleigh Cummings disappearance (386) 329-0800.

The mother of missing Haleigh Cummings, Crystal Sheffield created a central headquarters in Mar. where people could stop and offer any information they had regarding her 5-year-old girl.The building was located off U.S. 17 in Satsuma and painted purple. According to Sheffield's attorney, Kim Picazio, the center has been moved to Baker County because Sheffield can no longer drive to Satsuma since she suffers from seizures. On Mar. 30, while driving on State Road 20, Sheffield suffered a seizure and hit the rear bumper of the car in front of her.The
Haleighbug Foundation now sits on the family’s farm, where there are
plans to make a guest house into an office, which Picazio said will be
therapeutic for Sheffield. The family had also set up a Web site at Haleighbug.com, which was to contain updates and pictures regarding the case, however, at publication time the site was not functional. Haleigh
has now been missing almost five months. She has blond hair and brown
eyes and is 3 feet tall. Please call the Putnam County Sheriff's
Office at 386-329-0800 if you have any information regarding Haleigh
Cummings.

4,000 Leads Remain In Haleigh Case

5-Year-Old Girl Vanished From Florida Home In February

POSTED: Friday, June 5, 2009
UPDATED: 10:50 am EDT June 5,2009

Excerpt:

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- More than 4,000 leads need to be followed up on in the case of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings, according to Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Cummings vanished from her Putnam County home in February and has not been seen since.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the state attorney's office participated Thursday in a roundtable hosted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to further discuss the case.

Read the entire article here: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19667249/detail.html

We will we running our regular Blog Talk Radio segment The News In
Review on Sunday at 3pm Central. We will be discussing the latest
developments and theories in the very disturbing Haleigh Cummings case.
The ‘tentative’ panel will be the Barrett’s, TJ Hart, Art Harris, William ‘Cobra’ Staubs, Denny Griffin, and Ms Pickles.
It should be an interesting show. Although not connected directly to
the Haleigh Cummings case there was an interesting development in
Florida this week. Following a 10 week investigation by multiple
agencies 77 people were arrested on child pornography charges, even
more disturbing 17 of them were in possession of a ‘How To’ video. Yes
folks, a How To Molest Children And Not Get Caught video! If that does
not make your blood run cold I do not know what would. This video
apparently includes advice on techniques for infants through early
teens.
Another topic that I am sure is going to rear its ugly head is the
lack of useful information that is being disseminated from Law
Enforcement. The press could do a great deal to move this case forward
if we were better informed. As it stands right now one of our main
sources on the ground has essentially been muzzled. Not everyone might
agree with some of Cobra’s actions, but he certainly knows how to shake
the trees.
The Sunshine Laws which have been a huge benefit to the press in the
Caylee Anthony case are not applicable at this stage in the Haleigh
Cummings case. No one has been charged yet, and until that happens the
police are not obliged to share anything.
Is Haleigh still alive? Actually there are some credible theories
that say yes. There are even some actual locations being talked about.
Following up on a subject that is clearly a Hot Button with TJ, I am
almost bound to bring up the subject of that Back Door again. I have
figured out that the quickest way to provoke TJ into a rant is say
something like “So, what do you think about the back door to the
Cummings home”.
To tune in just go to www.blogtalkradio.com
a few minutes before we go on air and you will see the link on the
front page. We will also have our chat room open, and of course we will
be taking your calls live.
Simon and Jan Barrett

Dirty Pool In The Haleigh Cummings Case (part 2)

Posted on June 12th, 2009
by Simon Barrett in Society and Culture
Read 1,292 times.

EXCERPT:

The Haleigh Cummings case has become somewhat of an obsession to a few of us in the press. This likely has not bought us much credibility nor love from the people involved, the lawyers, and Law Enforcement.
One of the favorite salvos to fire at us in the press is that we pick sides. Yes we do. No finer example would be a book written by my friend Don Bracken Words Of War. Often today the press is somewhat muzzled, in the US it is not by governments, it is by the corporate world, we have to tow the corporate banner. Well that does not work for me.
The ‘New Press’ so we are told is the wold of the blog, Bloggers are not open to corporate pressure. Is that really the case? I think not.
I have to keep this persons identity veiled, although I am sure that Kim Picazio will put two and two together in short order. Just in case you have being living under a large rock for the past several months Kim Picazio is the attorney representing Crystal Sheffield, the biological mother of missing Haleigh Cummings.
Read the rest here:
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