I wonder if anyone has transcribed Ron's jailhouse interview? Did he use the words "when I was captured" in the interview?
And what about the, "I don't know nothing about Haleigh's disappearance, or nothing else" statement? What is the nothing else?
"Captured, or apprehended, or whatever they want to call it" were his words. He's a walking thesaurus. May I suggest additionally, "arrested" and "caught redhanded".
Bits and pieces of the interview are transcribed here:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1001/27/ng.01.html
I don't know how accurate it is, at least it seems to have left out "accused of doing, or whatever" in one of the statements.
NANCY GRACE
Haleigh`s Dad`s Jailhouse Interview
Aired January 27, 2010 - 20:00:00 ET
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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RONALD CUMMINGS, HALEIGH`S FATHER: It`s hard to believe that she don`t know more, but it`s also hard to believe that if she did know more, she ain`t already talked, you know, especially if they got her locked up like they got me, man.
CUMMINGS: This is a setback in my life that`ll -- when I come out, will remind me, you know, what I should be doing and not what I was doing, or whatever.
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I don`t care if they get me with unjustifiable homicide. I don`t care. If I find out what happened to my young`un, it doesn`t matter to me. It`ll be -- it`ll be worth life without parole or the death penalty or whatever.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have they asked you about Haleigh yet?
CUMMINGS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What -- what -- when was that?
CUMMINGS: Wednesday, right after they captured me, or apprehended me, or whatever they want to call it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. What did they -- what happened?
CUMMINGS: Nothing. They just told me that their main focus was not on putting me in jail but finding Haleigh. They didn`t really question me, man. They already know that I don`t know nothing about Haleigh`s disappearance...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right. Right.
CUMMINGS: ... or otherwise I would have already been in DOC.
I mean, the 911 call -- I haven`t changed my mind about the 911 call since the minute it was made.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK.
CUMMINGS: That still remains that it don`t matter, 40, 50 years from now, if I find out whoever done it before they do, you know, whatever might be done, whether they took Haleigh because they lost a child or whatever the case might be, you know. Yes, if I find out who or however, there`s two people, three people, whatever did it, whatever took my daughter wherever, then when I find out, if I find out before the police, it`s going to be done for them, done dealing. I`ll have satisfaction knowing that I got the person who stole my daughter from me.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And what would you do? I mean...
CUMMINGS: With what?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With that person?
CUMMINGS: Kill them! Same thing I said on the 911 call.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Well, I just want to make sure...
CUMMINGS: I`m telling you, I ain`t changed my mind. Not a bit.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, what did they ask you about her, or what did they say to you, just that they -- I mean, is that all they said?
CUMMINGS: Yes. That`s it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So they haven`t questioned you or asked you if you found out anything from Misty or found out anything from anybody else or...
CUMMINGS: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did they...
CUMMINGS: They know I haven`t found out anything, Dana. They know I haven`t because they know that they`d be the first ones to know. I wouldn`t call them or nothing else, they would be notified probably by the news media or somebody, you know, reporting a homicide. So they already know that I haven`t found out anything. They don`t have to ask me a dumb question like that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because you`re saying that if you found out, you`d do what you think you need to do and they`d find out about that.
CUMMINGS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have they asked you about Haleigh yet?
CUMMINGS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What -- what -- when was that?
CUMMINGS: Wednesday, right after they captured me, or apprehended me, or whatever they want to call it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. What did they -- what happened?
CUMMINGS: Nothing. They just told me that their main focus was not on putting me in jail but finding Haleigh. They didn`t really question me, man. They already know that I don`t know nothing about Haleigh`s disappearance...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right. Right.
CUMMINGS: ... or otherwise I would have already been in DOC.
I mean, the 911 call -- I haven`t changed my mind about the 911 call since the minute it was made.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK.
CUMMINGS: That still remains that it don`t matter, 40, 50 years from now, if I find out whoever done it before they do, you know, whatever might be done, whether they took Haleigh because they lost a child or whatever the case might be, you know. Yes, if I find out who or however, there`s two people, three people, whatever did it, whatever took my daughter wherever, then when I find out, if I find out before the police, it`s going to be done for them, done dealing. I`ll have satisfaction knowing that I got the person who stole my daughter from me.
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CUMMINGS: It`s hard to believe that she don`t know more, but it`s also hard to believe that if she did no more, she ain`t already talked, you know, especially if they got her locked up like they got me, man, because this (EXPLETIVE DELETED) will drive you crazy. This place ain`t but the size of two sheets of plywood.
I want my family to know I love them, my girlfriend to know I love her, my kids to know I love them, Haleigh to know I`ll never give up on her, and that this is a setback in my life that`ll, when I come out, will remind me, you know, what I -- what I should be -- should be doing or not what I was doing or whatever -- whatever, you know, what I`m being accused of doing.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What`s your relationship with Misty?
CUMMINGS: There really isn`t a relationship, you know, just, I guess, ex-wife-slash-friend.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. OK. And you have a girlfriend?
CUMMINGS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Who`s that?
CUMMINGS: I`d rather not say. But yes, I do have a girlfriend.
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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Who told you that? I mean, was it somebody you.
RONALD CUMMINGS, FATHER OF MISSING 5-YR-OLD HALEIGH CUMMINGS: I don`t know who it was.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: It wasn`t any of the detectives you knew?
CUMMINGS: No.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: They haven`t -- but they haven`t come to you and said, OK, Ron, let`s sit down and talk about what you heard from Misty or what you heard from anybody else outside. Now that you`re in jail, we got you here, you know, you might as well tell us everything you know.
CUMMINGS: Nope.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: They haven`t done that.
CUMMINGS: No, because they already know that. They all know. If I found before them, they`ll know. I mean they won`t have to question me. They know that. Otherwise, I`m sure they would have already sat me down and questioned me hour upon hour upon hour, but they already know the answers does not lie with me and the answer to the question that you`re asking me is yes. It`ll be justifiable homicide.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And you`re mad.
CUMMINGS: Yes, I mean, I don`t care. I don`t care if they get me with unjustifiable homicide. I don`t care. If I find out what happened to my young, it doesn`t matter to me. It`ll be worth life without parole or the death penalty or whatever.
I mean the 911 call, I haven`t changed my mind about the 911 call since the minute it was made.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: OK.
CUMMINGS: That still remains. That it don`t matter 40, 50 years from now, if I find whoever done it before they do, you know, whatever might be done whether they took Haleigh because they lost a child or whatever the case might be, you know -- yes. If I find out who or however, there`s two people, three people, whatever did it, whatever took my daughter wherever.
When I find out, if I found out before the police, it`s going be done for them. Done dealing. I`ll have satisfaction knowing that I got the person who stole my daughter from me.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And what would you do? I mean.
CUMMINGS: With what?
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: With that person?
CUMMINGS: Kill them. Same thing I said on the 911 call.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Well, I just want to make sure.
CUMMINGS: I`m telling you, I ain`t changed my mind, not a bit.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Well, what did they ask you about her? What did they say to you? I mean is that all they said?
CUMMINGS: Yes. That`s it.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: So they haven`t questioned you or asked you if you found out anything from Misty? Or found about anything from anybody else?
CUMMINGS: No. They know I haven`t found out anything. They know I haven`t because they know that they`d be the first one to know. I wouldn`t call them or nothing else, they would be notified probably by the news media or somebody, you know, reporting a homicide so they already know that I haven`t found out about anything.
So they don`t have to ask me a dumb question like that.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Because you`re saying if you found out, you`d do what you think you need to do and they would find out about that.
CUMMINGS: Yes.
It`s hard to believe that she don`t know more but it`s also hard to believe that if she did know more she ain`t already talked, you know? Especially if they`ve got her locked up like they me, man, because this (EXPLETIVE DELETED) will drive you crazy. This place ain`t but the size of two sheets of plywood.
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CUMMINGS: No TV. No radio. No nothing, man. I got a telephone through the doorway. That`s it. A toilet, a sink and a bed.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You haven`t heard anything about Misty? They certainly aren`t going to let you talk to her.
CUMMINGS: Nope. I have heard that her and Tommy`s bond were both reduced.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: They told you her bond is reduced?
CUMMINGS: Yes, her bond was reduced to $150,000 and Tommy`s bond was reduced to $7,500.
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