Please don't take my words literally to their fullest meaning. I'm speaking of the abduction and/or death. As far as parent of the year is concerned, I don't live my life the same way they have - therefore who am I to judge? Some people live a harder life than others, experience many more negative things in their lives. I tend to think that could help to mold a person in how they parent as well as how they make decisions, communicate, & interact with others. In no way am I suggesting this is an excuse. I haven't seen anything referring to drugs on Ron that are recent, so I'm sort of inclined to think he was getting his life together. His daughter is missing - I owe him the benefit of the doubt. All I'm saying is that I'm open minded. Both Haleigh and Jr have biological parents that have done drugs. Both of them have iffy pasts. While I would never ever ever get married a month after my daughter was discovered missing, let alone get married to the person whose care she was left in, again I say to myself "Who am I to judge"...b/c I didn't grow up the way they did, I don't live the way they do...I don't have a hardened edge that goes with the territory of growing up around drugs & violence - so again, who am I to judge? So many people, in the beginning, jumped on the media's bandwagon of portraying these people as Trailer Trash. I find that deplorable. I despise even repeating that phrase b/c it makes living in a trailer, manufactured home, mobile home seem bad or less than something else. I look at it like this - If people think the parents are trash, what the heck do they think about Haleigh? There's nothing in this world that makes me better than anybody else. Nothing. I think being open minded helps me to look at things differently and accept things I myself would never understand under any other circumstances. I may have more than most, but I'll tell ya I definitely have less than others - does that make me more important or better? No, I'm equal. Thank GOD I live where I do, have the family I do, and live the life I live. I'm truly blessed...but not better than anybody else.
I agree with alot of your post, I'm just openminded with some of the reasons on both sides of the family. Again, I don't like this stuff anymore than you or any of us here...I'm just trying to be openminded. That's why I had to take a break for awhile, got too attached...came back after a few months. Answers to your questions are I simply don't know. Seriously. I know what I would have done, but then again, I don't have the life they do...don't live the way they do...in an area such as theirs. That may make them think, speak, and react in different ways.
Emotional stress causes the pupils to dilate, and crying does too; something she did a lot of, in that interview and several others. Tears were literally streaming down her face.
And she was likely speaking slowly because she was so emotionally drained and suffering from extreme exhaustion.
I know it flies in the face of reason, given this new information about the letter and alleged affidavit, but I still think Misty did not harm Haleigh, does not know what happened to her, does not know who took her, or where she is.
In that interview, all her emotion and tears, leads me to believe that she was telling the truth. Her voice cracks when she talks about how much she loves Haleigh, that she would never harm her, and says that if she knew what happened to her they would not be sitting there doing that interview. I strongly believe her.
I also wonder if the letter was not factual, but meant to stir things up, to put pressure on Misty to give up more info. I believe that she put that child to bed that night. However, LE would not have drained that pond on a whim. They did say that it was drained on some other tip, and had nothing to do with a letter, but info from them does flip-flop at times, and they do have every right to say whatever they want, in pursuit of the truth.
I also believe that if Tommy really went to the home that night to check on Misty, that she either was sound asleep and did not hear him, or that she did, and simply did not answer the door because she did not want to see him, for whatever reason. It boggles my mind that so many believe that she was not home, simply because she did not open the door !
I have not opened the door many times in my life, for various reasons.
Also, if by some chance she had taken some sort of recreational drug, she may have been in a deep sleep. If she put the children to bed at 8, and went to bed herself at 10 when Tommy went there, she would have already turned the tv and lights off, therefore he saw all lights out and no tv on, just like he claims. And given the fact that she was in a pajama top and boxer shorts at 3 am the next morning gives more credence to the idea that she had been in bed, before Ron came home.
I do, however, believe that she has some information or suspicions that she is not sharing with LE. Either out of fear of retribution, or perhaps shielding a loved one.
Could she possibly have gone to a party earlier that evening, and then come home before 8, and put the children to bed ? There were several visitors to the home that night that saw her. Is there a large enough time gap between visitors and 8 pm where she could have gone out ?
I'm baffled. :crosseyed:
When asked if the affidavit mentioned in the letter is true, Ryan said, "Again, we don't care anything about this letter, and we're not going to waste our time on it. Even if it was our theory, we're just not going to talk about it."
"Basically, because of this irresponsible journalism, they killed this little girl off in the media," Ryan said. "We're still of the mindset that this child is alive, and we're going to continue to pursue it as such until we know. Otherwise, frankly, it's perpetuating more drama."
http://www.news4jax.com/news/21106617/detail.html
Well quite frankly I am quite appalled by his comments. Especially the above. I mean are you serious that you don't care about the letter so you aren't going to waste your time on it? We are talking about a missing child here & doesn't matter what YOU think you should follow through and look into anything that comes up. I just can't believe his comment. He came off as he doesn't care. :banghead:
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"Basically, because of this irresponsible journalism, they killed this little girl off in the media," Ryan said. "We're still of the mindset that this child is alive, and we're going to continue to pursue it as such until we know. Otherwise, frankly, it's perpetuating more drama."
I'm grateful someone in authority surrounding Haleighs case, is finally publically recognizing the harm and damage being done to the entire case and the family who are victims too. This case to me, isn't about Haleigh being the main focus, it's about soap opera drama, gossip, and attacks which thwart progress.
I admit its been hard when we get no information, and believe LE could have done a much better job offering periodic updates, especially to the families. But, that's when a new "bombshell" revelation, tip, innuendo, calls and rumors to LE, NG, media pops up and all of a sudden we would have something popped up suddenly. I've seen that happen throughout the cases at WS, but never in this magnitude, frequency and precise timing within one slow news day.
Those lie detector tests and voice analysis are not fool proof and not meant to say innocent or guilty. They are both unreliable especially if a person is under a lot of stress.
Oh, I'm not judging him. I'm holding him accountable for the welfare of his child. Hard life makes some out to be....., no drugs on Ronald......irregardless of the lifestyle any of us live, it does not change, allow or excuse a parent in his/her responsibilities of keeping his children safe. As for Ronald, I never said he had drugs. I stated that he left his two children with a teenager who had been on an alledged drug binge which took place the entire weekend. One simple nap doesn't make one who is suffering from drug abuse to become normal. If anything DT's will start showing. Fact is Ronald knew what Misty had been up to, Fact is Ronald chose to leave his children with her in spite of his knowledge of what she had been up to that weekend. Fact is at some point that night Ronald and Misty argued over the phone. Fact is Ronald made numerous calls to Misty and her family. Why was he so frantic to get in touch with her? Why didn't he leave his children with one of his own family members? Again, that's not judging it's basic parenting 101
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Iirc LFlorida posted about Mondex back in February
Those lie detector tests and voice analysis are not fool proof and not meant to say innocent or guilty. They are both unreliable especially if a person is under a lot of stress.
This just seriously makes me want to vomit. Toi posted this letter on another thread, I'm just pulling it over thanks to her:
I totally agree with the words in black.P.S. The words in black are not my words; they are the words of the poster.
Also, I do not necessarily agree with his sentiments..... just wanted to put the link and post here, for those who might want to listen to the 911 call.
But she failed them all..... and "miserably"!!Those lie detector tests and voice analysis are not fool proof and not meant to say innocent or guilty. They are both unreliable especially if a person is under a lot of stress.
:clap: Thank you for this most excellent post!Oh, I'm not judging him. I'm holding him accountable for the welfare of his child. Hard life makes some out to be....., no drugs on Ronald......irregardless of the lifestyle any of us live, it does not change, allow or excuse a parent in his/her responsibilities of keeping his children safe. As for Ronald, I never said he had drugs. I stated that he left his two children with a teenager who had been on an alledged drug binge which took place the entire weekend. One simple nap doesn't make one who is suffering from drug abuse to become normal. If anything DT's will start showing. Fact is Ronald knew what Misty had been up to, Fact is Ronald chose to leave his children with her in spite of his knowledge of what she had been up to that weekend. Fact is at some point that night Ronald and Misty argued over the phone. Fact is Ronald made numerous calls to Misty and her family. Why was he so frantic to get in touch with her? Why didn't he leave his children with one of his own family members? Again, that's not judging it's basic parenting 101
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IMO, Nay Nay is setting up her alibi in this letter...you know I was with you that night!
Also she said she is in the middle of a "homicide investigation"...as far as we know this is a "missing child investigation" and that is very telling to me...Not once have I heard it's a homicide investigation, heck LE has said there's no crime scene...now I see why, if it turns out to be true.
I've thought from the beginning, either MCC wasn't home or HaLeigh got hold of some drugs and OD...I pray this is not so..:furious:
Bold is mine and this is exactly what I'm thinking. I still wonder if LE fed her some lines. I know cops in my family that would have been doing that all along. I question why this letter, of all things, is stirring the pot after almost 8 months have passed since Haleigh's disappearance. I for one think she;s no longer with us, but I sure as heck hope I'm wrong. I think it's crazy that it's taken this long to haul these people in. I still wish to know why drug tests weren't performed on all of them when Haleigh first disappeared. I know you need warrants & such. Any friggin' judge would have signed off on them in a heartbeat with a child missing and known drug users surrounding her. These cops are paid employees of ths state/county/town. As a taxpayer, I'd demand to know why this wasn't done right away. A drug test can even figure out how long something's been in your system. Sure I know some things don;t show up after a certain amount of time, but Misty's partying the weekend before Haleigh's disappearance was well known. I guess I just don't understand. It definitely would have been done here where I live. How else can they get a truthful statement, poly, etc...
Oh, I'm not judging him. I'm holding him accountable for the welfare of his child. Hard life makes some out to be....., no drugs on Ronald......irregardless of the lifestyle any of us live, it does not change, allow or excuse a parent in his/her responsibilities of keeping his children safe. As for Ronald, I never said he had drugs. I stated that he left his two children with a teenager who had been on an alledged drug binge which took place the entire weekend. One simple nap doesn't make one who is suffering from drug abuse to become normal. If anything DT's will start showing. Fact is Ronald knew what Misty had been up to, Fact is Ronald chose to leave his children with her in spite of his knowledge of what she had been up to that weekend. Fact is at some point that night Ronald and Misty argued over the phone. Fact is Ronald made numerous calls to Misty and her family. Why was he so frantic to get in touch with her? Why didn't he leave his children with one of his own family members? Again, that's not judging it's basic parenting 101
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