About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "The Disappearance of 5-Year-Old HaLeigh Cummings" from True Crime Society covers the case of HaLeigh Cummings, a 5-year-old girl who vanished from her father's mobile home in Satsuma, Florida, during the early hours of February 10, 2009. Before turning to the main case, the hosts open with a Michelle Parker Clarification segment.
HaLeigh lived with her father, Ronald Cummings, then 25, and her younger brother. On the night she disappeared, Ronald was working an evening shift and had left the children in the care of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin. Misty told investigators she put HaLeigh and her brother to bed around 8pm before falling asleep herself, and that she woke shortly before 3am to find HaLeigh missing and the back door open. Ronald called 911 after arriving home from work.
The case drew national attention, with investigators focusing heavily on Misty after reportedly finding inconsistencies in her account. Several theories were explored, including whether HaLeigh had been taken by someone known to the family. Ronald and Misty later faced prison sentences in unrelated drug cases. In 2010, authorities reclassified the case as a homicide, believing HaLeigh had been murdered, though no one has ever been charged in connection with her disappearance.
Hosts and release
Stephanie Summer and Olivia McKenzie host True Crime Society, a weekly true crime podcast with over 270 episodes as of 2025, running since 2020. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.
