How is it possible for kids in Florida to continully come up missing with no trace?? From the very beginning I haven't felt that Misty was giving all the details as they DID happen. BUT now I am very curious about Crystal (the birth mom). She stated on Nancy Grace that Ronald abused her when she was with him. She stated she left him with the kids and moved away. Shortly after, she said she let them go see him and was too kind hearted to get them back!!! Then she said the courts gave him custody. Well, my thought is why didn't she bring up these abuse allegations in court? We all know if a man will hit a woman...why wouldn't he hit a kid?? She said she never saw Ronald abuse the kids, but was suspious of bruises that appeared on their bodies during HER visitation. Again, why didn't she bring these allegations out before now?? If she felt so strongly that he was abusing these children BEFORE now that she kept photos of the bruises, then why didn't she report it?? I feel SHE is as GUILITY of abuse as anyone if she didn't pursue the charges until the cameras was on her!!! I have a GUT feeling that someone of the biological mother's side of the family has this girl...and is trying to FRAME ronald, so that she can re-gain custody!!! Just a gut feeling!!!! I am not saying Ronald cummings is the father of the year, but you don't see him posted on the news making allegations at other people. His focus seems to be finding his daughter whereas Crystal is focusing on making him look horrible! I feel there is a time and place for everything, and I feel she should KEEP her mouth shut and keep this drama to themselves!!! Personally, she is making herself look like trash!!!

I am sure police are keeping alot of this case under wrap, they don't want the circus of the Anthony case repeated.

What she wrote sounds very real !!!

Since everyone is throwing out theories i have one. first off, right when this happened something was always bothering me and that was someone entering a place they have never been before, i thnik a very high percentage of humans won’t go into someone else house in the middle of the night if they know people are home UNLESS they have been there before. So i really chalk misty up to being 17 and somewhat slow, so lets forget her for the moment. also many people seem to like commiting crimes outside of their area, say someone out of state, it’s much easier for them to get in, do the deed and flee the state quickly. so who knows the house, has been there before and had the opporunity to do it? THE COUSIN who came in from out of state!! Heres why I say so, mistys cousin sheila say that the van was moved that same night, that very likely means someone took her keys, used the van, than returned it, all on the same night the girl disappears. i’ll also bet since misty let sheila borrow the van that sheila also had a key to misty and ronalds house. this also expalins the entry at ronalds house whcih always bothered me, first off how did someone get in and i am sure whoever it was IS familiar with the house and the people inside. wasnt the cousin there at the house earlier that day? he probably overheard misty talking about how ron was at work and was just her and the kids. he really is the only one who knew the place, likely knew what was going on and had the opportunity since sheila only lived a couple of miles away.

I can not beleive that someone is smarter than the Police in Florida and that Step mother should be locked up until her story is straight. and the mother should stop this find that poor girl. I agree something is being missed nobody can just vanish into thin air, and if stp mom was not home why doesn't she just say so? this is one big disgrace!!!!!!!!!

Why would they stop searching for her? it is very likely that they missed something. the family needs to get over this custody/abuse bs and get out their and find this child...she could be laying the brush somewhere or pinned up in some sickos house.

i think that this case should have just as much media attention as Caylee Anthony case. There is something fishy about the 17 yr. old. When did the dogs hit on the garbage bin? How long after she dissapeared did this happen? How long does a body have to be deceasesd, before a dog can hit on it>Please, someone do something to find this little girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!