Police Report Narrative

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MyFoxTampaBay.com has the police report narrative on their website for the Cummings case. If this is the actual police narrative, it shows there are many inconsistencies in the story being told by both Misty Croslin and Ronald Cummings.

Read moreIn the report, once the officers arrived, the cop said Cummings repeatedly said, “Someone took my child”.

Ronald repeadtedly [sic] said that someone had taken his child and also said, “when I find him, I’ll kill him.” Ronald was referring to a 9mm Beretta hand gun [sic] which heowed [sic] inside of his residence and that if law enforcement found whoever had this child, he would shoot them through the back window of the patrol car. I attempted to get information from Ronald regarding HAleigh [sic], however, due to his emotional state he was unable to provide any useful information.

I am in awe at how quickly Cummings ruled out every other potential outcome for his daughter’s absence within minutes of arriving home and finding Haleigh missing. How come he doesn’t have the normal thoughts of parents, and attempt to investigate, or consider other potential outcomes before jumping to one conclusion? Why did he not even once consider she may have wandered off, that the doors or windows could not have been unlocked by other people when he was away? It’s very notable. He clearly didn’t have 30 minutes to do any type of investigation, but he knows the outcome: someone took Haleigh.

I also find it interesting that Cummings was not able to calm himself down for his child’s sake, and help police get the information they needed. I suspect this was a facade, because he didn’t know what to say, personally.

The report continues:

I then made contact with Misty Croslin, Ronalds girlfriend. Misty told me that she had put the children to bed at approximately 8pm. MIsty [sic] said that they were sleeping in HER BED, and when she laid down at around 10:30pm both children were still in bed. I asked MIsty [sic] who the other child was and she advised the other child was Haleighs [sic] brother. Misty old me that she woke up just before 3am to get a drink and she noticed that Haleigh was missing, however the OTHER child was still in bed. MIsty [sic] ran around the residence franticallly [sic] looking for haleigh [sic] and that she noticed the back door was stanfing [sic] open. MIsty [sic] said that she was sure the back door had been locked prior to her going to bed.

There are multiple inconsistencies when reading this segment of the report above, if we compare it to what Misty has said in video interviews. Here Misty tells the police that she was in the SAME bed with Haleigh. Yet we’ve seen Misty say on video that Haleigh was in another bed. Clearly, Misty isn’t able to keep her facts straight.

Notice the time Misty says she went to bed as well? Misty has been saying in news reports that she went to bed at 10:00 p.m. Yet, early on, to the police (here), she is saying she went to bed at 10:30 p.m. Again, Misty is unable to stick to any facts.

Moreover, Misty doesn’t say she got up to go to the bathroom, which she has said all over the news. She says here that she got up to get a drink. She also doesn’t talk about finding the kitchen light on (or at least the police don’t report that here).

By the way this report is written, you get the distinct feeling that Misty told the police that she instantly noticed Haleigh was gone when she got up to get a drink, and then searched for her, whereas in videos, Misty has said she went to the bathroom, noticed the light on in the kitchen and saw the door open, and then realized Haleigh was missing. These are two very different stories.

The report continues:

Mist [sic] said that at approximately 5 minutes after she noticed Haleigh missing, Ronal [sic] arrived home.

In news reports, Misty has told us that she awoke at 3:00 a.m., and that Ronald Cummings came home around 3:30. This is another inconsistency.

Fox’s On the Record with Greta van Susteren, on February 12, even discusses this with Cummings, and notes there is a 27-minute time lapse from when Misty wakes up to when Cummings arrived home.

From “On the Record”:

VAN SUSTEREN: So let me — let’s — let me try to ask you some questions about it. What time did you arrive home, Ronald, on Tuesday morning?

RONALD CUMMINGS, FATHER: Approximately 3:30.

Clearly, the stories of Ronald Cummings and Misty Croslin are not adding up. Nothing in this report supports their latest version of events. What the truth is, of course, I can’t say, because I don’t know. But I know I don’t trust either one of these people. They are not telling us what I suspect they know to be true.

Ronald Cummings, Misty Croslin and Little Haleigh

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Many, many, many of you have asked me to review the case of missing Haleigh Cummings. She went missing last Monday night from her home, and hasn’t been seen or found since. Haleigh’s father, Ronald Cummings, and his girlfriend, Misty Croslin, tell us that Croslin put Haleigh to sleep, later went to sleep herself, and when she woke up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she found the kitchen light on, Haleigh was gone, and the back door was wide open, propped by a brick.

Read moreWhen I watch Cummings and Croslin speak, many things jump out at me. They are so numerous, I don’t have the space here to write them all out, but I will identify a few things I’ve noted:

  1. When I first saw Ronald Cummings crying in his first plea for his daughter, several things jumped out at me. His crying episode was eerily reminiscent of a child’s cry. Most adults don’t cry like children. He whined, and acted out of breath, yet he wasn’t. It was notable and perplexing.

    Yet he did sound truly congested; however, no tears fell from his face. Later on, however, he did cry very genuine and sincere tears, and the pouting cry notably changes into a regular cry. I find his behavior inconsistent here, and I can’t explain it. Is he under the influence of something? He seems really glassy-eyed.

  2. I am also immediately struck by how he portrays no composure of hope in this interview. He seems to have zero hope that his daughter could still be alive. Why isn’t he hanging onto the fact that if he and others get out there, they can potentially find her? This disturbs me.
  3. Why isn’t he talking to his daughter on camera? “Haleigh, I’m here for you, if you are watching this. I’m going to find you.” Does he even think about her being out there, and watching the news? Why isn’t he thinking about being strong for her?

    When I see this interview, it seems to be more about Cummings being devastated than finding Haleigh. It’s like he is feeling sorry for himself. Why? This is odd. Haleigh’s mom, ironically, does talk to her daughter on camera, as I would expect any parent would, if they feared their daughter was kidnapped. She says, “Everybody’s here for you. If you’re watching these, your momma misses you, daddy misses you … your whole family misses you and we will bring you home” (source).

  4. At time marker 1:15, Cummings drops down to the ground crying. This is so unusual for an adult to do. Children do this, but how many adults have you seen do this? Especially when the news is not conclusively devastating yet? How come everyone else who loved Haleigh is so composed and acting “normally”, but Cummings is not? Here his cry is very shallow. It’s not believable for me. If I re-look at this with the angle that Cummings could befeeling sorry for himself, it makes more sense.
  5. He says, “I know somebody took my little girl…some sorry piece of trash that will be wasted when it’s all over.” This is baffling to me. Haleigh was once found floating in a nearby waterway and nearly drowned, so how could he so conclusively rule this out? How can he so confidently rule out that Haleigh didn’t wander away, that he didn’t lock the door as he thought he did, that when Croslin’s relatives came to visit earlier that night, that they didn’t unlock another door or open a window when he was away?

    Would you as a parent be so certain about this, especially since you know your daughter wandered away before? This bothers me.

  6. At one point, Cummings says, “All I want is my children…All I want is my child back.” I thought this was very unusual. Another day, he talks about how others are making this situation all about a custody issue. That was really strange, but if we pair that, with this statement above, you have to wonder, is he afraid he won’t have either of his children, perhaps, due to something he has done here? Then this strange slip might actually make sense, wouldn’t it?
  7. Then he says something that unnerved me in a huge way. Cummings says, “I’d give my life for my child’s life back.”

    What? Why is he saying this? It makes no sense. Is that why his cry is so confusing? Does he fake concern and worry, and then really cry over what he may know already happened to his daughter? You would think he would have said instead, “I’d give my life for my child back”, but that is NOT what he says. Does this indicate that he believes his daughter is not alive? Is that why he thought earlier, “All I want is my children…” because he fears if the truth comes out, he will lose them, or at least his remaining son?

    It’s troubling, to say the least.

  8. Notice how Cummings reiterates that he is trying to do the best he can, that someone stole his child while he was at work? Is he building an alibi? Setting a timeline? Why isn’t he focusing his energy on getting Haleigh back instead of feeling sorry for himself? Most parents of missing children are focused on getting their children, and don’t care at all about themselves, but Cummings is notably different. Most parents know they have to be strong for their children, and work to bring them home. Why not Cummings?
  9. The reporter then asks, “Can I ask when you noticed the back door was open, and if that was what kind of alerted you to something?” Just before the reporter asks Cummings this, he is crying, sobbing and somber. Then listen to Cummings’ response to the question. His demeanor and voice change dramatically. It’s very notable and very alarming for me. You don’t stop crying and change your entire demeanor when you are deeply sobbing and in pain like Cummings wants us to believe he is. You just don’t do it, yet oddly Cummings does. Cummings says in an angry, deep and controlled tone, “No. My girlfriend was awake at 3 o’clock in the morning when I got off of work.” When he says this, there is a deep anger in Cummings’ voice that appears out of nowhere. It’s chilling. Clearly, this question got Cummings angry. Why would that be?
  10. Later in the interview, Cummings says very strangely and out of nowhere, when he deeply sobs, “I do plan to take the trash out when it is time.” This blindsides you. It’s not related to anything being said at the time. It’s like Cummings is in his own world. I am sure like most people, at first you think, what is he talking about?? It’s absolutely perplexing.

    But when I watch him say it and watch his emotions, he shows pure destitution in his face. Like someone sold his soul. It’s absolutely haunting. I can’t help but wonder, is this some type of warning he is contemplating suicide “when it is time”? Perhaps, if he were to get caught?

    What else could this statement mean? Is he warning us? Is he under the influence of drugs here and extra emotional? Also, just after he says it, and thinks about it, he also shows true distress and sadness on his face. It’s alarming and notable. But when the reporter asks the next question, all of these genuine emotions fade away again.

  11. The reporter asks, what would you say to people who may have information out there? Notice Cummings doesn’t even think to talk to his daughter again. Why?
  12. Both Cummings and Croslin’s body language in all the videos I see displays a sense of defeat. They are hunched over. Their shoulders come forward. They physically look down, and act subdued. It appears they have no hope whatsoever, again and again, that Cummings’ daughter will be returned to them. This strikes me as very odd. Why aren’t they tense, nervous and anxious to find her? That would be normal. They should be on edge that things might not happen fast enough, yet there is no urgency with these two. Anyone can spot that? Why aren’t these two on a mission to find Haleigh? Compare their behavior to that of George and Cindy Anthony. It’s notably different.
  13. News reports say that on the 911 call, Cummings was in a rage, and really worried about his daughter. I don’t hear that in the call at all. I don’t hear any indication of fear, stress or true and genuine alarm. I hear feigned anger, by his threats and choice of words.
  14. Why did Croslin wait 30 minutes from waking up and finding Haleigh missing to alert someone of the possible abduction? Why didn’t she summon for help earlier? Especially since she knows Haleigh once wandered off and nearly drowned before?
  15. What predator is going to go into a house late at night, and risk taking one child out of a room full of people? Let’s say Haleigh wandered outside; there should have been some proof of a door unlocked or something, but Cummings and Croslin deny that. They, instead, tell us that the door where the predator went out, had to be forced closed, that Haleigh couldn’t open it, and couldn’t reach the deadbolt. This tells us that the door likely stuck when you opened or closed it. That would likely mean the door made a fair amount of noise to open and close it, and it took some effort to open it, right? What predator would use that door?

    What predator would turn on a light in the kitchen, risk announcing himself and make it possible to be clearly identified by someone in the house or outside? What predator would take the time to bring or find a cinder block, and take the time to prop the door open? How come there are no signs of forced entry into the home? To me, these are highly unlikely or implausible circumstances.

  16. I also haven’t seen Cummings or Croslin participate in any searches reported by any news agencies. Have I missed this? I have looked for it several times. Has anyone seen them help in the search? Post fliers, or go look for her themselves? If they haven’t, why aren’t they?
  17. Cummings and Croslin have told two different stories of where Haleigh slept that night. This is interesting. You would think their stories would be the same. Cummings told Nancy Grace that Croslin slept in the same bed as the children on February 11. Then on February 12, Croslin says that Haleigh was in a different bed in the same room. Why aren’t they getting their facts right?

    Worse, when they are both on Greta van Susteren’s show, Greta asks, “How far was Haleigh physically from you, Misty?” Croslin says, “Probably, like, not three or four inches away.” Look at Cummings’ eyes when Croslin talks. They are plastered towards Croslin though he doesn’t turn his head. It’s very controlling behavior. He is fascinating to watch.

    Greta then asks Croslin how far they were apart a second time, and at that time, Cummings shakes his head in a side-to-side motion, indicating he is thinking “no”. With that, Croslin backtracks and says, “No, um, I’m not sure. It wasn’t that far away.” Next, as Greta is talking again getting ready to ask another question, Cummings is trying to coach Croslin, and tell her what to say! I can’t hear what he is saying, but why does he feel the need to do this? Cummings then says, “No, I know where the beds were at. They were about four feet apart from the edge of the bed she was in to the edge of the bed Haleigh was in.”

    These two can’t even agree where the beds were placed in this room! Forget about who slept in what bed. This is a huge inconsistency. Clearly, both are capable of describing how far two beds are apart, but if the facts aren’t true, we wouldn’t be surprised to see such a discrepancy, would we?

  18. Earlier on the Greta show, Greta asks Croslin who was closest to the back door: Haleigh or Croslin? Look how long it takes Croslin to answer that. She makes an “Hmmm…I don’t know” expression. Why doesn’t she know? She should spout the answer off without thought, but she doesn’t. She finally answers and when she does, under his breath, Cummings says, “I’d like to comment.” He doesn’t say what is on his mind because Greta didn’t hear him, but it shows he is controlling nonetheless, over and over.
  19. Also in the Greta interview, Cummings says to Croslin, “Look at the camera” at one point. He gives us every indication he has a temper, and is very controlling and manipulative. Cummings also nods his head when hears what Croslin says at points in the interview, as if he approves. He is scrutinizing her every word, and Croslin knows it.
  20. Croslin also keeps saying the same story over and over again. She says something to the effect that she got up, went to the bathroom, found the kitchen light on, and then she went back and found Haleigh was gone. She always finishes it with “That’s all I know.” I find her memory of that event is quite sparse and lacking. You would think she would remember more detail. When we recollect a story, oftentimes, we remember different details, or thoughts–things we were thinking at the time. Yet Croslin seems to have no “thinking memories” of her experience. It is more like she is talking from rote memory. She only repeats the same thing over and over again.
  21. The same is true for her 911 call. The details are sketchy at best. Her memories don’t flow logically. It doesn’t make sense.

    911: “911, what’s your emergency”

    Misty Croslin: “Hi…umm…we just woke up…and our back door was wide open, and we can’t find our daughter.”

    We just woke up?

    911: “OK, when did you last see her?”

    Misty Croslin: “Um, we like just…you know…it was about 10 o’clock… we were…she was sleeping- I …she?…cleaning…

    Why doesn’t she have normal recollections here?

I so hope I am wrong for Haleigh’s sake. It doesn’t look good from where I am sitting now.

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Stanley Sisters Mystery Update

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Back in September of 2007, I wrote about the death of two sisters, Erin and Kelly Stanley, both in their late teens, who died mysteriously, just days apart.

My original post was on Steve Huff’s True Crime Weblog. I also wrote another update about the story here on my blog. Clearly, for me, Lonny Stanley, the mother of the two deceased girls, raised my eyebrows, and in a big way, several times over.

Read moreYou see, Erin died on September 1, 2007, after just moving back home to her parents’ house with her boyfriend, and new baby, Alexis. Six days later, after Erin’s death, her sister, Kelly, who still lived at home, was also found supposedly “dying” by her mother, and by the time the EMT arrived, she was deceased.

The person who was arrested and charged with Erin’s murder, however, was a big surprise. It was her boyfriend, James McFarland, who was asleep with her on the night she died, and who subsequently moved out just after her death, and was not in the house when Kelly died. McFarland has been in jail ever since, awaiting trial, until this past week.

Shortly McFarland’s arrest, the death of the second daughter, Kelly, was ruled a death by natural causes (a seizure).

As you can see, the story has taken incredible twists and turns that no one could expect. I was really baffled by it. The arrest of McFarland, the boyfriend of Erin, made little sense to me when I considered the untimely and strange death of her sister, Kelly. Worse, the actions of the girl’s mother made my hair stand up on end. Repeatedly.

For the past year, I have looked for news on this case, concerned about McFarland. I was hoping for video of him so I could feel at ease that they did get the right guy, but nothing ever surfaced. Nothing happened on this case until this week, when jury selection began, and then the most surprising news came out.

The murder charges against McFarland have been dropped.

You read that right. They have been dropped.

[Pal-item.com]”…forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Czaja reversed his original finding that Erin Stanley had been strangled. On Monday, Czaja testified that he couldn’t be medically certain of the cause of death because Stanley’s body had been washed and sterilized and tissues had been removed prior to the autopsy.”

Another article from the Pal-item.com says:

Defense attorneys Terry O’Maley and Adam Forrest contend in their motion Shipman knew there were problems with the case after a discussion with Czaja in November 2007. That was more than a year before O’Maley and Forrest learned of the pathologist’s doubts, they contend.

It looks like this mystery has yet to be resolved. I only hope there is enough evidence for police to find the real killers of these two innocent young women. If only the parents would speak out. Lonny Stanley makes me very uncomfortable, to say the least. Has she ever been investigated?

McCanns Release New Video of Maddie

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The McCanns, ever hopeful for their daughter’s return, released new video of Madeleine, appealing to people around the globe to continue the search for her.

This will be the McCanns second Christmas without her, and they say they don’t want to experience a third. They are still clinging to the believe that their sweet little Maddie is still alive.

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I do not believe the McCanns killed, hid or disposed of little Maddie’s body. I do believe she was abducted, and the person who most raises my eyebrows is Robert Murat.

Clint Horvatt

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A reader alerted me today to a story out of Gainsville which she read about on True Crime Report. Clint Horvatt tells a horrific story of being out with his fiancee last Friday afternoon to go shopping when she asked him to pull over because she recognized a truck that needed help on the side of the road. But what happened next is perplexing. They pulled over, and instead of getting out to help the guy, he came to them, robbed them and shot Horvatt’s fiancee, Summer Smith, in the head. She died later that day.

Is Clint Horvatt telling the truth? Click to watch Horvatt for yourself.

Read moreMany things do not point to the fact that Horvatt is telling the truth, though Horvatt tells us he is on medication. I don’t know what medication he is on, and because he is on medication, I think we should be cautious. I’d want to know how mind-altering of a drug Horvatt was on before I’d come to any final conclusions, but the following things are very notable to me.

  1. Horvatt has no emotions. He’s like a robot repeating a story that he memorized over and over again. He states the facts, totally detached, yet supposedly his own life was in jeopardy. This is a big red flag. Furthermore, he smiles multiple times without any indication of stress which is inconsistent for a man who should be grieving, who experienced such a devastating trauma, or who is in shock. It’s very notable.
  2. Horvatt acts like he is emotional a couple of time, but notice there are no tears?
  3. Horvatt never refers to his fiancee by name until the end of the interview. Why? It shows detachment. Her name is Summer Smith.
  4. Horvatt says “I’m not sure exactly what you all want me to say besides my fiancee was shot yest…a couple of days ago..uh..in a robbery.”

    Does this make any sense?

  5. Horvatt tells us “She asked me to stop off and ah…help the individual out” yet when he continues, he doesn’t tell us that the guy was fixing a flat tire or anything. Oddly he says “the individual got out on the passenger side.”

    How did his fiancee know the guy was in trouble? People stop on the side of the road all the time. It doesn’t mean they are necessarily in trouble — especially if they are sitting inside the vehicle. I find this odd and perplexing. Horvatt gives so many details, but here they are lacking. Why?

  6. Also, why is Horvatt showing positive (happy) emotions when he says “stop off and ah…help the individual out.”? It’s like he feels good he was a “good guy”. If he was devastated right now, he would not feel like a good guy. He would careless about feeling this way if he truly felt he lost the love of his life. It makes no sense.
  7. Also, I have to wonder, when Horvatt told the police this story, did he tell them they drove by the truck first and then turned around to offer help? Most people don’t come upon a truck and immediately recognize it, and know a person needs help when the driver is still in the vehicle. Horvatt’s story alludes to the fact he likely didn’t drive past it and return which is unusual.
  8. If Horvatt’s fiancee stopped to help the guy, why did she roll down her window? Why didn’t she get out and meet the guy? This is odd behavior for someone who is stopping to help someone. It doesn’t make sense.
  9. What are the odds that you stop to help someone who does not appear to be in trouble and they, in turn, rob and kill you? Also, what are the odds they would leave a witness alive to speak about it? I would think the odds are highly unlikely.
  10. Horvatt says the suspect said “Give me your shit” (see video on bottom left here). Would you know that means give your wallet and purse, or would you wonder if he meant the truck? How come Horvatt and his fiancee knew what that meant, and didn’t ask any quesitons? I certainly wouldn’t have known what it meant, and without seeing a gun, I would have put the car in drive and drove away, or told the guy to go to hell or I’d roll up the window. Why didn’t Horvatt?
  11. If this is a robbery, why wouldn’t the perpetrator not show the gun immediately to show that he means business? Why would he hide the gun? Why would he only pull it out to shoot the fiancee? It defies logic.

  12. Horvatt provides great details about the suspect, however when it comes to the robbery, his details fuzz. I find this perplexing. Horvatt says “I kind of, uh, got the impression of what we were doing, what was going on, I was getting robbed.”

    He kind of got the impression, but not really? How does that work? Hmmm….I wonder if I am getting robbed. I don’t think so.

    “Kind of” is what I coined hedge words. It’s a notable red flag. It makes absolutely no sense. You either believe something this traumatic, or you don’t. He either believed he was going to be robbed or he didn’t. Why does he express doubt?

  13. Horvatt continues “After he took my wallet, with his left hand, I do remember, he put it up, he put his hand on her purse, she grabbed his arm and that is when he pulled out from his right hand, and then he shot her. I said [blanked out — “Oh Shit”?] and then she looked directly at him and then he shot her…. in the head, and by that time, I had the truck in reverse, I was backing up.”

    What is interesting here is the guy grabbed Horvatt’s wallet and tried to use the same hand to grab her purse. Isn’t that odd? Why doesn’t Horvatt talk about this in detail like “he tried to hold my wallet and grab her purse at the same time.” He doesn’t seem to recollect that, does he? Why no details here?

  14. Horvatt tells us “I was always told to, of course, give up my possessions, keep’m calm, so I can get out of there.” Then why did he promptly say “Oh shit!” or some expletive that needed to be bleeped out? Is that keeping calm?
  15. More important, notice that “shit” seems to be a Horvatt word?
  16. Notice he doesn’t say the word “gun”? Why?
  17. Was his fiancee she shot once or twice? I find it odd how later in the interview, when Horvatt is talking about the ambulance, he says “I only heard one gunshot go off.” It was a strange place to recount this detail. It was notably odd and there was likely a reason for it.
  18. Notice how once his fiancee is shot, Horvatt’s details get real sketchy again? Horvatt recounts “…and then he shot her…in the head, and by that time, I had the truck in reverse, I was backing up, I seen him go back to cock the gun again.”

    How do you drive away in reverse, and notice that he is cocking the gun again at the same time? Didn’t he also say he had his head down? How can he do all of this? How come no more shots were fired on his vehicle? Did he drive right by the guy again, or turn around? Remember, Horvatt says he only heard one gunshot go off.

  19. Notice his details when he tells us he called 911. Why aren’t they as good as when he told us the rest of his story? Why are they so sketchy? Naturally, of course, he could have been really shook up, but then why isn’t he showing us emotions? I see neither of these, and it odd and perplexing. It’s quite notable.
  20. I find it really strange that Horvatt has no fear this madman might come and finish him off since he is the only witness. Horvatt freely volunteers his phone numbers to the people and the press. He talks about Summer Smith’s child too with reckless regard. Does this make any sense? Would you do that when the are the only witness to a homicide?
  21. When the reporter asks what the last couple of days have been like for him, watch Horvatt smile. It’s chilling. He actually laughs and says he is taking his medication like crazy.
  22. Horvatt talks about his love for “Cole Smith”, how Cole doesn’t have a mother now and his father doesn’t want anything to do with him. Horvatt continues “I’m the only father he knows.”

    Is he hoping to raise Cole now?

    Do you see John Mark Karr when you look at Horvatt? I do. I couldn’t help but see it from the very beginning. Does Horvatt have a normal affection for children, or is this strange and unusual? My eyebrows are raised here. I’d be curious about looking into this. I hope Cole is not in his sole care right now. That would alarm me.

  23. At the end, I find it odd how Horvatt says when talking about the perpetrator “If he’s out there (smile almost laughs), I hope he’s nervous, because, um, I’m not going to stop until I have justification.”

    If? What? Did the perpetrator disappear into thin air? If this madman really shot his fiancee, he is out there. There is no doubt about it, so why does Horvatt express doubt? It doesn’t make sense.

    I find the smile odd as well as the word “justification”. How can anyone justify this crime?

  24. The reporter asks “Do you think he would have shot you next?” and without any stress or fear, Horvatt says, “Yes. Yes… because…(notice his pause, and odd swallowing). He is thinking here. He continues “When I put that thing in reverse, I saw his finger (smile) on the trigger going backwards again, and he was cocking it…”

    I find his smile perplexing here as well as his thinking, odd pause and swallowing. Also did Horvatt see the gun cocked twice? Did Horvatt see this before? Notice he says “again”? Did I miss the first time?

    Most people would have fear when they recollected this, if they believed it. Memories and emotions are connected yet Horvatt has no negative fear or emotion. Instead Horvatt smiles. It doesn’t add up. It’s chilling.

  25. Horvatt continues “I don’t know if it was meant for her again, or if it was meant for me.” Wait a minute, didn’t he just say he thought it was for him above? This guy loves to talk and be the center of the limelight, that’s for sure. Remind you of John Mark Karr? Clearly, Horvatt says one thing and then immediately changes his mind. Why isn’t he feeling consistent?

I definitely have my eyebrows raised with Horvatt’s story. We need to rule out that drugs couldn’t influence his behavior to this extent before we come to any conclusions, but I’m uneasy to say the least.

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