Crystal Sheffield, the mother of Haleigh Cummings, was interviewed on Geraldo at Large over the weekend (thanks for the tips), and her interview was interesting to me.

Crystal says that Cummings was abusive to her, physically and verbally.

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Geraldo: Do you believe his story about what happened?

Crystal: No, I don’t. I mean, I know he loves Haleigh….and………..ah (almost breaking down)……….his temper, it could get bad enough for him to hurt Haleigh, but I do know he loves Haleigh, Haleigh is his heart, and everybody knows that.

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Geraldo: Do you believe that Ron Cummings knows who took Haleigh?

Crystal: He’s told my brother, and my fiance, that he knows, that he is 75% sure he knows where his daughter is.

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Crystal: He acts like he’s crying, like that uh-uh. He’s not. I know when he is really crying–that is fake.

Overall, I believe Crystal Sheffield (I’m not going to break down details, but generally speaking) I think she is being honest with us, and sharing her true and genuine feelings here.

Later in the show, Geraldo talks to Cummings about these allegations, and Cummings’ response is classic. His anger is over the top, but he doesn’t want to let it out, so he. talks. like. this. in. an. attempt. to. control. it. I don’t trust ONE WORD out of Ronald Cummings’ mouth.

When Geraldo asked Cummings if he thought Haleigh was alive, his body language is, sadly, fascinating. He shakes his head no very briefly before he speaks, and then he moves his head abruptly to an up and down direction with a slight hook to the side. He says, “I’m always going to believe my daughter is alive until they find her.”

You can watch the interview on YouTube. Just search for “Geraldo 2/21/09”.