PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- The search for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings has entered its ninth week after Tuesday marked the two-month anniversary of the girl's disappearance.
The kindergartener was last seen sleeping in her bed inside her Satsuma home. Despite hundreds of leads, Putnam County investigators have found no trace of the girl.
On the first day Haleigh was missing, more than 130 law enforcement personnel from several local and state agencies began searching for her, WJXT-TV reported.
Investigators proclaimed everyone -- family members, neighbors and associates -- as a suspect in the girl's disappearance.
"I will give up everything I own. All I want is my child, please," said Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings.
Night after night, family members held vigils and prayed for Haleigh's safe return.
The search for Haleigh made national headlines, and it spread far and wide on the ground, in the air and on horseback.
The ground search for Haleigh continued into a second week. Investigators went door-to-door and stopped cars along main road. Hundreds of tips poured in to investigators but none led to Haleigh.
The focus began to turn toward Haleigh's parents when a heated interview on national television put Ronald Cummings on the defensive.
In week three, search dog activity around a large garbage receptacle in Haleigh's neighborhood prompted a frantic search. Still, nothing was found.
Police tape was removed from around Haleigh's home, which investigators said was no longer considered a crime scene. The home, however, remained vacant as Haleigh's father refused to move back home without his daughter.
A few days later, in week four of the investigation, Cummings tattooed his daughter's image on his calf.
He also made his first public statement in several days, saying simply, "Haleigh, I love you. That's all."
In week five of the search for Haleigh, Cummings and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Misty Croslin, got engaged. A few days later, they wed.
The newlyweds were interviewed on the "Today Show," where Croslin was unable to explain her inconsistent accounts to police.
The tents in Haleigh's community where family members had taken up residence during the search were vacated six weeks after the child's disappearance.
Signs asking about Haleigh's whereabouts remain throughout Putnam County, eight weeks after the girl disappeared.
Two months into the search, friends and neighbors said Haleigh is still on their minds.
"This is a small community. Everybody's hearts are going out to the family. And, we all still have hope. You have to have hope," said one resident.
Anyone who has any information that could help find Haleigh is asked to call Crimestoppers at 888-277-TIPS.
Previous Stories: - April 1, 2009: Sheriff: Feud Between Haleigh's Parents Not Helping Case
- March 30, 2009: Haleigh's Mom Suffers Apparent Seizure, Crashes Car
- March 27, 2009: Haleigh's Father Fights Abuse Allegations
- March 25, 2009: More Interviews Conducted In Haleigh Disappearance
- March 20, 2009: Mother Releases Photo Of Haleigh With Bruised Face
- March 19, 2009: Cummings Family Responds To Child Abuse Allegations
- March 18, 2009: Abuse Investigation Sought In Haleigh Case
- March 16, 2009: Family Vacates Tents Near Where Haleigh Disappeared
- March 12, 2009: Haleigh's Dad To Marry; New Search Under Way
- March 9, 2009: Haleigh's Dad Proposes To 17-Year-Old
- March 6, 2009: Family Returns To Haleigh's Home
- March 5, 2009: Family Suspicious Of Relative In Missing Girl Case
- March 3, 2009: Doorbell Chime Investigated In Haleigh Case
- March 2, 2009: Haleigh Featured On 'America's Most Wanted'
- February 27, 2009: Dumpster Scoured In Search For Haleigh
- February 26, 2009: Girlfriend Of Haleigh's Father Again Questioned By Detectives
- February 24, 2009: Possible Haleigh Sighting Reported In St. Augustine
- February 23, 2009: Investigators: We Are No Closer To Finding Haleigh
- February 23, 2009: Geraldo Rivera Banned After Interview With Haleigh's Dad
- February 20, 2009: New Area Searched In Hunt For Haleigh
- February 20, 2009: Possible Haleigh Sighting Led Investigators To Tennessee
- February 19, 2009: Dad To Haleigh: 'We Will Find You'
- February 18, 2009: $16,000 Reward Issued For Missing Haleigh
- February 17, 2009: Investigators Begin 2nd Week In Hunt For Haleigh
- February 16, 2009: Fresh Tip Prompts New Search For Haleigh
- February 16, 2009: Haleigh Focus Shifting From Search To Investigation
- February 14, 2009: Items Of Interest Ruled Out In Missing Girl Case; Search Ongoing
- February 13, 2009: Items Of Interest Found In Search For Haleigh
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