I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new co-case podcast, Zone 7.

We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized

experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on

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Anthony Thomas hasn't seen his daughter Elizabeth for a week. Please say she could be anywhere.

Investigators say that she is with Tad Cummins. TBI says that Cummins was a teacher.

A student reported seeing Cummins kissing Elizabeth in his classroom in late January.

She's 15. He's 50. This is Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

He stole my daughter from me. We really need the public to realize that this young girl is in danger.

I had no idea my husband was involved with anything that can have led to all of this.

Investigators are now going on the theory that Cummins has taken Elizabeth either to an area

outside the public or outside the southeast. They're missing. They could be anywhere.

If you see them, don't approach them. Cummins may be on.

The plot thickens. We are learning more and more about the pervy teacher Tad Cummins who

kidnaps his student, a gorgeous young girl, a young girl Elizabeth Thomas. Now we're learning

so much more about his premeditation and was there a cover up that allowed him to stay in the

classroom instead of getting booted from his job as he should have been back on January 23rd

when it was reported he was smooching the student in the classroom.

And as of right now, Elizabeth Thomas, the little girl, is still missing and believed to be

with her teacher, Tad Cummings, who is armed with at least two handguns.

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