The father of a Tennessee girl who vanished more than a year ago has written a letter from his jail cell to “the person or persons responsible” for the disappearance of 6-year-old Summer Wells. Don Wells was jailed after his daughter disappeared over an unrelated DUI. Wells’s letter was posted to the family’s Find Summer …
Wednesday marked one year since 5-year-old Summer Wells vanished from her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Despite thousands of hours spent investigating and searching, the case remains unsolved. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the family called 911 around 6:30 p.m. on June 15, 2021, when they were unable to locate the young girl. They said she …
Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said Tuesday that the parents of missing Tennessee girl Summer Wells are not being cooperative as the search continues. Lawson, who added that Don Wells and Candus Bly have lawyered up, broke the news after the Tennesee Bureau of Investigation began a small search for Summer on Monday, News Channel …
The mother of a missing 5-year-old Tennessee girl reported her husband for physical assault last week, according to police. A report from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office indicated that police arrived at the Well residence on January 19 after Candus Bly, the mother missing Summer Wells, called 911. While officers were en route to the …
A leader of one of the law enforcement agencies involved in the search for Summer Wells expressed frustration with a nonprofit search agency that reportedly performed a volunteer search effort for missing Summer Wells this past weekend, the second time since the 5-year-old girl from east Tennessee disappeared in mid-June. As the Kingsport Times-News reports, …
“It’s just not safe at my house”
The mother of a Tennessee girl who has been missing for over a month shared more details about the day Summer Wells went missing, and denied an apparent claim that Summer went underwater and had to be rescued by a teenage friend of the family. Summer, 5, was reported missing on June 15, when her …
“If nothing else, I’ll see her in the resurrection. As long as I keep the commandments and do what I’m supposed to do, I’ll see her,” Don Wells said.
Several members of missing Summer Wells’ family attended a televised prayer circle for the missing 5-year-old girl, but Summer’s father Don Wells was absent. Summer has been missing from her Hawkins County, home, for over three weeks. Her parents reported her missing on June 15, launching a large-scale search of the remote area. Authorities have …
The mother and father of a missing Tennessee girl both have prior criminal histories. Summer Wells, 5, was reported missing on June 15 from her Rogersville home; launching a massive search of the remote, densely wooded area of east Tennessee. Summer’s parents have said they believe she was abducted, while a spokesperson for the Tennessee …
Summer’s father Don Wells reacts to criticism of his using the past tense to talk about his daughter — while her mother continues to speak of Summer in the past tense
The mother of a Tennessee girl who vanished two weeks ago agreed to her first on-camera interview Monday, with Summer Wells’ father right at her side. Summer, 5, had been missing since June 15. Candus Bly — who told WKRN that she uses her maiden name — spoke to a reporter from the news station …
