It’s been nearly three years since 5-year-old Summer Wells vanished from her rural East Tennessee home, sparking an intense search that officials say is not over. Sunday was the girl’s 8th birthday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which posted on social media to mark the day. “Although we still don’t have the answers …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Investigators searching for a missing girl in Tennessee are scaling back their efforts as the disappearance of Summer Wells approaches the two-week mark. Summer, 5, has been missing since June 15 from her Hawkins County home. Summer’s parents reported her missing that Tuesday evening, and her grandmother has since said the family looked for the …
The mother and grandmother of a Tennessee girl who has been missing for more than a week issued public statements Friday, WJHL-TV reports. Summer Wells, 5, vanished June 15 after she was last seen at her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Authorities have been conducting large-scale searches throughout the rural Tennessee region for the girl since …
The FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team is part of the search for Summer Wells, who was reported missing from her east Tennessee home on June 15. Multiple local, state and federal agencies have joined the extensive search for the missing 5-year-old girl from Hawkins County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said at a press …
The father of a missing Tennessee girl has come under scrutiny after court records showed that he has a previous domestic assault arrest. But Don Wells suggested in a recent interview that he was not responsible for an October incident that led to criminal charges and his wife’s request for an order of protection. Summer …
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and local authorities will hold a news briefing Monday afternoon to share the latest developments in the search for a missing 5-year-old girl in east Tennessee. Summer Wells’ parents reported her missing on Tuesday evening, after the little girl vanished from the family’s Hawkins County home some time that day. …
