Why did Don Wells release the find summer video?
A statement from the Find Summer Wells website revealed that Don released the video while he remains in jail for a DUI arrest. Don Wells shared a heartbreaking video on the one-year anniversary of his daughter's disapperance Credit: YouTube
Can you help us find summer Wells?
Anyone with possible information is urged to call the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office at 423-272-7121 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 800-TBI-FIND. Read all of CrimeOnline’s covering of the search for Summer Wells here.
Did summer wells have shorter hair?
Then, in a later alert, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) tweeted: "Missing five-year-old Summer Wells may now have shorter hair than that pictured in our earlier alerts." "Here's are new images we've just obtained that may be more representative of her current hair length."
ABDUCTION CLAIMS
"She would never leave our hill," he said in late June. "I think that someone snuck up on her and grabbed her. I don’t think she’s in the area because the dog goes down to the road and that’s the end of the trail, but I don’t know that for a fact.
HAIR CUT OFF
Shortly before Summer's disappearance, her previously chin-length blonde hair was buzzed down to a close crop.
SUMMER'S BROTHERS REMOVED FROM HOME
Summer's three young brothers were removed from the Wells family home six weeks after her disappearance.
LIE DETECTOR TEST
Donald Wells and Candus Bly both previously claimed to have taken and passed a lie detector test in relation to Summer's disappearance.
DONALD WELLS ARRESTED FOR DUI
But on Saturday night, Donald was arrested on suspicions of driving under the influence near his home in Hawkins County.
CUSTODY GAG ORDER
Following Donald's arrest, on Monday a judge issued a gag order on the child protective services case involving his and Candus' sons.
SUMMER RIDDLE
The recent incident adds light to Summer’s family situation after Donald Wells appeared on a podcast called "Jay is 4 Justice" last year and admitted his sons had been removed from their home.
SEARCH CONTINUES
Investigators have yet to share any concrete theories about what might have happened to her - although Donald has previously said that the family believes she was abducted.
What is the number to call for Summer Wells?
Anyone with possible information is urged to call the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office at 423-272-7121 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 800-TBI-FIND. Advertisement. Read all of CrimeOnline’s covering of the search for Summer Wells here.
When was Summer Wells reported missing?
June 25, 2021. A Tennessee news outlet has obtained emergency scanner audio from the day Summer Wells was reported missing. The parents of 5-year-old Summer Wells reported her missing from her Hawkins County home on the evening of June 15.
