The aunt of missing five-year-old Summer Wells has now also disappeared, it has emerged, and has not been seen since 2009. The police department added they are gathering camera footage from the incident and plan on releasing it early next week. He says he knew right then and there that she (Summer) was gone. One of his more recent interviews on Molly Golightly early November Don claims to have 7 alibis if not more, including my buddy Starlink. Her home is surrounded by woodland and creeks. In Candus re-enactment of walking Summer from Grandmas trailer to the house she took 10 steps to where she said she watched Summer go into the house and a further 5 steps to the door, where she says she looked in and told the boys to keep an eye on their sister. We've heard so many of their YT (crazy) friends say that Don beats Candus. Bly said only a few minutes passed after Summer went back into the house before Bly went inside and could not find her. That morning Don had taken the Subaru to work. The body of Ahmad Khalil Azad, 24, was found on the shoreline of Crystal Lake in July 2022. Their body language was really tense to me. His oldest video is beyond disturbing, you can even hear a young child in the background. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Grandma left the Wells property around two weeks after Summer disappeared. Then I went through the house and I kept calling for her, yelling for her, everything. When Chris McDonough of The Interview Room visited the property to interview Candus, the dogs appeared from the woods as he drove up the driveway, they all began to bark. Some people were like, No, you cant search my property. Why would you do that? In that interview, Bly disputed the content of an emergency dispatch call regarding Summers disappearance, which stated that Summers mother had gone for a walk and returned to find her daughter missing. As officers were on route, dispatchers said they heard arguments in the background before the line went dead. Don was recently arrested for a DUI, his sentencing for this offence will be in February 22. You gotta keep that locked but they just dont listen. 2:00. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it vetted 730 tips in connection with the disappearance of 5-year-old Summer Wells from her home in Rogersville as of Thursday - but none of them . In the spring, Donald was later arrested for allegedly driving under the influence despite previously insisting he wouldn't allow his daughter's disappearance to drive him back to his old drinking habits. His mother remarried and took Don and his two sisters to a different state with her new husband, Kelly. She knows what happened and he knows too! Candus dropped the charges. Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison, Matthew McConaugheys Wife Describes Flight Turbulence, Car Drives Off Overpass During High-Speed Chase: Cops. Please direct all tips and potential information to the Hawkins County Sheriff Office at 423-272-7121 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. I asked them to go check all these barns and sheds that have been out here for years that anybody could be in, Bly said. Summer Wells disappeared last June. Bishop Trevor & the Reflections of Our Meeting - Exclusive, A Summary of the Known Facts, Statements, and Theories Regarding the Disappearance of Summer Wells, Church of England Interim Support Scheme Harms Survivor of Abuse, Interim Support Schemes Christmas Legal Threats to Survivor, Silent abuse The mind game by Teresa Cooper, Church of England Interim Support Scheme Terms of Reference Open to Misinterpretation, Church of England Interim Support Scheme Re-Traumatises Survivor Teresa Cooper, Teresa Cooper, Secures Finnish, Dutch and Norwegian Audio Book Deal, Church of England Safeguarding Alex Kubeyinje Wages War On Survivors In Synod Report, Do They Know Its Christmas? Candus states that she has to go down these stairs backwards as it is necessary to crouch in order to enter the stairwell. The kid vanished from her family's Hawkins County home in northeast Tennessee on Tuesday evening, June 15, and her parents filed a missing persons report. and our 2 People Died After Driver Crashes Into Group of Cyclis Donald Trump Allegedly Tried to Censor Jimmy Kimmel. Candus: theyre all locked in nobody can get in nobody can get out. Other remarks in various YTs by people who know Don say he has a violent temper, that's he gets CRAZY when he drinks. Candus and Grandma had panicked and disposed of her body and reported Summer missing in order to avoid any negligence charges. https://youtu.be/MCZXMY-Xl6s VERIFIED ON TWITTER: Jessica de la Davies: https://twitter.com/DaviesWriter The Interview Room with Chris McDonough: Candus Wells Part One:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZdQtUnMasked: Interview with Hunter's Mom Allyson Harrishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hspftymVltUThe Interview Room with Chris McDonough: WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SWIMMING HOLE WITH SUMMER WELLS THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED - THE INTERVIEW ROOMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK12c4xuk9A Summers parents previously gave an interview together to a local news station. The Despatcher stated, the parents have called in. I think I probably have 50 photos on my camera roll of my kid sleeping in the car in various cute ways. If we take Dons word for it that the dogs were not there that day how would the perpetrator know? If an accident at happened at the house and Candus and Grandma disposed of her body, again the cadaver dogs would have scented this in either the house or the vehicle used to remove her body. March 4, 2023 11:00 am ET. I saw that, too. When asked why he came to that conclusion so quickly, he says I knew as soon as I didnt get a call back from Candus. The Robbinsdale police claim that Azad had evaded police two days earlier during a traffic stop for a suspected DWI. In the picture you can see the porch over the front door, Grandmas trailer at the back, the basement door opens onto the back of the house and is marked with the red arrow. It is unlikely that they had decided to murder her, the death of children at the hands of their parents is usually through accident or neglect. The boy said that Summer did go underwater, but he pulled her up and she was fine. Personally, I don't believe it was dry drowning, I think it may have been just drowning. She was breaking. When I got done, I come back in. The stranger abduction theory would require split second timing, Candus says I walked her all the way over to the porch and I watched her walk all the way into the Kitchen where the boys were watching TV and I told the boys I said watch Summer Ill be back and within two minutes I came back. Cloud woman is acquitted, Blaine apartment explosion injures 2 people: Police, Woman killed, child ejected from vehicle in crash near Prior Lake, Stolen Kia high-speed chase ends with crash off bridge in Minneapolis, Man charged in St. Paul double fatal funeral shooting that killed chef, Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake open all summer, Alex Murdaugh family home 'Moselle' recently for sale, now under contract, during murder trial, Pay $30,000 a year to live on a cruise ship, travel the world, Lindsay Whalen after stepping down from Gophers: 'I am a human being'. Why does everyone think dry drowning as opposed to normal drowning? The latest incident comes seven months after their daughter Summer went missing from their home in Tennessee on June 15. Geo resource failed to load. 2 Vols to series-clinching win over Zags, Pickens perfect game highlights day two of the Tennessee Classic. I thought it was 5.30pm but the 911 call says 6.30. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SWIMMING HOLE THE DAY SUMMER WELLS WENT MISSING? Emergency Despatch to Law Enforcement was released and states: be in route to 110 one-one zero Ben Hill Road off of Beech Creek it will be the first residence on your right, in reference to a missing 4 year old. Dons young mind has confused molestation with love. Five year olds have none of that. Don also stated that Summer could probably open the door herself. Firstly taking Grandma to the local hospital concerning a knee injury, they arrived here around 8am this is around 30 minutes from their home. If Don sacked his co worker only the day before Summer went missing why did Din state that the man tried repeatedly to get Don fired by calling his boss and turning up to every job Don had from then on ?it was 24 hours how many jobs could Don have attended in those 24 hours and driven home and slept the night ? Don was incarcerated when he was around 19 and after that appears to have drifted in and out of prison on various charges including burglary and drug related offences. The instances of children being sold by their parents in America has escalated due to the recent economic downturn. On 6/15/2021, beautiful 5 year old #SummerWells was reported missing from her home in Beech Creek -Hawkins, TN. In his interview with The Behaviour Panel on 7th October at time stamp 25.00 Don is asked when was the last time you saw summer? Adult bodies with the minds of infants. Individuals interested in donating to the reward . We do not know the time that Candus was tested, but if it was within a few hours of Summer being reported missing, then it is likely that Candus consumed alcohol at some time on the 15th June. I'm starting to think the shaved head situation is fueled by Candus's lack of desire to take care of her daughter's hair and keeping it clean and brushed. They go off for days sometimes and come back all beat up and hungry. And that's why they took our kids.". This has led to the theory of dry drowning. And she didnt holler back. Then all three were there, listening still. Police say the driver fled from the scene and police were unable to locate him after searching the area. Like I said, we werent even planning on going swimming or fishing or anything, Bly said. She went missing on June 15, 2021. Also on the back wall is what looks to be a wooden bar around waist height for the average adult. Learn how your comment data is processed. Don says that when he arrived at the shed he could see his boys at the bottom of the hill by the Creek and a neighbour also out searching. Missing Child Summer Wells' Aunt Also Went Missing 12 Years Ago in Wisconsin. He said she was asleep in the car on the drive back after swimming. It is a short distance from the woods to the basement door. Whether or not the basement door was locked is not known. The arm in the air doesn't make sense either. I personally dont think it was dry/secondary drowning, but I could see how people could take what he said as a hint of sorts. He goes on to say Candus aint got none shes going down. Bly Wells reportedly accused her husband of physical assault last week as the hunt for their daughter Summer drags into its seventh month. But it can come from something as simple as getting. Summer assisted her mother and grandmother that afternoon as they planted flowers. The TBI state they are looking for the driver of a 1988 to 2000 maroon or red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with a full bed ladder rack and white buckets, seen in the Beech Creek area Monday or Tuesday who may be a witness. I know there are tons of theories and just wanted to share mine :). So, I called Don because I was freaking out. Don says he does not remember what his last conversation with Summer was, but has a clear recollection of this one, why is this one so significant to him? The way down is dark and there is loose wiring. Don replies that morning when I woke up, because she was sleeping in between me and her mother, I was kinda laying on her foot a little bit. Bill Cannon a 27 year veteran of the NYPD Homicide Squad.Barbara Butcher social media here https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-butcher-5851271aWelcome to another addition of Crime Time With DutyRon and Ed Wallace we are Retired NYPD Police Detectives and 911 World Trade Center first responders who talk about all things true crime related from a Police Detectives perspective. We also review the interview done with Ally by UnMasked. The department has since formally requested the BCA to conduct an independent review of the investigation. As previously reported, Blys TikTok account posted a video of summer playing in water on June 15. When talking about the time Summer was swimming, H said he went in at one point cause he thought she might be in trouble. There were two litters of puppies on the property at the time, one litter under the house in a crawl space by the basement door. Reporter Room with journalist Jessica de la Davies update on the Summer Wells case.Secondary drowning and shock can occur 1 to 24 hours after a water incident. Law Enforcement say the dogs were there when they arrived, as they caused an issue with the search and cadaver dogs that they had bought with them. ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Robbinsdale Police Department asked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to review an investigation of a man who drowned after allegedly fleeing police during a traffic stop last summer. He says Candus did not call him back, then says they were on messenger and he talked to her all the way home. I have recently learned of a FB post by an alleged father of a neighbor boy (age 15) of the family, who states that his son may have been at the residence the night that Summer and her brothers were swimming. There is a television on the back wall, table and chairs, but there does not appear to be any lounge furniture. Several Female Bodybuilders Say They Were Sexually Expl Piper Rockelle's Mom Accused of Financial Exploitation: Supermarket Expert Says to Be Aware of Shrinkflation, Woman Calls Her Carvana Experience a Nightmare, Video Vigilante Tries to Catch Alleged Child Predator. A girl who went missing last month is related to another missing person who hasnt been seen in almost 12 years. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He went on to say that she could have still been injured in the car "like how the water gets to your lungs". From the timeline the drive home took him at least 37 minutes. This happens far more than people realize when small children are subjected to living in an environment that is riddled with drugs and addicts. Five-year-old Summer Wells vanished from her home in Hawkins County's Beach Creek Community, Tennessee on June 15 sparking a huge search. An AMBER Alert was issued for Summer Wells, 5, in Tennessee on June 15, 2021. This does not match the timeframe, working back from the despatch call and the parents statements, an estimate of when Summer was last seen would be: The Wells believe that Summer was abducted from the basement: Candus: I feel in my heart that somebody has came up here and took her and lured her away from here. Way too suspicious she has no idea what happened to her daughter or missing sister . #SummerWells #Drydrowning #DutyRon Summer Wells dry drowning? I didnt even know what dry drowning was until I read it here and googled but why are people on this sub more convinced it was dry as opposed to normal? Do you have a theory on this case? I went and picked her up, and then we drove all the way across town and dropped her prescription off. Summer Wells not first to go missing in her family, Wisconsin authorities offer sympathies - YouTube 0:00 / 3:51 Summer Wells not first to go missing in her family, Wisconsin. 2:41. You dont even have to tell me that you did it. Maybe even take the pills Grandma just got after the ER visit. I mean it was definitely a chunk of my savings, but I had put it away for whatever I felt compelled to use it was down the line, a rainy day, or whatever situation it was for. We assume that Summer changed into these clothes after swimming, but why was that outfit in Grandmas truck? The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spoke. I would love to hear your thoughts and theories. "It stopped all three of us cold," Brown explained. We hope missing Summer Wells will be found. Both her husband and Candus were convicted on domestic violence and battery charges. When the improbability of someone creeping on to the property with so many dogs around was raised with Don he said they werent there that day. The day after Summer went missing Dons stepsister, Jeannie, called law enforcement and reported that Don had molested her when she was 5 years old and that this abuse had continued for 7 years, until she had finally exposed it to her mother and stepfather. She lived with her biological parents, mother (Candus), father (Don), maternal grandmother (also Candus, who lived in a trailer on the property around 20ft from the Wells house) and 3 older brothers, 8, 10 and 12 (at the time Summer disappeared). Don does not deny this. The mother added that she thought she broke her left thumb during the alleged assault. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. They start telling people they believe it was an abduction/ Summer is missing because in their experience (Rose Bly) missing persons aren't found. He looked very controlling, and she looked like she knew that if she said one wrong word, she would be in trouble with him, not the investigators. The outfit that Summer came home in was said to be a new outfit that had been recently purchased for Summers first day of school which would be early September. The boy was in the truck with her by themselves. There is also the possibility that Summer was sold outright to a trafficking group operating in the East Tennessee area. So, Mom and Grandma hide Summer's body and make up the planting flowers story to cover for any dirt found under their nails. Summers picture and description were posted to electronic billboards around the area. Cookie Notice Thats all I care.. She later asked for the order to be dismissed and the charges against Donald were dropped on April 21 - two months before Summer's disappearance. HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) - After 5-year-old Summer Wells went missing from her home in Beech Creek, investigators have worked around the clock to locate her. Again, the extensive searches and scent dogs would have found some trace of Summer, so this is very unlikely. News. Grandus was filling a Percocet prescription for her knee. They picked up grandma and went to the pharmacy. One of the most significant factors of the day is that Don took the Subaru to work. Poor little girl really didn't have a good startor ending. A promise worth keeping: How a memory saved Christopher Daniel after son's tragic death. ", "If nothing else," he continued, "I'll see her in the resurrection. The front door leads into a room used by the two older boys as a bedroom. When Candus and Summer left that morning Candus said Summer was wearing a swimsuit and shorts (although they had no intention of going swimming that day it was a last minute decision made when dropping the prescription off). Great thing about true crime fans and communities is that I get to hear all kinds of thoughts, theories, and get to learn new things as well. We are considering the interview done by The Interview Room and Chris McDonough of Summer's mother Candus Bly Wells and also his interview with Hunter. He goes on to describe driving home at speed almost losing it on the corners and that the journey took him 25 minutes instead of 45. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. However, they could not have known where Summer went after this point. Its GPS system would give him an alibi for the day and leave Candus to travel wherever she wanted without trace and implies pre-meditation in whatever happened that day to Summer. Don says he threw a bottle after an altercation with Candus, Grandma and another man (Jose) who was at his house when he returned from a trip to Utah, they had all consumed alcohol before the fight broke out. I dont know why he did that.. In contrast, dry drowning symptoms occur much faster.Did missing Summer Wells have a water incident while swimming at Warriors Path State Park. And Im sure this was not the only dangerous substance in Summers orbit. There has been much debate on YouTube channels on whether the molestation of his 5 year old stepsister when he was 12 (for 7 years) has anything to do with the disappearance of Summer? Don then packed his tools into his vehicle and got on the road, ringing the police on route. Don received the call that Summer was missing from Candus at around 6.22 (he says he was still at work). How could she be asleep like that? Law Enforcement continue to conduct their enquiries on many different aspects of the case the information relating to Dons past behaviour has to be part of their enquiry and his stepsister was right to alert law enforcement to it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. That was just a bunch of lies he made up. She wasnt under the water for 20 seconds or more like he said. Percocet. Could Summers But daddy I want to sleep with you been construed by Don as initiating sexual contact? This material is being made available within this transformative or derivative work for the purpose of education, commentary and criticism, and is believed to be \"fair use\" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Nothing from Grandus and then she runs off ASAP, why? Section 107. 6.26 was when the first call came in. Rose Marie Bly vanished from Wisconsin and her car was found in a. In his telephone conversation with The Interview Room, Don relates to Chris McDonough that the day before Summer went missing he had fired his co-worker. When talking about the time Summer was swimming, H said he went in at one point cause he thought she might be in trouble. A month after Summer's disappearance,Charity EquuSearch Midwest joined police effortsto try find the five-year-old. The Robbinsdale Police Department said theyve recently received inquiries regarding Azads cause of death which has "fueled many questions from the community." For five years, every night. He has since retracted that statement and now admits that one or two police were already on site. The recent involvement of the CPS could have motivated the parents to disappear Summer for fear of her being taken away, or the exposure of child sexual abuse which would result in Dons incarceration. Bly again provided an account of what happened when she, Summer, and her mother returned to the house. Whilst it is possible that Summer came out of the basement door and wandered off the property how far could a five year old barefoot little girl travel in that kind of terrain? Journalist Gersh Kuntzman Fixes Defaced License Plates. The family were regular attendees of the local Seventh Day Adventist Church. It sounds like an idyllic family home; however, the property is littered with debris, including an old school bus, broken generators, broken down vehicles, rusted oil drums, and various dilapidated sheds. The Wells family issued a statement on their websitededicated to finding Summer, calling his actions "stupid" and revealing that he'd been out driving in search of cigarettes at the time of his arrest. Bly appealed to anyone who might have taken Summer to bring the girl home to her family. Investigators have yet to share any concrete theories about what might have happened to her - although Donald has previously said that the familybelieves she was abducted. I havent even spoke to them in like two weeks. Don and Candus have stated that when Candus could not find Summer she rang Don to tell him. Sometimes that happens while swimming or bathing. The report added that officers didnt see any marks on Blys neck with evidence that her thumb has been used to put her shoe on. Her daughter was the first to go to the cabin door. They also said she liked to think of herself as a princess and uh like that like all young girls do and a she loved Frozen she loved to be that Elsa and. Dons call to police was around 6.26pm, Candus call after at around 6.29pm and the despatchers calls to law enforcement at around 6.30pm. Dons statement that he called Candus at around 3pm and that Candus was in the line at Wahlgreens when he called is inconsistent, the prescription was picked up at 1.33pm and they had already been to the swimming hole. As the search continues for 5-year-old Summer Wells, who disappeared from her family home in Tennessee two weeks ago, investigators on Tuesday urged the public to stop sending in tips based on . Scott H Has Thoughts; Information on the local area and child trafficking. Recommended YouTube sites for further information: ; Michelle after Dark; The Summer Wells play list consists of videos and comment almost daily since day 1, discussing information as it became available and forming theories based on these facts. https://youtu.be/IjmzmUDiLwU WATCH THIS: WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SWIMMING HOLE THE DAY SUMMER WELLS WENT MISSING? The basement door is one way glass, nobody lurking in the woods could have known that Summer was in the basement, how do you lure someone you cannot see? This comment initiated another drunken fight between Don and Candus during the livestream. With adults you can see there's been an end to phone, bank, in person and digital communication. However, in later interviews it is clear that the familys, chaotic lifestyle, drug and alcohol abuse and the dangerous state of the home were the real reasons for their removal.