Saturday Oct 15, 2022

MISSING: Summer Wells - The Back Yard Tragedy

Summer Wells disappeared from her home on June 15^th, 2021. She was just five years old, a blonde, blue-eyed child from Rogersville, Tennessee.

The Wells family lived on a rural property with a circular yard surrounded by trees. In aerial photos, the home as well as a dirt drive and small camper are visible amongst the woods. The property, searched by countless professional teams, was regularly described as “rough;” photos show overgrown vegetation, thick and hard to get through, that the search teams had to fight through over the first week.

Seeing the photos, it’s easy to imagine that Summer could have simply walked off into the forest, never to be seen again; or did something more sinister happen to her that day?

At the time of her disappearance, her family was gathered mainly at the front of the house; Summer had gone down to the basement. The basement door was located at the back of the house. It was around 6:30 in the evening. She was wearing gray pants, a pink shirt and was barefoot.

Sources:

Find Summer Wells Official Page: https://www.findsummerwells.com/

News Channel 5: Search for Summer Wells Enters Day 10https://www.newschannel5.com/news/amber-alert-search-for-summer-wells-enters-day-10

News Channel 11: Mother of Summer Wells Responds: https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/mother-of-summer-wells-responds-to-social-media-backlash/

News 11: TBI seeking ‘potential witness’ https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/tbi-seeking-potential-witness-driving-pickup-truck-near-summer-wells-home-close-to-time-of-disappearance/

Wikipedia Amber Alert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_alert

The Rogersville Review: “Someone Might Come Forward”: https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_f6e780b6-010e-11ed-9956-73aa7d44a1ef.html

News Channel 11: Rescue Squad Requests to Freeze Donations: https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/rescue-squad-requests-to-freeze-donations-surrender-summer-wells-reward-fund-to-court/

US News: One Year Later: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2022-06-18/one-year-later-searcher-reflects-on-summer-wells-case

Fox 13: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/tbi-issues-endangered-child-alert-missing-4-year-old-girl/UV6KL5Y2SVFW7OPAXIVGI5A44I/

Fox 5: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/summer-wells-disappearance-one-year-later

News 11 FAQ Sheet: https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/summer-wells-tn/do-investigators-think-summer-wells-was-abducted-faq-sheet-answers/