Where Is Five Year Old Summer Wells?

[@KendallRae]

Some of the interview clips were recorded in mono, which means it only comes out of one speaker/headphone. I still felt like it was important to include those clips!

[@victoriaalexis9070]

thx

[@noodles5004]

Please do another one of this Kendall there is so much more info on Don and Candice!! The "joke" phone call they made sends chills down my spine.

[@karladavenport8817]

Kendall, so many of us are hopeful for you to cover the disappearance of Oakley Carlson from Oakville, WA. You have a strong following and you may be able to help this beautiful girl. Just like Summer

[@Tay_Wanders]

You can just duplicate the audio file to another track, which you can set to the other channel. (Or you can use audio effects to make it stereo).

[@KendallRae]

Thank you guys for letting me know you can fix mono! This is so good to know!

[@ltotheinzi0919]

I have a friend who lives about a mile from Don & Candus, and this is what she is saying. 1. Candus is a known drug addict and her drugs of choice are heroin and meth, but crack will suffice if meth isn't available. 2. The 'true' reason that Candus, Summer, and all 3 boys had their heads shaved is because they had lice so badly, but were so uncared for, that they chose to shave their heads. Apparently Summer was devastated to have her head shaved, worried that she couldn't wear bows and clips in her hair if it was shaved, but Don kept shaving it to prevent a reoccurrence. 3. Don was accused of rape (incest) by his sister who alleges that it happened her entire childhood. He denies this. However, Summer would do certain things when she was around other men that was wildly inappropriate for a 5 year old girl to do. These actions are typical of small children that are being sexually assaulted by a man, and he fits the profile. 4. Don is a very aggressive, violent man. He would beat his children when they did anything he didn't like, and it was known by everyone who knew this family. That is part of the reason the boys were taken by Child Protective Services. Another reason was... 5. Their house was filthy. You see how nasty it was during an interview? Apparently that is immaculate compared to how filthy it was prior to this happening. The police department is the one who reported the state of the house to CPS and they acted immediately. This is just some of what I've been told, and it really paints a picture. I feel confident that they are 100% responsible for what happened to Summer. They are pathetic and disgusting.

[@danielaanaya4908]

this changes my whole perspective on them!

[@Mila-Nova]

I believe you. It makes sense. They don't exactly look like decent parents and that house? A whole mess.

[@bunnyellabell]

i was surprised don's past wasn't mentioned! learning about it rlly changed my perspective and made me highly suspicious of him

[@brianna1517]

This really helps to paint the picture. Most people with these lifestyles have this type of background attached to them.

[@cherry9669]

How does she know all this? I also live in a small southern town, and anytime something crazy happens, ridiculous rumors spread around to often demonize the people involved. Gotta be careful with accusations

[@hannahlacy8538]

DUDE I live very close to this family. Everyone in the community is very upset. I can't believe you covered this.. I'm from the middle of nowhere so it's nice to see cases like this get coverage when I feel like they typically wouldnt. Thank you.

[@artjolaqose7723]

What are your thoughts for the case

[@missmelody22]

Wow! What is everyone saying there?

[@michelleboldan5]

@LIV Liv why do you ask ? Considering all the conspiracies , it’s a sad situation and I pray for the family. As you should . Instead of asking what the locals think

[@sbradley1308]

Such a sad and confusing story. What do the locals think?

[@AmysAttitude]

@@michelleboldan5 Geez, it's a valid question that people who are concerned would ask. Who pissed in your cheerios? 🙄

[@mial3033]

The weirdest part (for me) was the dogs not barking. I've been a dog owner for most of my life and most, if not ALL dogs will bark at an intruder. Regardless of the breed

[@kiwisaylow6010]

Also even bark if someone walks in.

[@siarrallyles8541]

I have a 70 pound American bulldog who never barks.

[@mial3033]

@@siarrallyles8541 weird

[@GenuineUntelligence]

@@siarrallyles8541 I used to think all dogs barked at strangers but when one of the dogs died the other 2 just stopped barking. I think the old dog barked and the other 2 just joined in and when she wasn't there any more they just stopped. We now have another dog who also does not bark. One is a GSD, one is mini schnauzer and the newest is a bully.

[@maddibraps7908]

Depends if the dog knows that person or if the dog is adjusted to people coming over all the time. My current dog barks every time anyone comes in the house but my last dog was so used to people coming in and out whenever because we had a lot of neighbors and friends that would stop by to say hi. In the 14 years my last dog lived i can’t remember him ever barking.

[@andreasofia6142]

I find it extremely odd how the mother swears her daughter was abducted but she thought it was a good idea to send her three sons (WHO ARE MINORS) to the woods alone when, according to her, there’s a person abducting children nearby. Like what kind of mother feels comfortable leaving her other children alone immediately after one of them gets abducted? A mother wouldn’t let them out of her sight.

[@michellemcgowan5657]

Or leave them on their own while she and grandma are gone from 7.30 am till 3 pm

[@majicchoneyy]

@@michellemcgowan5657 it sounds like they were literally at school😂& she gave them a knife which I’m not saying is the smartest idea or anything but she was probably in a panic/denial that someone would even do that like who would anybody wanna accept that as a possibility rather than she just miraculously wandered off?

[@MsBossLadyLola]

If all three of them were out there together they could’ve fought off one attacker just the three of them

[@andreasofia6142]

@@MsBossLadyLola What if it was more than one attacker? You never know. What if the attacher was armed with a gun?

[@aprilheenan7984]

Pretty sure I remember someone mentioning they had knifes with them........

[@amandacg5100]

“Our dogs just aren’t barkers.” They had me until I heard that. You don’t live in rural Tennessee on a property THAT big without “guard” dogs. Since they had somewhere close to a dozen dogs, I call complete BS. If those dogs (not ONE, allegedly) would not even bark, one of those family members is involved. I usually don’t comment on your vids, KR, but that hit me in the gut!

[@somethingcleverrrr]

Especially with the dad saying he thought they were targets for the local trouble-makers, and saying people were stealing stuff from their property!

[@user-xs3lc4ky4h]

Absolutely.

[@lifesajoke6965]

If you have 13 dogs running around you would be so used to the sound of them that even if a few of them did bark at someone they wouldn't even notice or think twice about it.

[@katjohnson227]

in one of the clips, the dog won’t stop barking in the background

[@enderkai618]

my thoughts exactly!! "our dogs aren't barkers" ??? yall have ~10 dogs and not ONE of them would bark at that??

[@kendallc3239]

i think it’s very odd that the parents say things like “she was” and “she wanted” referring to her as if she’s not alive. just a very odd thing for parents to say after their daughter goes missing

[@kelseygonzalez6816]

I thought the same thing. They speak like they know she isn't coming back.

[@lauracoleman8114]

Especially interviews that happened within a day or two. It's odd.

[@catarinalund7022]

Agree!!! Very strange!

[@misatchi]

They seem very calm and collected about it too….

[@gg.ghxst1717]

I was about to comment this same thing- it seems very odd to me that they're using past tense when Summer is still considering missing. Super weird imo

[@cherylsabol387]

I can’t believe that this case just disappeared off of the radar. It would have been so easy for the police to check video from the stores to see if the mom was telling the truth! I live in a rural area and my little dogs bark at everything there is no way their dogs wouldn’t have barked!!!

[@gracebabcock62]

We have tiny dogs and we live in the city they bark at anything that moves there is no way if you have 8-13 dogs that they are all friendly and don’t ever bark

[@AlanaRenton]

Big or small dogs

[@SHAREE-n4f]

🤨*DOGS 🐕🐕 Didn't "BARK" Because: "SomeOne" SUMMER WELLS K.n.e.w. WeLL W.a.s.🤨 I.n.V.o.L.v.e.d. IN H.e.r.🤨 DISAPPEARANCE*!! *Signed: "CHIEF--CRIME-PROPHET"*!!✅

[@ch_ck3n731Playz]

Well the police in this area aren’t worth a shit. Sorry. It’s the truth. That’s why nobody here calls the police and takes care of it themselves. There was an 18 year old girl home alone babysitting 4 children ages 1-8years and someone drove by the home shooting. The 18 y/o immediately put the kids inside and called the police. It took them an hour and another call to 911 to even have someone come out. I know this girl personally and she showed me the video from her house and the two 911 calls so she def wasn’t lying! They literally do not do anything about anything around here. All the drugs and shit that run rampant around here is insane. The police only care about marijuana. They don’t care about any other drugs.

[@briannamason9216]

No one speaks about Candice’s sisters disappearance, its similar to Summers and they never found her either. I find it so strange how two kids from the same family disappeared without a trace.

[@FleurCoutureFloral]

😳😳

[@nailaspeaks-labrie8632]

Wait what?!

[@katiebassett1366]

Can you please elaborate?

[@briannamason9216]

@@katiebassett1366 when her sister was younger she disappeared without a trace too, like Summer did. I’ll try and find the article I read about it and attach it to a comment.

[@kalilidgett5068]

Her name is Rose Marie Bly she went missing from Wisconsin in 2009

[@astroAntagonist]

I think it's extremely concerning that the parents in all interviews are speaking about Summer in past tense. "She was," "She used to," etc. Parents who believe their kids are alive will do their best to not speak in past tense. That combined with the "gardening" and the mother being upset about the cadaver dogs is just very suspicious to me.

[@brittanym7536]

I was going to say this

[@queenelizabee7246]

I do not know any old person with knee problems that wants to immediately garden.

[@kayteebarnett1522]

Agree. It took me YEARS to speak about my sister and brother in past tense and even when it started to happen on accident I would correct myself. And I WAS ABSOLUTELY SURE they were gone.. so yep I agree

[@justpanera4102]

this isn’t at all similar but i still talk about my dog in present tense whenever i speak about her and she passed away 5 months ago.

[@poet82n]

@@justpanera4102 It is similar. I have a dog and they are family. They pull on our heart just the same and they act like little toddlers too. My condolences to you.

[@jnoelleart]

one of the issues i have is that…what does a grown woman have in common with a 15 year old boy? why do they call and text each other and hang out regularly like that? she’s like twice his age and she hangs out with him like they’re besties. then i was like oh maybe he wanted to hang out with Summer but she’s five years old. a 15 year old and a 5 year old wouldn’t have anything in common either. the relationships don’t add up at all.

[@chyrellemorris6924]

I thought maybe mom and Hunter had an inappropriate relationship

[@sidniemcgraw5136]

I thought the opposite if inappropriate, if she used to be his moms best friend he probably thought of her as his auntie. He called candy grandma In his first interview clip

[@cassandra2685]

I agree Sounds like a reason why she had a fight with his mother Something fishy going on there She was probably romantically involved with him and used him and he snapped

[@RyanStorey1231]

Ehhh, I sort of got the vibe that Candice and Hunter had more of an "aunt and nephew" type of relationship. They are close family friends, and she still wanted to keep that relationship even though she had fallen out with his mother because she considered Hunter as a son. This is honestly pretty normal, at least in small town country settings.

[@victoriahouston3210]

I was really close to my friends mum when I was younger like we would hang out and do stuff without my friend so might not be that unusual

[@noodles5004]

I grew up in a similar environment of neglect. I truly believe Summer passed away from an accident of negligence and they have hidden her body somewhere in the bushland. EDIT: Summer's hair really triggers me because if we were caught being kids and snipped our fringe, our entire heads would be shaved, yes lice did a play a part but until you have grown with people like this you could never imagine the stuff that goes on. EDIT: Just wanted to let some of you know that my life is beautiful now and us kids who are raised in these conditions never forget the people who never made us feel less and were genuine role models. Some of us do make it 💗

[@zoielata8561]

How were the kids neglected? I’m seeing that they lost their boys too so I’m just confused

[@noodles5004]

@Zoie Lata when you're living in filth like that house I can almost guarantee you that Summer would have had bugs and cock roaches crawling over her in her sleep like I did.

[@sidda7085]

@@zoielata8561 for starters they live in filth. They are not given basic needs & the mother is always doing drugs on Snapchat & telling summer to go away. Poor summer had no one to play with ever. The boys were taken care of more than her, but even they are severely neglected. This is not a loving family & they should have no access to any of their children.

[@melissabell6881]

This is how my gut feels

[@szlucc]

How these people are able to hide her remains so flawlessly that noone finds them for months though?

[@elephantsawesome7568]

As someone who grew up with an alcoholic father and an physically impaired mother, I can say this with absolute certainty. Even if they truly *tried* to be the best parents possible to their four kids while being addicts (which I seriously doubt), those children would end up being neglected in one way or another, if not abused. These parents are 100% being dishonest about what life was like before Summer’s disappearance, which makes it all the more likely they’re lying about what happened *during* her disappearance. I feel awful for those poor kids, and I really don’t trust either of them. It’s all just pretty damn shady.

[@jchow5966]

I agree. And I am a disabled person who chose not to have kids because I do not think it would be fair to a kid. My heart gors out to you brcause of what you had to go through & i hope you are ok now. Sadly we are going to see more and more of this situations Makes me mad.

[@christianmama24]

As someone who struggled with addiction I agree with you. My children did suffer from me and I will never forgive myself

[@jedimindtrick-pi8xe]

I respect you for admitting that and taking responsibility for the damage caused.

[@jedimindtrick-pi8xe]

Their house was a filthy cluttered mess. My heart breaks for those kids but I'm not 100% convinced they're involved. IMO someone else probably grabbed Summer.

[@leximcvay9]

I'm 6 minutes in and wondering why Candace is speaking the way she is. Slurring her words and slowly blinking. Definitely sus.

[@lillianfaith_0599]

I’d like to note about the haircut situation. If Don is telling the truth that they shaved her head because her hair was getting out of control. This is most likely a sign of neglect. Not properly taking care of her hair to the point that shaving it is the only optimal solution in their eyes is child neglect.

[@misstiffanylaurine]

I agree with this. I think she had lice and the mother didn't want to deal with it. They shaved her head and in their own words "Shaved the mom's head so Summer wouldn't feel bad" I think that's what they mean by "out of control"

[@AmeliaTaylorr]

Yes!! Thankyou for mentioning this.

[@Hearth123]

I think lice is likely, but lice isn't in and of itself a sign of neglect. Lice are very contagious, one kid in a class gets it and all it takes is a hug to spread it. On top of other factors it can be neglect, especially because it's hard to get lice out of a dirty home so chronic lice can be compounding evidence for poor hygiene.

[@QouteTheRavenNevermore]

They also said in another interview that she had lice and that's why they shaved her head.

[@kaylachearts]

I see all too often in my hometown of kids having their heads shaved by….questionable parents all because they get lice and no one wants to properly deal with it. I think this is what happened too

[@carolinev8038]

Neglect/negligence is abuse. People think just because you don’t actively beat your children it’s not abuse but neglect and emotional abuse are very prevalent... probably more than physical abuse. This needs to be recognized!

[@BubblemouseM]

100%. Anything a parent can do (or in some cases choose not to do) that leads to their child growing up without an appropriate sense of self, confidence or knowing they’re loved? That’s abuse.

[@taraerskine3954]

True I believe they weren't cared for & I think more Candice since she's the mom & doesn't work also Candice does as we know drink during the wee early hours & gave alcohol to a minor? Isn't that illegal! But I guess if you live in a unincorporated town they allow this???

[@aliahduiker4911]

Absolutely

[@baileyraengelke]

when learning and researching serial killers, most times you find that they were neglected as a child. they never had that emotional bond with their parents or loved ones. and it stunts childs growth mentally

[@joanlynch5271]

Good point 👍

[@caseygriffin220]

As a recovering addict I knew what their plans were from the get-go. Grandma was getting her pain pills filled, Hunter wanted some so that’s why they were texting and hanging out. I used to hang out with old ladies with prescriptions when I was a teenager. There’s so much negligence and drug abuse going on that no one is giving the true story to cover their asses. Why is no one talking about them “planting flowers”? Digging a hole??

[@caseygriffin220]

This is just sad all around, I don’t think anyone will ever tell the whole truth. It doesn’t benefit them to do so. Dry drowning is my guess, mom and grandma were busy getting high aka “loading minutes” into their phone, so they covered it up. They need to check where they were gardening. Maybe grandma moved bc she knew her granddaughter was buried in her yard...

[@sweetpotatofries99]

I did the same. I had chronic pain that, at that time, I could not get help for. A few elderly people and doctor-shoppers I knew were happy to sell me relief. I am happy and proud of you for being in recovery, and glad that I have the right kind of help now.

[@ceetee6939]

Yes im also a recovering addict and this was clear as day to me, but probably not others who dont know how it goes.. and the whole shaved head thing screams Lice and neglect especially the mom doing it too..

[@lizhall4473]

Lice was the first story six months ago.she was neglected no-one is disputing that - look at her teeth fgs they're terrible..but neglect doesn't equal murder, I think Candus was stoned,fell asleep and there was some kind of accident which they covered up.

[@Breakfastfordinner74]

Yup. Clear as day. So sad...

[@bonnielicollins2958]

So many inconsistencies but the one that stands out the most is that the mom says summer knew to stay out of the woods because of bears/coyotes/snakes/ext. But also sent the boys into the woods basically right after summer went missing

[@teliyahwalls7664]

What bothers me most about the moms story is why would the grandma be out gardening right after coming home from the hospital for knee issues..?

[@Uchiha.Itachii]

Many parents think that boys can do more dangerous stuff cause they know how to defend themselves even in a young age

[@mimo_7174]

​@Teliyah Walls they appear, to me at lesst, to be drug addicts. Not sure about the grandmother but its very possible she got a small injury (or wasnt even injured) and used it as an excuse to get pain meds.

[@deemariewright3981]

@@teliyahwalls7664 Very good point!!

[@whoaitsally7676]

Yeah, the boys were clearly older and more capable handling themselves in the woods. I can imagine that candy sat in a chair and that she asked for help for that reason. Just for the sake of being realistic. I do think this is a VERY suspicious family though

[@cuppycakey5013]

It doesn’t sit well with me that while her son is being interviewed about a missing little child, that woman was sitting there with her belly hanging out, rolling her eyes at him, and texting on her phone. Good grief, have some respect and decency. This case is very disturbing for a lot of reasons and seems like no one tells the truth. I hope they do find out what actually happened to that little girl.

[@rainbowbunniie]

Fat people don't have to hide our bodies just because it makes other people like yourself uncomfortable. So basically you're saying anyone over a size 2 should never be able to wear a tank top or a shorts or anything because god forbid someone see their belly? Meanwhile I see people who are a size 00 walking around with their entire ass hanging out on a daily basis. And where was that woman supposed to put her stomach exactly? She's a large woman her stomach isn't going anywhere if someone has a problem with it that's their problem. And she wasn't texting the whole time while her son was being interviewed. There's other clips and through almost all of them she was just sitting there listening. Her phone went off in one of them and she happened to answer it so what? But I guess she doesn't have any respect or decency because you don't like how she looks.

[@lindseyhart4562]

She looks really sleazy to me as well

[@camryn5709]

@@rainbowbunniie her comment was not a fat shaming comment, calm down. The nonchalance of everyone other than Hunter in those clips are wildly disturbing.

[@FippyDarkpaw]

@@rainbowbunniie Calm down. This isn't about you.

[@m.haynes]

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people rudely allow their phone to “ping” and “ding” constantly during a meeting, conversation, meal, etc. I’ve been growing more & more annoyed throughout this video every time that woman and her stupid phone chimes during the interview. Who does that?!

[@kaetimm]

Two other things that are noteworthy… Both Candus and Don have older children who were taken out of custody due to neglect and/or abuse. Also, Grandma Candy moved away very soon after Summer’s disappearance. Who moves away a week or so after their grandchild goes missing?!

[@Himaryous]

Someone scared of being murdered by drug dealers,

[@amyfrommn7224]

Good point!

[@sandrajackson5479]

@@Himaryous So you're saying she didn't have any fear until 2 weeks after, no still dont sound rite at all.

[@sandrajackson5479]

Whats weird to me I have yet to see anyone shed a tear.

[@Himaryous]

@@sandrajackson5479 No. But people who don't have a lot of money can't necessarily up and go right when they want to.

[@caitlynbeattie8452]

It seems really strange how fast they jumped to thinking she was taken or even missing, with such a huge property and an outdoorsy kid wouldn’t you be looking around outside for at LEAST 10-15 mins before thinking something else is going on?

[@serealll]

Exactly 💯👏🏻

[@fashionistax9919]

Why does this give me bad thoughts of her fam

[@fashionistax9919]

It I guess u think the worst in these cases

[@laisferracini9356]

I also HATE how they say "she was... She loved..." like they know she's not coming back. It bugs me every time.

[@lizhall4473]

They did search for her,as did their three sons and some neighbours. Jodie sue, their neighbour..heard the calling for Summer.

[@splashy_official267]

It’s definitely the parents, they speak in PAST TENSE about their daughter. Candy (JUST AFTER HER KNEE WAS CHECKED) decides to garden and plant flowers?? Also, when the mom was looking for Summer she didn’t check anywhere else, check the bathroom? Check the bedroom? No, call Don and report it to the police?? Nothing adds up in their story. Also, about how weirdly calm they are and there are no tears?? Why were the boys left home alone if there was a predator? How would Don know about the predator if he was at work? We. Need. Answers!

[@DaniellaR-xp4cp]

Maybe shes in the garden.

[@charlottewillis8642]

Wait, the dads a dry Waller. What If she is in the walls?

[@mel_moon18]

@@charlottewillis8642that was my first thought! 😮

[@charlottewillis8642]

@@mel_moon18 oh, thank god I’m not the only one

[@eellalovesyouu]

@@charlottewillis8642THATS SCARY AF BUT ITS PROBABLY WHERE SHE IS!!

[@lasso248]

I think that there’s a link between the parents and a drug related gang. After what Hunter said about seeing messages between a drug dealer and the mum saying “it’s done” and the way the mother broke down when discussing the drug gangs I think that summer was unfortunately a bargaining chip for a drug debt, they know what happened but are too ashamed to admit it.

[@winterwillow8440]

Totally agree

[@UnBoxLifeWithLori]

@Lasso 24 I agree with you about a drug dealer being involved *I think Candus called Hunter trying to score, they were unsuccessful so when Candus, Grandus, and Summer got home Candus connected with a dope dealer who took Summer.

[@peachhernandez6317]

exactly my thoughts. crazy and sad

[@krissikilbywood7136]

I wonder if authorities found those messages?

[@atme365]

This makes sense too as to how the parents guessed the exact route she left which was confirmed by the dogs

[@sydneywachtler9327]

These types of cases are so hard. I don’t know if the parents had any involvement but I do think they tried to minimize their responsibility by changing some details, and because of that, we’ll probably never know what actually happened.

[@KlsyGrc]

I’m practically pulling my hair out. The minute I think something clicked into making sense, it just gets crazier. I pray Summer is found alive and safe. If she has died though, I pray it was swift and painless.

[@courtneymsx]

Yeah their stories are all over the place, it's so sus. But until there's solid evidence or someone says something, we may never know 😢 so sad. Poor Summer 💔

[@ajjajsjsjj]

same as the madeleine mccann case

[@CJLOVE23]

I agree completely with the OP

[@isabellind1292]

@@ajjajsjsjj Or missing baby Sabrina Aisenburg (1997). We can never speculate. The Australian mother who was wrongfully accused of killing her baby was found guilty in the court of public opinion and in a court of law and went to prison before evidence proved a dingo killed her child. And series like "Seinfeld" which made a mockery out of the case w/the quote "Maybe the dingo ate your baby" (w/an Australian accent) used a tragedy all for a laugh on a sitcom.

[@alexandria8339]

5 Year Old Michael Vaughan disappeared July 2021 - he has not been found - he went missing from Fruitland Idaho, which is a rural area right on the Oregon boarder. His last known location was his home, which is located nearby a main highway and interstate. His story needs more attention so that it doesn’t go cold. Local and state authorities have been working alongside the FBI since the beginning, A reward fund established for information leading to the safe recovery of Michael now stands at $52,206. 5 year old Michael is described as : • 3 feet, 7 inches tall • 50 pounds • blonde hair • blue eyes He was last seen wearing : • blue Minecraft T-shirt • dark blue briefs He also answers to the nickname, "Monkey." (please screenshot and share)🙏

[@yourbffnat3602]

This case haunts me, I can't follow it anymore because it gives me depression and anxiety. I know that sounds awful given what his parents are going through :( . I pray all the time that he is found.

[@SandySaysYT]

She has a link to request her to cover cases on her Instagram link -- submit it. I will too. I'm interesting to hear here take on it.

[@comae5392]

I’m in Idaho and following this too. It’s so sad!

[@Kimi_Adventures]

I’m in Australia I have not heard a word about this. Thank you for being the voice of this child and bringing it more coverage

[@Lynne6]

I’ve heard about this case! Praying heavily for that baby!

[@tierrashea2]

I was one of the one’s who, thankfully, requested this! My heart breaks. I live about 15 minutes out and this whole story is just so sad and I can safely say she still had a HUGE community searching for her, praying for her to either return home.. safely, or her remains be found. Justice for this poor baby girl.

[@d3ad_ro0ster]

There are definietly signs of neglect in this case. Summer's room seems so depressing. No wonder she didn't wanna sleep in there. Candice also sending her three sons into the forest, alone, while there are drug gangs and possible child kidnappers out there is just so careless. I do believe that the parents have something to do with it or know something. R. I. P dear Summer

[@mothylace]

Thank you for mentioning her room! As soon as I saw that, I was a little shocked. That's not a child's room. I get that they're not doing well financially. I am in the same boat and have 3 little girls. My girls still have toys, dressers, bedding, and stuff hanging up on their walls. Their room is still comfortable and still looks like a child's room... Summer's room was cold and dark 😔

[@gloomgirl]

It seems like they knew Summer was the target. Shaving her head to look like ‘one of the boys’ so she’d be safer..her room looks like a cell where they kept an eye on her because they knew she was what they were after! So sad-seems like maybe they had debts to very bad people and the payment was their beautiful daughter.

[@AliKat831]

24 minutes in. I thought she was just missing not dead?

[@Ms.B.B]

I don’t think the parents have anything to do with this. Are the neglectful.. yes, but I feel they loved their kids very much, they are just poor Tennessee family. She was absolutely abducted in my opinion.

[@ajjajsjsjj]

@@AliKat831 police aren’t sure if she’s dead but she probably is by now

[@nataliebermudez8168]

I just want to point something out because I had a FAMILY member go “MISSING” once. My BROTHER. He’s special needs/nonverbal autistic and mentally disabled. I was watching him one early Saturday morning. We were out front on the porch. I had to go to the bathroom which was about 20 feet away from the front door. I left the front door open and the bathroom door open so I can listen to him. I was in the bathroom not more than 60 seconds. I go back outside and he’s gone. I search the sides of the house, the back yard, inside the house. Nothing. I’m seriously panicking. I run down to one end of the street then the other, looking everywhere in case he wandered off. 20 minutes later I called the cops. I then called my mom sobbing telling her what’s happening and she says “what are you talking about? His part time Saturday caretaker picked him up. She said she popped her head in and yelled that she was there and took him” I was livid. The caretaker either lied about announcing herself or I simply didn’t hear her. So it is entirely possible to be in close proximity and not hear a dang thing.

[@sallyfrazier5843]

Agreed. I live in the woods and I am not sure I would register the sounds someone would make moving through the woods. There is so much natural noise in nature it would drown out a human walking. I lost my dog once and tried to listen for her and you don't realize how deafening nature is until you try to hear through it. I wanted to yell at the wind and rustling trees to SHUT UP!

[@suzyhansen8650]

I was thinking this as well. There is a case that happened recently in Australia where a little girl was abducted from a camp site. The perpetrator unzipped the tent and lifted the child out in a sleeping bag without anyone waking up. At first my mind couldn’t make sense of it, but the more I think about it the more I realise that the child’s parents weren’t expecting her to go missing. I reckon we pass abnormal things off ALL the time without even realising it.

[@emilywarden1979]

Exactly thank you

[@ville666sora]

@@emilywarden1979 Exactly, especially if you're having a conversation or are preoccupied with something else and not really paying attention to what's going on around you. And you WERE listening and still didn't hear anything.

[@kimsland999]

Being an active bush walker for the last 6 months (every day). I can honestly inform and agree with everyone, that being humanly quiet is easy. The forest is alive! Daytime noises all over the place (nightime worse of course, frogs, crickets, deer etc). Daytime country bush area you could easily walk around undetected, branches crackle and crunch all on their own, no one cares, because 2 million animals, insects, birds, trees, leaves moving, you name it.

[@chainilotus1117]

Being from a similar background, I'm torn. Providing a 15 year old with smokes and alcohol was normal. They lied to keep other kids from being taken away. Paranoid neighbors who don't want land searched. Typical. If you got more than a dozen dogs, one will always be barking so you become earblind to it. But the drug activity around the area is troubling. Not sure if I trust the 15 year old entirely but who knows. I need more information. Unfortunately it seems like no one involved was completely sober at the time making this story horribly muddled. Poor baby is probably gone but hopefully they find who did it

[@NotReallyAya.]

My exact thoughts, the. Sketchiest part of the story is the teenage boy. Like if you weren’t there when she was abducted your whole story doesn’t matter, why do yu keep talking with useless information. I think he has something to do with it.

[@JaydenSparks]

I dont tryst the 15yo. Hes just talking like kids do. And i think everyone coming down on these parents is based in classism. If this was a wealthy family they wouldnt be jumping on these parebts so much. Yes they are yt poor people doing dumb stuff, like smokes for the kid, but that doesnt mean they killed their daughter. Smh

[@NotReallyAya.]

@@JaydenSparks well I don’t think they’re being classist, I think it’s because the parents just have no explanation at all for what happened to her. I don’t really think it’s because they’re poor, it bC they have no answer at all. But idk mayb some ppL are

[@Kimi_Adventures]

Best take on this case so far. I agree. I think the 15 year old is either involved or the drug world is. They might of owed $$ I hope she is alive & not being harmed.

[@chicosmummy]

Yes the parents have been hung, drawn and quartered by youtubers. People looking down their noses at them.

[@TiIogy]

Summer's mother Candace said she had called her husband Don as soon as Summer went missing (on her own phone) then after Don told her to hang up and call 911, she threw her own phone and went to get her mother "Candy's" phone to call 911 because AT&T is the only company that gets service at their house? She was just on the phone with Don, how on earth was she on her own phone if it doesn't get service there? This story just doesn't add up at all. The fact that a grown woman is hanging out with a 15 year old boy, giving him alcohol and vapes. The planting of "flowers" directly "before" the disappearance of Summer. How has the flowers not been dug up during investigations?

[@heathergent7196]

Candice could’ve called Don on whatsapp messenger or a messenger call, which you use through wifi. Just an idea though

[@spitfirestake54]

It’s not that uncommon depending on how the 15 yo is growing up. You think Candace is the first to pass a vape and some weak arse booze to Hunter??? Nothing about Hunter’s presentation seems normal for a 15 yo anyway. He probably smokes weed, has sex and everything already. Not a typical 15 yo for sure.

[@simonerea6681]

Probably when she called Don it was shitty service so rather than calling the police with bad reception she used a phone that would get the message across clear. Also, I'd say the police investigators would obviously have checked the flower bed.

[@rhiannonwalker3047]

Yeah, even if she didn't have service, its my understanding you can make an emergency call even if you don't have service, so that part doesn't make sense to me. This whole case boggles my mind. Something is so fishy.

[@FLESHTHING]

@@spitfirestake54 Hey, just wanna throw my take in on this comment specifically. I live in a town similar to this, it's horrid, and let me say, 15 year olds doing drugs and having sex is NOT at all uncommon here. I have overheard several freshman talking about how they got someone to do sexual acts on them that I'm not comfortable describing, and it wasn't just one person, it was several. In towns where it's not so nice, kids get into drugs and sex a lot earlier. It's scary. In some places, it *is* the norm

[@jackiemichelleee]

Wow. It’s insane you actually covered this, this is my hometown. If I had to guess, Summer’s hair (as well as her mother’s) was shaved down because of lice... bc Don said “It just got out of hand”. Growing up, I went to school w plenty of kids in that area whose parents would shave their heads if lice got too problematic.

[@kbophoto]

Yep, I'm from close by , but I agree!

[@bloodyneptune]

Yeah, just the fact that all the boys _and_ the mom also shaved their heads? That sounds like a life outbreak

[@nyokabradford6639]

Oh wow

[@meme-bu8qu]

Shaving a kids hair is also a punishment tactic and with this family's history, his arrest records of assualt, and her drug problems....

[@no_peace]

It takes a lot of money and effort to get rid of lice with one or two people but in a house with several people, it's horrible, especially if you keep having to do it over and over. At my elementary they don't send kids home if they have lice anymore because it doesn't have significant health impacts (that's the explanation I was told anyway). That's a real hardship on disabled people and poor people because, although the policy makes the risk higher for everyone, they don't have the same resources to fix it

[@dance7soccerr]

I really think the parents know what happened. The way they are so detailed with the account of events makes me thinking they are lying. And their drug and substance abuse and Candace hanging out with a 15 year old boy and texting is so odd to me. They neglected that poor baby

[@emilywarden1979]

I’ve seen parents have that relationship with teens and nothing sexual ever happened or was discussed it was strictly parental relationship and they texted the kids too, there was nothing gross about it I knew the adult and I knew the kid and read all the messages ,

[@harmonybaillie176]

They’re talking about her in the pasts tense saying she ‘was’ the boss of the family, why are they talking about her as if she’s gone…

[@asyataylor]

@@emilywarden1979 naw in this sense it’s more like she’s the cool mom who will give you drugs. It kind of reminds me of the adults that were around bonzi. Please go look up the case because man lord of similarities in the actions of the adults in this case.

[@XxSuicidalNinjaxX]

She looked really skinny in one of those pics in the beginning. Like around her shoulders and chest. She looks kinda emaciated.

[@francesca1870]

@@emilywarden1979 yeah it’s weird because now that I’m an adult, I find it odd. However, as a child even as young as 10, I have always gotten along with and had friendships with adults. They were never inappropriate with me, never anything out of the ordinary. I can only compare it to myself and my niece. We are 13 years apart but have a very close relationship and are like friends/sisters. But I mean..she’s my niece so that’s pretty typical.

[@sleepdeprivedraccoon8758]

Not saying this is true, but the parents are giving me a weird vibe.. I think they're a little suspicious. Also the fact that the mother is "hanging out" with a 15 yr old is weird.

[@tishwitch]

I am so sad that there hasn't been any progress in this case. Summer Moon deserves the world out looking for her. ❤️

[@michelemahon141]

The one statement that dispatch makes of “the mother went for a walk”, is easily explainable, in my opinion. Candice actually says in a few other interviews “I walked back over to my mom’s trailer” after walking Summer to their house when she wanted to go inside. I think it was just a miscommunication in the 911 call between Candice and the dispatcher or between 2 dispatchers when relaying the information. So, not suspicious or conflicting accounts from Candice to me.

[@fsheld5058]

The child should've known better.

[@lilygirl5099]

Very good point, the dispatcher may not have realized how close the mom lived to them.

[@astrid8433]

@@fsheld5058 you obviously want attention, as you’ve commented this same line over and over and everyone has ignored you.

[@thecheergirl7000]

@@fsheld5058 your dad should've known better and pulled out

[@sharonm.t.2492]

That's what I thought, too.

[@LucyShea81]

One thing I'll say, being a Tennessee native... the law/emergency responders DO take forever to get anywhere. The emt service was literally down the road from my grandparents house. The day she died, we had called them to get her. It took them over 45 minutes to get to the house. Said they got lost... just going down the road. Yes, this is what we deal with in Tennessee, as I'm sure other places might too. My grandmother wouldn't have died that day, had they not "got lost"..

[@chainilotus1117]

I agree. We have had whole barns and houses burn to the ground because even though firestation wasn't far the truck kept missing the only dirt road that went down to the house or the half a mile driveway.

[@carriethompson84]

I've heard that it's like that in any country area including where I love in GA... I haven't had to have that experience thank God but I've been told, "don't let your son get hurt because [blank] county don't give a shit and go slow"... I am SO sorry about your Grandma 😢

[@MrsMrMoney]

I live in rural Georgia and this is definitely true in my area as well. Saw a man have a motorcycle wreck. Took the first responders over 35 mins to get to the scene. It felt like forever.

[@jennafelice5159]

This was my thought too, plus she called the husband first. Since he knows his way home/rural roads it doesn’t surprise me that he got there before police.

[@WakaMikuKawaii]

Yes. The Davidson metro police are BS. I'm sure police in other TN counties are BS too

[@JayDee14121]

I can't be the only one who thinks Hunter should be a suspect. His fidgeting and finger-pointing? Sus as heck. Including his claim that the phone call in the pharmacy was about a 'strange man lurking the property, touching the kids' despite the fact that both parents ever denied this convo. It puts spotlight on 'someone else', which is very convenient. He could have easily lured her out her house, as she knew and trusted him. He should be looked into.

[@Faramallera]

Totally agreed. In these type of cases, is always the one that claims “”there was somebody lurking around””. I think Hunter has something to do with this.

[@lisadianne5858]

I definitely agree

[@prickhead]

I got that vibe too.

[@JayDee14121]

I've heard this story before but once I saw his demeanor during the interview, I immediately thought it was worrying. He keeps trying to make everyone close to Summer look bad (parents included) whilst distancing himself as much as possible. And I don't believe his story about looking through Summer's mom's phone and finding texts saying 'it's done' but not getting time to 'see the rest'. His version makes the least sense, in my eyes.

[@alicemolly2651]

Totally agree. Always thought there was something off.

[@breehunnii]

This case is so heartbreaking and what’s crazy is her aunt also went missing in 2009. I just hope they don’t give up on this case or that little girl

[@belladoan2068]

missing children’s cases are always heartbreaking 💔

[@kellys1458]

She's absolutely adorable. I feel awful for her grieving parents. Not knowing what happened to her has to be the worst. I hope someday she is found alive and well.

[@vanessadodge1610]

That is so true you know I hope for the very best out come I pray for her safe return however my gut feeling is she will not be found if she is found she may not be found alive don't come for me just my opinion

[@letsplay7828]

it's even sadder that so many children case's don't get the same exposure or LE work as summer's. Especially if the child is BIPOC.

[@fsheld5058]

The child should've been more careful

[@ET-iu7ts]

Then go be helpful and do something about it instead of commenting on a video for another missing child.

[@AngelaAbner77]

Human remains were found on Christmas Day about an hour from her home, they are investigating and no information has been released on who it is. I hope that if it is her, they can figure out what happened. Prayers to Summer

[@chantalmegson5862]

🥺

[@juli.strange9988]

Thanks for sharing that information. I pray for whoever this is and every missing person out there 🙏🏼

[@daisylemus1445]

No😟😭

[@NattieD911]

Any updates ?

[@brittrichards5337]

Oh my gosh that's so sad!!!

[@smbeecrochetcreations4372]

Two things that stood out in this case: the parents refer to their daughter in the past tense in the interview at the beginning, which could be a red flag. Also, they report her missing, within 10 minutes of discovering that she isn't in the basement. Wouldn't they search for awhile first. Also, they immediately jump to the conclusion that she was abducted. This seems unlikely, because how would the abductor know that she was in the basement? Also, it's an isolated property, that isn't easily accessible. If I was the police, I would verify the timelines, by looking at CCTV in the stores, or talking to the employees. Then I would look at the cell phone records to figure out when the calls were made, and what text messages were sent and when. Once you have a verified timeline, then you can confront the inconsistencies in the stories. The family is key to this case...that's my gut instinct.

[@IHFlextape]

The family did show quite a Few red flags and they were acting a little weird and very calm but it was the way they described the situation and there daughters situation like they knew something happened

[@OLALALA1019]

You would’ve made a good cop stef!

[@brianjoe7070]

Past tense reference is irrelevant. Zero science behind it.

[@smbeecrochetcreations4372]

@@OLALALA1019 thanks! In a different life,maybe I would have been a detective 🕵️‍♀️ 😎

[@smbeecrochetcreations4372]

@@brianjoe7070 I didn't say it proved anything, but it caught my attention...that's it

[@raigenhuss7030]

When Hunter mentioned deleted photos not actually being deleted his mother grabbed her phone QUICK. Like she never realized that delete doesn’t mean delete. What the hell was she doing? Also, these people are all disgusting. Ugh. Poor summer.

[@smidgen]

LMAO i noticed that too, it looked like she thought "oh shit fr? i have some shit to do real quick"👀

[@rebeccadodd1394]

Her phone dinged as he was speaking, she was picking it up to check the message. It looked like she wasn't even listening to what he was saying

[@mikesanders8621]

Thankyou Rebecca Dodd. I needed to know at least someone in the comment sections of true crime channels could display rationality and a basic understanding of Occam's Razor. There is still hope.

[@recycledknowledge6105]

Definitely a bizarre case. I saw them on Dr. Phil. Respectfully, I believe the parents are intellectually challenged. Unpopular opinion, I do not believe the parents have the intelligence to cover up an accident or crime. It seems like they aren’t emotionally mature/emotionally available enough to raise children. Their home, and children seem neglected. I hope this little girl is alive.

[@scottcharney1091]

*bizarre

[@daniiiakasha4711]

@@scottcharney1091 😂

[@melissanicole4357]

This is true. If they did it I think someone would’ve found the body by now

[@susancorcoran382]

I completely agree. I don’t think they could plan, carry out, and cover up a crime that is fooling the FBI.

[@recycledknowledge6105]

@@kaylaann6946 thanks

[@hvwest90]

This case gives me Haleigh Cummings vibes. Both cases are extremely similar. Both little girls (Haleigh and Summer) just vanish - never to be seen again. Both cases, the parents are involved with drugs and drug dealers. The kids are being neglected. The boys are fine, but yet the girls disappear. So many similarities. So sad.

[@free-palestine000]

Did that case ever get solved?

[@samanthamerrill8645]

Might be getting sold for drugs

[@AnaCatarina-dg5tx]

This. Exactly this

[@osowavvvy4431]

@@free-palestine000 AI

[@itiswell4108]

The dad’s sisters said he tried to sell his oldest son from a previous marriage for drugs when his son was a little boy. Before they met both the mom and dad have lost all of their kids from previous marriages due to drug abuse and neglect.

[@asheyeakin545]

Summers "bedroom", if you can call it that, looks like a frickin dungeon.

[@catmom3842]

This little girl did not just vanish. Somebody knows something!

[@Jordan-nw4sj]

When the dad says it was getting out of control, I don’t think he was saying summers hair was out of control, but that summer trying to constantly shave her own hair was out of control so the parents decided to shave it themselves. As a kid I kept cutting chunks out of my hair and my mom would have to even it out despite her wishes. I think this is the same thing. It isn’t two different stories, it’s just misunderstanding what the dad is saying IMO.

[@periwinklenipples6072]

Appalachian dialect comes into play a lot with this case.

[@sammygirl6910]

I agree. My daughter nearly scalped herself at that age, full reverse Mohawk. Shaving it was the only option. Then she did it again, and again. The screenshot of Summer sleeping on the milk is sweet. I remember well falling asleep on the way back from the springs or the beach. Kids that age will sleep where they're going to sleep.

[@JUNEBUG754]

I used to do this too. In 4th grade I literally climbed under my classrooms desk and cut out a chunk of my hair 🙃

[@crtru3]

Or they all had head lice.

[@SA-kh8pb]

That’s how I understood it too

[@jasmynqueen4609]

I’m definitely suspicious of Hunter. The way he behaves during this video is so odd. If Summer is like a little sister to him, how is he so happy and humorous in the interview about her missing? He teases his mom giving her a hard time about answering his call finally, he brags about being a “tech guy”, and is able to laugh. I also think it’s weird no one is more focused on Hunter lying about the phone call Candace had- it seems to me like he is trying to make a suspect for people to look at. Why didn’t they ask him why his version of the phone call doesn’t match Candace or Dons? He also suggests her lungs are injured by the water after getting out of it. And his relationship with the family is weird to me.

[@chicosmummy]

He is definitely worth LE attention. I'd like to know how he speed nt that hour he said he was with Summer in the truck.

[@gertskook]

Police are way to busy focused on the parents. Like yeah I get the parents seem sketchy. But I could tell the parents are hurting and worried for summer. Even if they have a horrible past. But hunter idk something is off with him.

[@Effy1230]

I got the vibe that there was something going on between Canduce and Hunter, which would be awful considering he was 15 but if the rumours about Don (he was accused of rape and incest by his sister and there was some behaviours that Summer exhibited that were typical of a child that had been sexually abused) turn out to be true then I wouldn’t be surprised.

[@Jenahh-aye]

They said he was 15/ couldn't drive, and they stopped at his house so they had a place to be bc they couldnt drive home and back while awaiting the grandma getting the knee x-ray. Ere go he lives close to the hospital and away from them. He's a 15 year old and into the attention he's gaining. That's all there is to his off behavior.

[@AB-dm4hc]

I agree about H 110% from the start. How did he know about dry drowning? Growing up in that area we were never told about dry drowning. I think his mom has some unsavory friends (pedos)& if there’s a ring in that area I wouldn’t be surprised if A was involved too. I don’t like how she answered for him and changed his answers as well. I don’t trust them!

[@fernandaa2521]

I think them mistaking her age does have importance. This whole story screams negligence and that is one way that it shows!

[@godisacritter8571]

Not only that but in an interview Don was asked for Summers birthday and he has no idea.

[@marbles9176]

Even if they didn’t have a direct involvement, they seem to be hiding something they were doing out of embarrassment or ignorance of the importance of honesty in these investigations. If the mom was smoking a blunt in the woods (or whatever)while her kids were alone she probably doesn’t want to be seen any worse than she is already

[@NoOneCaresAnyway1234]

Right! I remember that one, c also said she didn't know her birthday either 🙄

[@stay_curious]

I have so much respect for how you always stick to the facts with every case and remind the audience of things like how polygraph tests aren't reliable. So many others don't do this and rely on drama and click bait for views, this always makes me appreciate your content so much more.

[@crystalharris3181]

This case has been so weird and everyone in Tennessee is ready for answers and to know where this sweet baby is or could be!

[@lilys7431]

💚

[@jennij1308]

Agreed 😔

[@rachaelleann9847]

Hell ya we are. I live here in Hawkins co. And it's still all on everyone's minds and hearts. It's just insane how no more evidence or truth or whatever come out that it has. Just crazy how much has come out but seemingly nothing has happened. Even tho don was arrested on Halloween for dui . It's just insane. Ready for answers for sure

[@lynsirobertson3527]

@@rachaelleann9847 I think he has been arrested a few times since Halloween hasn’t he?

[@diannshowers9129]

I heard this story early on and I live in PA and I am so ready to know what happened to this child. Obviously the one that was with the kids was Candice and the dad was at work.

[@gigilarigi3132]

I’m wondering why they’re dismissing the woman who said she heard a, “guttural scream”? They live in an area with bears and other predators, you’d think they’d take that more seriously. All of these cases you cover are heartbreaking but wow! This one really pulls at all the feels. 😢

[@guineamusketeersofficial7628]

@@ceilingfansunite yup! Hopefully whomever the adductor is is caught soon.

[@gigilarigi3132]

@@ceilingfansunite great point. That Hunter kid seems a little sus, too. Who asks an adult who they’re talking to? I could understand if it were one of her kids but…I dunno. This whole case seems off in so many ways.

[@chicosmummy]

@@gigilarigi3132 I thought that too, very controlling, he is suss for sure. I wonder what he was saying to Summer when he said they were an hour together in the truck?

[@thehousespouse]

Because the family is poor. It’s so horrible. And the comments about their home being filthy and the parents being horrible are just a part of the evident discrimination in this case. It sucks for Summer. She didn’t choose to be born poor. But if they were Kim and Kanye you could bet there would be lots of leads and the case would have been solved by now.

[@sparkieemae]

@@thehousespouse or maybe they're poor and their house is dirty. The two can exist at the same time, being poor and having a dirty home. Especially if you have 8-13 dogs and 5+ kids/stepkids/grandkids and spend all your time drunk instead of cleaning.

[@rosielombardi3078]

Something about Hunter gives me the absolute creeps. The way he talks in his interview is giving “its cool to be so close to this famous event” or like he’s trying to make candus seem super involved. Especially the part where he talks about what he overheard on the phone call to Don. Saying that “there was a guy on their property walking around and wanting to touch the kids” and when the reporter asks him to clarify what touch means he plays dumb and says “idk to hug them?” Something about that struck me as very odd. A 15 year old doesn’t know what it means when we say that someone “touches children”? As if he’s trying to act like he doesn’t know what the significance of that phone call would have meant if it were true. If anything, I don’t think what he’s saying happened is true, I think he’s trying to have his 15 minutes of fame

[@angelajohnston7332]

I totally agree I’ve felt that way from the start there’s something not right about Hunter

[@millerfirstbaptistchurch8011]

I think Hunter has something to do with her disappearance. I wonder how far he lives from their house? He would know the layout of the house.

[@angelajohnston7332]

@@millerfirstbaptistchurch8011 exactly and maybe that’s why no one heard her scream because she knew the person and trusted to go off with them. That’s the most plausible idea. Also Hunters dad wanted to take him back to New York I think after it happened as he lives there but the mother Alison didn’t let him and she seemed off too when talking about Candice when being interviewed about their former friendship

[@bjw4939]

I feel the same about Hunter and or his mum maybe knowing more or having involvement.

[@allypost5774]

I think Hunter made up that story to deflect any suspicion towards him. He would be my number one suspect.

[@hannahleann9233]

Im from the same place she is and I remember when she disappeared. nothing like that happens here and she's still missing. I'm happy to see so many people concerned about her because cases from small towns like this don't get talked about too much

[@roeostare]

Clearing this up for people who find this odd, Candace offering/supplying a hard iced tea to Hunter isn’t really that shocking. I’m from Appalachia/Tennessee too and it’s pretty average for a 15 year old to drink casually. I’m not saying it is or is not right, I’m just saying it’s pretty much a nonevent.

[@dawnhunter2558]

I feel the same about it taking 45+ mins for the police to get to some place in the boonies so sure the dad could get home first.

[@FippyDarkpaw]

It's funny how so many people have that disconnect; they have no idea how most of us live.

[@vblackson722]

Vee bee I'm from England and it's pretty common for 12/13yr olds to drink alcohol let a lone 15yr, it's not ideal but blimey every1 has been a teenager at some point.. I totally agree with you.

[@holliebivens2259]

Also from Tennessee (Blount County) and never have I ever seen someone enable a minor to drink?

[@elizabethbath5080]

@@vblackson722 but our legal age is 18 as well. I'm also in the UK and whether it's because I myself was never around it I don't know but I had lots to drink on my 18th birthday and it put me off drinking completely. My father is/was a rugby player and played for Wales but stopped drinking himself at 34 and my mother has always been T-total. My brother was put off drinking when he was in the Navy and my husband doesn't drink either so I think we must all be unusual. But non of us mind/care if you want to get wasted around us, you'll always have a DES around x

[@supremescream4494]

How is there “no evidence” of an abduction? Her scent was literally traced to the road and stops? Common sense tells you she got in a car. If she didn’t her scent would’ve still been picked up past that.

[@Ipleadthefifth]

The scents can change from the ground to the road the dogs can get confused very easily it doesn't always mean she was put into a car

[@julie-mt2xr]

@@Ipleadthefifth regardless it is evidence of her going down to the road. The scent isn't going to be misconstrued unless it has been weeks, scent dogs have an average accuracy of 96% trailing scents that have aged more than two days. They wouldn't have found a scent at all if she wasn't out there.

[@kimdoes32]

We know she didn’t grow wings and fly off…. Whether she got in a car or on a spaceship, I guess we’ll have to wait to find out. But since the neighbor heard a screech and a truck door slam, I am banking on the car

[@megancrisp81]

Hunters mom is absolutely killing me.... she acts as if she couldn’t be more bothered by what’s happening around her.

[@KorinPP6]

ugh ikr!!! she was irritating the hell outta me

[@megancrisp81]

@@KorinPP6 yes! The whole time I’m wondering, why is it exactly that you’re there? Why are you on camera? You offer nothing.... ugh

[@annettesvensson2264]

Yes i agree.

[@Amh2012]

She probably had to be there because he is under age...but she definitely didn’t need to be on camera 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@louisea6129]

💯 agree

[@samanthaelaine3711]

When I first saw summers room on Dr. Phil immediately knew something was off. I know it might be like a cool “hideout” for a kid, but it has a door to the outside and it’s difficult to access from inside the house.

[@meganwilson3369]

I’m about halfway through the video, and I just had to comment. Kendall, watching you over the years has been an honour. You always do the work needed to provide the best information. This video is a true testament to that. This case was very complicated for a lot of us to follow in real time. I remember hoping to eventually see a timeline posted by you, as you always end up making it make sense. Good work. Great work, actually. Thank you again for another amazing effort. I’ll always be watching!

[@laurendunn8622]

I agree, this case was soo hard to follow. I'm glad Kendall can explain all the details for us.

[@juliebosgraaf3259]

I really don’t think the parents had anything to do with it. What if Hunter walked to their house to continue hanging out with them, saw Summer outside and walked away with her. There’s something not right about him. A similar thing happened to my 4 year old son. We were out in the front yard when our pizza was delivered. I took it inside and told him and my older daughter to come inside. My older daughter came in but not my son. I asked my daughter where he brother was. She said he was in the yard. I went out to get him and he was all the way down out street about to go into a wooded area with a neighbor boy who was 14 years old! I ram down and got him. I told the boy you’re too old to be with a 4 year old and told him not to play with my kids again. It happened so fast. That’s why I believe it is possibly that that’s what happened.

[@itsrachelbtw8169]

I feel the same way about hunter being a possible suspect. That interview with him explaining that he stole candices phone and deleted messages he found was really odd if you ask me.

[@AlexAlex-oh3tr]

Like there are A LOT of cases with older kids luring away younger ones and hurting them but their bodies are found almost immediately. I'm almost certain if he did this he had help OR he was doing it for someone else.

[@xMyBrokenWingsx]

Thank god i saw this 😂 i was so worried no one else caught it. Unless hes got an apple phone - idk anything about apple - androids DO NOT BACK UP text messages. Once you delete a text its gone from the actual phone. So he 100% lied about some random possibly made up drug dealer. Idk what i think happened but I 99% believe Hunter is not even 1% credible.

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

Yeah exactly. Kids do the weirdest things and this Hunter kid comes off weird to me as well. I get being honest about the alcohol and the weed - but the other stuff seems suspect that he claims the mom told him something completely different about that phone call

[@pemberta]

It annoyed me so much when he was talking about calling his mom using facebook and said, "When she picked uuuuup" like he was making fun of her for not answering right away. Disrespectful!

[@HoneyBiscut572]

I think it’s super weird that Summers Aunt, daughter of Candy also went missing. Which i really don’t hear many people touch on that part of this story. The whole family just feels really off to me.

[@virgie4715]

Right! Like what’re the odds?

[@JessicaBlaze89]

I have 2 dogs and they go absolutely nuts when someone even STEPS on my property! How could the dogs have not alerted them??

[@nancybird1971]

Jessica Blankenship....I'm thinking dogs may have recognized the person

[@NikkiNicolePop]

As someone who has a family member who neglects to properly care for her children, I fully believe they shaved her head because of lice and not wanting to properly treat her hair with medicated shampoos. My cousin has done this to her little girls on multiple occasions and it is sad. For some girls, their hair is their livelihood and taking it away can be like a form of mental abuse. In my cousin’s case, CPS has been called multiple times and they do nothing every time. I haven’t even finished the video, but I just get so heated hearing this! 😞

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Shaving your head doesn't get rid of lice either. These garbage can people couldn't bother to keep the kid clean and prioritize drugs. Sterilize them all.

[@johnnahboss9404]

I was thinking that too about the lice

[@sandysmom100]

So sad.

[@sierra3934]

my exact thoughts. “her hair got out of control” as if they aren’t the ones responsible for her hair

[@LaDeeDah]

That was my first thought as well.

[@jessicaturnersmith2046]

Candus 's sister is also missing. She went missing mysteriously in another state. Two disappearances in one family just does not add up.

[@amandavining1408]

Yes Kendall please touch on this and there were two other teen girls that went missing as well.

[@fifivert]

@@amandavining1408 o

[@meltdrops]

What's her name?

[@roro6229]

they probably sell the women in their family in exchange for drugs/money

[@Liz-hw3zv]

@@meltdrops Rose Marie Bly missing out of wisconsin

[@KariN-or3sc]

I wonder if Candace told the operator that she walked to her moms house without stating that her moms house is on their property. The operator could have then repeated it as her going for a walk, not knowing her house was right there.

[@allisonangelafleming]

Candace said she went on a walk.

[@Gamgamx3]

The dispatcher stated that the father had advised that the mother had gone for a walk and Summer was gone when she returned

[@cindyslavik5391]

I agree. I think it was just a miscommunication. Don could have told the dispatcher his wife walked over to her mother’s and when she came back she was gone. I’m sure they were in a heightened state at that time and trying to get the details out quickly.

[@meganlaroche]

Good thinking I completely agree with that!!!!!

[@carolmakeup2222]

Her dad talks about her in the present and her mom in the past tense 🤨🤨🤨

[@deborabenny3876]

The thing we all know is this child didn't disappear in thin air. What I want to know is what her brothers had to say about the events that happened that day. I know they are juveniles but I know they had to have been interviewed at some point. Another person we don't hear from at all is from the grandmother who lives on their property & was with Summer the day she went missing. I am sure she was interviewed. Too many missing pieces to even try to make accusations.

[@shawnamoulton5435]

Yes!!!! I really really would love to hear the interview with the boys & the grandmother!!! I think that their statements far outweigh that Hunter kid that's my opinion!

[@maddyjackson2]

I'm in this Facebook group and I've seen a few people mention that grandma moved states and doesn't live on the property anymore. Unsure why

[@jimiwilliams7685]

Me too marry I’m in that group

[@vfam.4308]

@@maddyjackson2 weird...

[@amethystsage5135]

What is the group called?

[@Deniicea]

Nobody is crying in this case. There is a 5 year old missing, lots of footage about the interview but no cries? They look so calm, even when the father said; she has my heart in her little hand, no tears, no emotion in his face. Or am I the only one who thinks this?

[@peytonwisor7497]

crying isn’t always proof tho because some people just aren’t emotional it is kind of suspicious but it’s not really any proof of anything

[@Deniicea]

@@peytonwisor7497 excellent point. It could have numerous of psychological reasons as to why they don't cry or perhaps they have just practised the interview over and over again. But compared to the inconsistencies in the stories, it does raise an eyebrow.

[@greydongle1649]

I'm a little late to this party, but i know lots of these blue collar folks like this, I agree but I know they are very often very thick skinned people and no tragedy can harm some of them to that point. Some of this doesn't add up of course but it's such a normal response that I see in lots of guys that have gone through horrible events that I didn't even blink an eye at their lack of an emotional response

[@BlueberryBumblebees]

I find it hard to cry if I haven’t been to a funeral. When my grandma died, I just kind of felt numb, and I was closer to her than anyone. It wasn’t until after the funeral that I felt the pressure release, and was able to cry about it. My uncle died ten years ago, and I was never able to cry because there was no funeral. My childhood dog died, and I was only able to cry after I watched my dad carry him into the vet’s to be cremated. I watched that dog pass, but I’ve suffered a lot of loss, and though it never gets easier, it has numbed me significantly.

[@julsenn91]

My antidepressants literally prevent me from crying. I physically can't. Not saying that this is the case with them but I really hope people no one thinks I'm guilty of something because of my lack of tears 😅

[@madilyngoodgine3903]

I’m sorry but I almost died when you said “they are like the bloods and crips of the hillbillies “ I live right next to hawkins and I can confirm that is exactly how it is

[@amayha3293]

That was don that said that in a interview' watch the video again .

[@kendrickdinger]

I would rather get taken out by the Italian mafia than the hillbilly crips

[@spiritualtruthseeker1947]

@@amayha3293 - You are one of "those people." @Madilyn Goodgine is correct, Kendall did say this when quoting Don. Madilyn was not required to say that in her statement. She does not need to watch the video again. You are merely an egotist trolling for the pleasure of it.

[@dixiebrantnerdereus3416]

That poor girl was most likely neglected/abused! I feel that she's passed away and that her mom does know what happened to little Summer.

[@jennylynnalexandria]

That entire relationship with Candus and Hunter leaves a bad taste in my mouth and always has, especially since her boys weren't involved and left at home. What is a grown woman doing hanging out with a 15 year old boy? This entire case is sketchy from the get go. Why would someone abduct the child of poor people unless they have something to gain?

[@fixie650]

Grandma sells pills to Hunter.

[@louwandmaker]

The whole lot is just so freaking weird.

[@themoisterme9212]

Imo I think their relationship was inappropriate, not sexually but I still think it's really weird that Candus was spending so much time with a 15 year old. I think Hunter probably had a rough home life and wanted to get away from it by spending time away with Summer's family. Candus was definitely buying him vapes/alcohol and maybe other stuff too.

[@kirpdeb]

I think that Candace has no real friends. Hunter wanted to get out of the house because he is bored. Candace bought him alcohol beverage and a vape. Hunter is a good kid with a family who cares about him. He has NO interest in Candace ~ YUCK! Hunter sees Summer as a little sister whose mom is neglectful, on drugs, is often mean to Summer and Summer getting picked on by her own older brothers. Good people care about children in rough homes.

[@katherinesawler1174]

I get creepy vibes about Hunter and Candus, and I wonder if Summer was traded for drugs or sold into sex trafficking.

[@laurensnook9334]

So glad you are covering this case! This is my hometown and it’s very sad and frustrating to have no answers.

[@TiffanyTellsAll]

Me too! I live 45 minutes from her home and did a video on this too! It blows my mind and there are so many questions I have.

[@melodyrunion]

i am to! i’m from tennessee as well and when we got that amber alert and saw it on the news me and my family were heartbroken!

[@laurensnook9334]

@@TiffanyTellsAll I agree. I just hope one day there will be answers for her and for everyone who cares about her.

[@laurensnook9334]

@@melodyrunion it’s so so sad. I pray they find answers soon.

[@dabaglady]

Will you be there for the protest headed your way in Jan say 2nd week of Jan.

[@MorbidMermaid]

Such a sad story. I don't think the parents are directly involved. It doesn't surprise me at all that their body language was deemed "guilty" though. It seems like the mother left to meet with her dealer and Summer was gone when she got back. Or maybe she was off selling grandma's prescription. Or possibly she was at home, but so high that she nodded off and didn't hear anything going on and the inconsistencies with her story stem from not wanting to admit that. Who knows. Both parents strike me as feeling guilty and remorseful because they FEEL responsible, not because they actually killed her. I think the mother reacts so strongly to any talk about drug dealers or drug gangs because she believes that is what happened because of her involvement in that lifestyle. Hunter is just a teenager. Most teens think they know everything and often exaggerate (he makes himself the hero in his stories where it isn't necessary).

[@ruhappy2126]

Very interesting id have to agree with you!

[@manda-om9ls]

This is a great look on this !

[@summertime5274]

I agree!

[@j3551kuh]

I think you hit it on the head with her selling gmas prescription, great theory

[@summertime5274]

@@j3551kuh I feel the same. I knew from when they mentioned grandma had a knee injury the script was a narcotic. Esp since they went straight from the doctor, to the pharmacy and waited on it to be filled.

[@tessiestacy8996]

I think it's so sad what happened to this beautiful little girl. I hope she rests in peace and knows how much she was loved ❤

[@elizabethgregory]

As well as Rose her Aunt disappeared years ago too, I believe 10 years ago. And is still UNSOLVED!! Two missing from this family. Candus' sister and summer, her daughter. Its just so strange.

[@shaneandcrissy30]

2009 is when she went missing

[@sparkleytxt4041]

Actually this is pretty rare I remember Kendall cover a cause where a girl sister went missing and they had a cousin who also got missing couple years before the sister but there’s no connection to the cases. So it is possible

[@kadeelacayo4806]

@@sparkleytxt4041 yep I remember that

[@mariamaria2751]

Gee what are the chances. Seems as if someone took a cue from the last one..

[@Crystaljhey]

I was raised in Tennessee milesssss away from any town and I can tell you first hand that my dogs would have followed any of us if we were outside. I was open to all the bs until that part. When you’re raised in that environment there is no way those dogs let her out of their sight.

[@efroggys]

EXACTLY. Saying their dogs weren’t “barkers” is absolutely ridiculous. That’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

[@lindsaylaude5245]

Exactly! I lived in the middle of nowhere and my old man donkey (dog) would follow me literally anywhere even though I was 17. He also follows my 10 year old brother around all the time watching him. He also along with the other 3 dogs bark at literally anything that seems supcisous, they always bark at vehicles as well.

[@musclesandmascara8208]

Absolutely

[@xTashleyx]

Same, when I'm up at my cousins farm their German Shepherd will not let me go anywhere unless he's right behind me.

[@jillgott6567]

Especially as it looks like they do not leash their dogs- I would think one or more would usually follow the kids around

[@ZoZo-re3cg]

This case is so frustrating. I can’t believe they haven’t found a single piece of evidence in all of the search efforts. Drives me crazy and it’s so sad.

[@alextobias7340]

Still nothing??? 😒

[@Ajahnapollard]

Police don’t care anymore which is sad

[@micaylapotts2485]

@@alextobias7340 someone in these comments said they found remains an hour away from summers town on christmas morning but it’s not confirmed to be summer

[@Rachel-wg9tv]

@@micaylapotts2485 it’s confirmed

[@selfabsorbedbaddie]

I think it’s very obvious to me who’s responsible

[@423mama]

I'm glad you covered this. This little girl went missing just the county over from where I live. It's heartbreaking and has been all over our news for nearly a year.

[@aprilheenan7984]

The fact that Summer has not been found yet is very disturbing to say the least .

[@maryault8928]

Unrelated but I love how your fur baby just lays behind you like mommy's talking to herself time to nap....he seems to be so comforted by your voice even though the subject is sad you can tell he loves mommy's voice ❤

[@kayleewest6745]

Isn't it sweet 🥺 and how she tells us she refuses to send them away. I love that about Kendall. She's going to make a great mama.

[@BMarie774]

I don’t know why I’m so attached to Summer. Perhaps it’s just how precious she looks.but this case...drives me insane. I can’t take not knowing what happened to this baby girl and where she is. It angers me knowing her parents/whoever hurt her is perfectly fine with people 100 years from now being like “No one knows what ever happened to little Summer Wells”. That disturbs me. The idea of her demise being forever unknown....

[@ayeayeaye993]

Yeah. But I’m telling you right now something isn’t right on the parents side something is definitely up. If anyone knows what happens to her…. It’s her family.

[@alexandriafern253]

That hunter kid gives me bad vibes. His story was one “bad” thing after another. They gave me alcohol, there was a creepy man on the property, she was under the water, they were gone an hour blah blah blah. Seems like a lot of weird things to happen in a couple hours that could explain away things.

[@kelseylandon1224]

Ehh the story makes sense It’s not rare out here for parents to give kids alcohol or vapes and then be adamant they didn’t do it The moms probably just worried about getting caught, and Hunter doesn’t care if she is I don’t know if that has anything to do with this case

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

It really feels to me like he's padding the day with alternate explanations if they find something on him.

[@fbiagentfrank]

Seems like people and an environment where "bad" things DO happen one after another, though. Wouldn't you agree?

[@adellapolk9212]

I feel like he’s probably just a dumb kid who is excited about all the attention surrounding a dramatic situation. He doesn’t seem like a malicious mastermind to me.

[@SumireIsrafel]

My thoughts exactly. All of the stories of potential "what ifs" come from him and aren't verified by the family. "There was a man on the property" "or something", meaning look it wasn't me they said some man was lurking, look for him. "she was under the water and maybe it was in her lungs", look she could have drowned and they hid her body, I read about that online once, wasn't me I saw her go under. If she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted, it's probably someone who knew the family and a random 15 year old sure sounds at least possible.

[@flabbergastedpenguin4569]

The differences between Candus and Hunter’s stories is really interesting. The length of her trip to the grocery store seems irrelevant to what happened to Summer but why do their stories differ so much?? That makes it seem like it IS relevant somehow. Hmm I don’t buy the “guilty body language” thing though. Even if these people can accurately read body language, Candus could feel guilty for not paying close attention to Summer or something, it doesn’t mean she is responsible for Summer’s disappearance.

[@Nohandle1125]

Exactly. Parents feel guilt 99% of the time when something happens to their child. Even IF they couldn’t have prevented the situation

[@cringeproof100]

I think the difference in their stories is due to them both being high and not really paying attention... and connecting to that, they might feel guilty because they weren't paying enough attention to Summer

[@666ydney]

i hate the idea of "body language experts" being given credibility as well :/ human expression is so broad and nuanced that things like that just can't be definitively proven unless you can read the person's mind. i'm actually quite paranoid about this, having learned that "liars will give too many details in their stories", bc i do that 😳 in reality i just have a good memory, like being clear and sharing details, and grew up with an abusive mother that would beat me up if she thought i was lying. so i felt compelled to give a lot of details, and i still do. now i'm like, do people think i'm a liar?! 😂 point is, you never really know what's going on with someone

[@sandysmom100]

@@666ydney Sorry to hear that .I hope you're healing.

[@Cardboardruna]

I think their wildly different recollections of the passing of time are due to both their respective ages as well as the fact that they'd used THC vape cartridges. THC affects people's perception of the passage of time.

[@brettneygibbs9047]

This case bothers me so bad. This poor baby girl was doomed from the start. And I have a strong feeling that those boys maybe never even saw Summer when they got back, and they threw them in the mix to take the heat off of themselves. This baby deserves justice. Such a messy case.

[@Adrian-Maxwell]

I think the parents know more than they’re saying. I don’t necessarily know if they were the ones who did something to Summer, but I think they know more. Also, I can’t say I’m surprised the other kids got taken away. Their house doesn’t look safe for one kid, let alone 3-4 kids. Involved in their daughters disappearance or not, I don’t think they were great parents.

[@AshleyLebedev]

Agree! Massive negligence, lack of awareness in voice and eyes. Many family members seem drugged even. Not “there”

[@stylus2222]

I don’t know what’s more sad..that the boys probably would have become drug addicts and or criminals if they stayed there or that they’re now trapped in this other system with no future

[@lj7169]

You shouldnt really judge like that. You basically just said they shouldn't parent because they look a bit dopey lmfao

[@biancaa5562]

They bought a 15 yr old alcohol too

[@sammygirl6910]

Probably not, but that doesn't mean they killed their daughter.

[@evy5076]

I do genuinely believe they had some neglect issues with Summer, seeing the state of their home, but I don’t think they killed her. Hunter on the other hand feels like all his statements are altered. “I’m a tech guy 🤓” Sounds like he’s basking in the attention. The parents just seem regretful not guilty. Cases like these where the public makes a suspect the criminal in their minds always hinders the search from the ACTUAL criminal.

[@666ydney]

LOL the "i'm a tech guy" thing deadass sounded like my narcissistic dad talking down to my mom bc she was trying to figure out her new phone, or some shit 😂 literally i think he's said those exact words the same way this kid did lol. i'm not accusing him of anything or whatever but i had to comment bc it was just so eerily similar

[@OhEverdeen]

hunter is for sure bullshitting for attention. people have just never seen a real country family and they assume they must be criminals when they’re just simple.

[@erikapenix7635]

100%. “It doesn’t delete, it goes in the trash” this kid thinks he’s a genius because he knows 2+2 equals 4.

[@brookewagner5063]

Lol the thing is he is a minor too lol I believe it said he was 15? I could be mistaken.

[@z.z.1876]

To me Hunter just seemed like a 15-year-old guy who suddenly feels very important being interviewed and all 😅

[@peacehappiness3118]

I truly believe Hunter is way more involved with what happened to Summer. I don’t believe any of their stories about the swimhole. I think something happened to Summer at home on that property by the swing. That’s why Candus keep trying to pretend she was watching Summer every move/ painting the picture of how she went missing from the basement. The interview Candus did with Chris when they were over by the swing, is the first time I’ve seen a different vibe from Candus. Candus whole vibe changed when she was standing at the swing with Chris. Candus even picked up a kitten to sooth herself. And when Candus/Chris walked back towards the house from the swing, Candus was so zoned out that she didn’t even hear Chris talking to her. Chris asked her if it was okay to follow her into the house and she didn’t even hear/nor answer. Almost like being at that swing was a trigger!

[@daymarie1111]

The swimhole is where the video of Summer in the water was from. That day.

[@iraelmira6754]

This is interesting but I think its also important to remember that candace's involvement has no evidence at the moment, and so we must consider that she is still a mom who lost her baby girl and is probably in an indescribable amount of pain, which in my opinion makes it very likely that speaking about summer whilst being near her fav swing that she loved playing on, could have been a trigger, not out of guilt but rather out of truly just longing for her daughter? just a thought

[@lucyh.9781]

I’m from this area and it’s astonishing how little I knew about this case. I know this was uploaded a while ago, but thank you for covering Summer’s case.

[@maddiebailey6021]

I don’t feel that the dad has anything to do with it. Yes, he does have a history of domestic issues but I think he was at work when whatever happened happened and genuinely misses his daughter. I find Hunter’s part in this all really strange, I’ve thought to myself that his relationship with Candus could have been inappropriate with how much she called him and provided him with alcohol and vapes, but I don’t think his mother would have let him be around her if she thought they had some sexual or romantic relationship. The buying teens alcohol and vapes is pretty normal for impoverished rural communities. I do find it weird that Hunter would spend all that time with her, especially that day, and now give these interviews like he suspects her and that he went through her phone and whatnot and mentioning drug dealers. I’ve seen other youtubers videos like Noor Jasmine and Stephenie Harlowe that give some more details about Candus’ possible drug connections. I think it’s very possible whatever drug dealing Candus was involved with (allegedly) took Summer. I know the dad mentioned other gangs near them but I don’t really know why they would take their daughter “unprovoked”. I don’t know how much human trafficking would be going on in a rural area like that and who would take her during the day from her own home. I do think Candus has not being saying all she knows and that she knows who took her and why. If it had been an accident or the parents murdered her I think they would have found more evidence supporting that at this point. I think it’s very likely Grandma Candy and Candus were involved with drugs whether that’s just abusing prescriptions or harder drugs. This video didn’t really get into the neglect the kids were probably experiencing, but other KZbinrs have provided more details about the head shaving, and how Summer seemed to really be attached to a woman at their church, probably because she saw how put together she was compared to her own mother. I do think the kids were neglected, and that Candus and Don were abusive to each other, but I don’t think that is what lead to Summer dying or being taken unless it connects to drugs. (Like the mother being too preoccupied with drugs than keeping her kids safe from that life.)

[@daniellemclean6896]

Why the heck is Hunter snooping through her phone and bragging, “I’m good with tech?” Clearly not the first time he’s done that. What’s that about? Why did Hunter run off in the woods? I believe there is a connection between the parents, Hunter, and the grandma’s medicine and whatever chaos they had to go through to get the meds cost Summer’s life. Way too many red flags for her to be abducted on a day like this. They could prob solve the crime if they follow them next time she picks up pain meds. That’s where the missing pieces are hiding, whoever they’re buying, selling, and trading pain meds with.

[@harleydavidson8467]

YES YES YES !!! I’m wondering what her “prescription” was for. Likely narcotic, and it seems like a drug deal type situation. She could’ve been giving Hunter her pills or selling them.

[@amyw547]

They got the meds from a pharmacy. The cops would have been able to easily verify that by checking with the pharmacy.

[@peacehappiness3118]

Just what if whatever happened to Summer had already happened. And Grandus got the prescription to help with whatever pain Summer was going through to ease the pain.

[@katiedial2334]

@@amyw547 I think the above comment is saying their getting the medication from the pharmacy and trading it with a dealer or Hunter is involved in the trading of drugs

[@lo9184]

And he was talking about messages but once you delete messages you CAN’T relocate them in the trash. Deleted messages are permanently deleted. Unless we are talking about screenshots. But it wouldn’t make sense to screenshot incriminating text. Something about Hunter is fishy to me.

[@carolinalobato645]

In regards to the shaving, the parents do not contradict each other. The mom says she wanted her head shaved, the dad says Summer tried to shave her head in the back multiple times and that is why it was getting out of control, so they decided to finally shave it like they claim she wanted. Listen closely!

[@AnaSanchez-vq3zo]

Right. I understood that from the first listen.

[@carolgreathouse7898]

But why would Candace say she shaved her own head so Summer wouldn't feel bad? Feel bad about what...if she wanted her head shaved she would not feel bad. That's what confused me.

[@carolinalobato645]

@@carolgreathouse7898 I’ve always wanted to dye my hair red but I still haven’t because I feel like people will judge. Maybe if I had someone do it with me I would enjoy it, without thinking of what others might say or think about it

[@carolgreathouse7898]

@@carolinalobato645 Yes I understand that but you are thinking like an older child or an adult but a 5 year old doesn't care what other people think about what they wear or how they do their hair. They only care if they like it. At least all the kindergarteners that I used to work with didn't care. Neither did my own 5 year old care what anybody thought. But if you want to dye your hair red then go for it and don't worry what others say! 🙂

[@butterfliesjourney6439]

Exactly. I'm sick of this being misconstrued 🙏💜 the hair is also irrelevant. 5 yr olds are maturing at younger rates and some, do care of what others think. Not all but is a thing now. All is situational too. Maybe candus felt she would feel insecure, as is insecure in self so projected that to summer feeling that way too. Maybe about candus own insecurity. Not summer.

[@shysky93]

Thank you for covering this! Our community is devastated! It’s crazy it’s been 2 years and it’s really going cold unfortunately😢

[@MC-ve5ly]

You should take a listen to Reverend Donna Seraphina’s reading on what may have happened to Summer. She’s a psychic that regularly works with the FBI on solving these kinds of cases. In her reading she goes into descriptions of local landmarks that may be familiar to locals. She also describes appearances of certain locals in that area.. If only her videos would reach the right audience. I feel like someone in that town would know who she is describing or the location of some of the places she describes. I’ll come back and link the video once I find her reading

[@claudiamoran439]

It’s always a red flag when parents refer to their child in the past tense when they go missing. She was this….she liked this…as if they know that she is deceased. Parents who feel genuine concern for their child who is missing usually try to remain hopeful and stray away from referring to them in the past tense, i.e. she is, she likes, she has etc. just my two cents. There’s a lot not adding up here.

[@candieee]

Actually, this is not true. My best friend‘s little sister was abducted and murdered by her neighbor. She was missing for a couple of weeks before she was found. There were several times when we were hanging pictures in the neighborhood that her mom cried and said what’s the point somebody has her and isn’t going to give her back!! And,she’s probably already dead!! She was saying what the rest of us thought. Amanda was dead and we all knew it and thought it. When a young child goes missing of course her family is going to think like this!! Why would we not?!

[@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt]

@@candieee actually it is the truth with the majority of parents of missing children. It was literally 2-3 days after she was missing that they both continuously refer to their daughter in past tense . Not saying like ..oh she's probably dead. Less than 48 hours missing and you are talking about their child in past tense every time they talk about her. Come on now. It's not only that ...they got the rest of the kids taken from them AND the cops/fbi are saying there is No sign of abduction. Which usually means they believe the parents/relative did it.

[@letsplay7828]

I remember hearing someone explain that parents use past tense because a part of them knows that even if their child comes home, they will be forever changed.

[@candieee]

@@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt excuse me. You are dismissing my comment lLike I got my information secondhand. I watched my best friends mother break down in tears saying that she knew her daughter was dead. We all thought that from the second she was missing!! What should we assume, she was at Disneyland? The second your child goes missing you have horrible thoughts!’ If you’ve never lost a child, how would you know?

[@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt]

@@candieee I actually lost my child when her father abducted and killed her 14 years ago. For the past 11 years I have worked with other families of missing, exploited and abducted children. I have also been in attendance to many presentations by FBI and homicide detectives that covered everything from statement Analysis to body language analysis. In no way was I trying to dismiss your comment. I was saying the majority of parents will not speak about their child in the past tense even if they think or even know their child is dead for a bit. They may slip back and forth but usually if both parents are talking in past tense immediately after having a child go missing it is a sign to watch out for. I again was not trying to offend. So sorry for the loss of your friends child. May she find strength and purpose until they meet again.

[@jandccarlisle3534]

Immediate investigation of receipts, cctv and questioning of employees would nail down a timeline. This timeline should have then been released to the public for corroboration and tips. This would also cast doubt on whichever party is lying (mom or 15yr old boy)…too many inconsistencies. If someone is lying about smelling things they are lying about big things.

[@knicholsch]

If you are new to this case… something Kendall didn’t mention, in the interview at the beginning of this video, Candace and Don talk a lot about Summer in past tense. Saying stuff like “she was” and “she did”. This was right after she went missing. Most families would not talk about their missing loved ones in past tense this soon.

[@letsplay7828]

That isn't true. Plenty of parents of missing children use past tense for a number of reasons. I understand pointing out your suspicions, but please don't spread misinformation.

[@Amanda-bt1ur]

Alot of people talk about missing people in the past tense bc their not here at this moment .

[@Freedomisreal670]

I feel as well that talking in past tense is something to do with their language culture, it's just the way they speak. I think the language experts on Dr. Phil also addressed this issue.

[@butterfliesjourney6439]

@@letsplay7828 yes, I've heard same by parents who faced missing children also. And is common as child not in their physical sight so is not there. Is automatic.

[@butterfliesjourney6439]

@@Amanda-bt1ur exactly. I don't see past tense an issue. There's varied reasons.

[@stacydetwiler1475]

Off topic but I just love her dog. So cute and calming. I have anxiety issues so even if it's a rough topic it helps me greatly to listen to Kendall and see her dog hanging out in the background.

[@nicolemingus7163]

Her parents stories are probably being stretched far from the truth to try and hide the neglect that was going on in the house. While I don’t think her parents killed her, I do think their negligence led to her disappearance.

[@amberreid1059]

This seems like the most likely option.

[@jehanjehan8569]

Exactly my thought!

[@legmcmuffin]

For sure. I think through trying to cover things up, they’re just coming across more shady, for example- Candace giving Hunter alcohol and a vape. It definitely seems like they’re trying to cover up excessive drinking/drugs. I’ve dealt with addiction so I know the signs unfortunately. I think mix up in stories with the store could be because she was picking up weed or something. Just speculation but it would make sense. It would also make sense with the body language experts saying they look guilty too. I really don’t think they harmed their daughter, but they’re simply trying to cover their tracks with anything else that could get them in trouble.

[@Nia-or1yk]

This is one of the rare cases where you genuinely have no idea what happened and that’s the terrifying part

[@BarbaraBurghart]

Exactly

[@spitfirestake54]

Exactly. Absolutely frightening.

[@rethabilemaluleka1470]

True

[@itsvaL_bish]

Part of me thinks the parents aren’t smart enough to pull a crime (if something happened to Summer and they are trying to cover it up) and part of me just thinks someone close by that knows her took her away but who knows. Just hope she is found soon💜💐🦋🧸

[@sarahyde3501]

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@gertskook]

I’m thinking hunter. He’s making jokes like this is a picnic. Granted he could be nervous but that can be a factor. His just pointing fingers. Even if the parents have a past you can tell they love there kids. Especially the dad. Him saying his boys are safer from them right now says a lot in his character

[@sissycarston2653]

I've thought that all along...that they don't seem savvy enough to pull it off.

[@virgomoons]

I've never heard of this case but the grandma and mother and father are giving something's off vibes. I can't quit place my finger on it and I wanna point out it's weird that any little girl would want her head shaved. I'm thinking child abuse? Or something along that line.

[@rubicastro6229]

agree, also notice the girl doest lil smile on pics also signs of child abuse. the mom is weired lookin

[@dead.serious]

The abandonment and neglect shown in this case is so sad :( but I just want to say thank you for your amazing content. I recently started a true crime channel and realized the amount of hard work it takes. Props to you, thank you!

[@amym5114]

Agreed!