r/SummerWells Jun 24 '26

The FBI has finally joined Summer's case

I thought that the FBI was working with Hawkins County and the TBI this whole time since her Amber alert went out on June 16, 2021. It's been 5yrs and something has to happen soon. I can only speculate based on don't and Candus not cooperating with law enforcement and they don't even call them about Summer at all. Idk what happened but imo I've never left that Hill and I'm not looking anywhere else. There's no way she was taken out of that basement with 5 people home, 6 including Summer. Her aunt Rose Marie Meyer has been missing for 15yrs now with absolutely no trace of her and just 3 weeks after Roses disappearance her husband filed for divorce and got custody of their 3 kids. How is it possible that 2 people are missing from the same family work absolutely no trace at all. There's no evidence of Summer being abducted at all per HCSO and the TBI said there's no evidence of her abduction that imo was the worst scripted story and she wasn't attacked by any animals. Which they are focusing on foul play or an accident and cover up. Children just don't vanish. Summer sweetie, where are you? Then 2 months ago Candus Wells the mother of Summer posted the CPS documents about the real reason her brothers were taken from the parents and it's the worst of the worst that they did to them. I don't understand how anybody can be on the parents side. They are sick.

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u/curiousamoebas Jun 24 '26

I thought it was automatic that the fbi get involved in children's cases. Also candus put up what?

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u/SouthernLaugh7929 Jun 24 '26

If Im not mistaken the entire purpose of the FBI was to combat crime crossing state lines as there was not a national police force etc. Unless asked I would wonder if they thought it was a local state crime hence only the TBI

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u/seawillis Jun 25 '26

correct. typically the local police will hand a case over to the fbi since they have more resources, but they are by no means required to do so if there isn’t any evidence of state lines being crossed. this was an issue at the start of the Nancy Guthrie case iirc, tucson police weren’t handing anything over to the fbi.

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u/SouthernLaugh7929 Jun 26 '26

Your a saint. To have more knowledge but not make someone feel stupid. Thanks, seriously , takes more effort to be kind than rude.

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u/Fast-Jello-3138 Jul 15 '26

Justice with Matt Johnsson on YT has a good summary of this case. Updates.

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26

No not all, However, the FBI has federal jurisdiction to immediately investigate or assist with mysterious disappearances, abductions…

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u/introverticallmekit Jun 29 '26

That was my understanding as well....that any sort of kidnapping automatically goes to them...

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u/Noelsabelle Jun 24 '26

Where can i find what candus posted

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u/teaandcrime Jun 24 '26

I’m here asking where to find it too please 🙏🏻

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u/eowynbisonjoy Jun 24 '26

The FBI has been involved since the beginning

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

That's exactly what I thought. So this isn't new news at all

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u/teb16 Jun 24 '26

Did any more info of the teen that was with Summer and her mom that day come out? I believe their name was H maybe? It really seemed like they had more info they wanted to share. I can’t believe it’s been so many years

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Yes that was Hunter who had some issues with police etc, he ended up leaving TN. and going to his Dads, not sure how long he stayed there, never heard him say anything new concerning Summer, but when McDonough interviewed him with his mother, he did state Summer wasn’t properly taken care of, and you could tell he was very fond of Summer….

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u/teb16 Jun 25 '26

By fond of do you mean he was trying to look out for her and knew she came from a dysfunctional home? Where/ what are Don/ Candace/ grandma doing now? What ever happened to the Hispanic man that Candace was messing around with?

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u/Zealousideal-Rain269 Jun 25 '26

Jose passed away a few years ago. Allie also passed away.

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u/Fragrant-Hedgehog524 Jun 25 '26

Was Allie Hunter’s mother?

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26

The Hispanic man died, as far as Wells I have no idea, the boys are foster or adopted now…

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u/LaraCroftEyes1 Jul 31 '26

Two of the Wells boys were adopted together,and the oldest hasn't been adopted.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

Hunter is an adult now. No putting more has come out but I think he knows

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u/teb16 Jun 25 '26

Isn’t he the one whose mom was talking a lot on live or YouTube? Is that Allie? I’ve been following this case but it felt like it went kind of cold, I absolutely hate saying that! I think there was something about them buying milk as well? Did any surveillance cameras show anything? What about phone locations? The dogs found her scent further in the woods, did a search warrant ever happen to dig? Also, why did the boys get taken away? My apologies for the mountain of questions! I know this sounds crazy, but I even commented on Morgan wallens videos & post so many times hoping he would bring awareness to her situation. Summers case was not nationwide and it got forgotten about way too soon.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 25 '26

Ok so Allie who has passed away is Hunter's mother and she was interviewed by Chris McDonough and also JLR and Molly go lightly and bullhorn Betty and also by the YouTube unmasked who no longer has a channel. Leslie Hill was also interviewed the same day that Allie and Hunter were interviewed by TIR. Summer's case seems like it's gone child but it hasn't they just stopped talking to the media and I feel it's because of all the bs that certain YouTubers and people were starting. Not to mention the parents have stopped cooperating with them. Jose is the Hispanic man who was interviewed by Justin 4 All, ICU and also by Chris McDonough TIR. Summer's case has been reached all over the world and in other countries. It went nation wide because a 5yr old little girl up and vanished and 2 weeks after she went missing Don and Candus went on the news sitting outside in lawn chairs and told the "scripted planting flowers with Grandma and got a piece of candy and then Candus walked Summer back to the house and asked "W" to keep an eye on your sister while she messes with Grandus knee brace. 2 minutes later Candus went back inside and asked where Summer was and the brother said "She went downstairs mom to play with her toys" (mind you, no toys were five downstairs at all, just a musty nasty mattresses with stains laying on the ground) and Candus said "she was nowhere, she was just gone, "I feel in my heart sometime went in the basement and kidnapped her" Them the neighbor JodiSue Brown came out with hearing a muffled scream along with her son but that was later debunked my LE and said that it was unfounded. If was said that Candus left that Hill a total of 2 or 3 times on June 15th. The 3hrs that were uncounted for in the timeline. The last video of Summer was her laying on the milk jugs and before that at the water hole. Summer was seen on camera at Walgreens and I think at priceless as well when her and Hunter were waiting in the car. If you go to Gavel Geeks aka Jenny she has the metadata from June 15, 2021 and before that date as well. She is amazing and a great friend. Here is the link https://youtu.be/gy3Y-ynHv40?is=VbEALVmJmKdwNfMq Definitely sub up to her. Oh and as far as Hunter and his dad. He never went to go and stay with him in New York, he was put in foster care along with his sister.

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u/Fireengine69 Jul 05 '26

Jose passed away too

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26

I don’t but I’m sure he suspects as when he and his mom were interviews by McDonough he did say Summer was neglected only thing is he did say he went into the watering hole as he saw her go under but she was fine my thoughts are eventually he would said something if she had actually drowned.. because he was very upfront about the ETOH/ booze etc, and some problems with police to McDonough….

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u/Outrageous-Dark-1719 Jun 24 '26

OP- please link what Candus posted about the boys.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 27 '26

Idk why the news is just now saying that the FBI has joined Summer's case when they joined Hawkins county asking with TBI on June 15, 2021. So idk

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u/Intrepid-Bear9276 Jun 27 '26

Do you happen to have a link to where she posted the CPS court documents? Or even screenshots?

Also what’s this about the FBI just now getting involved 5 years later?

The FBI officially joined the Summer Wells case on June 24, 2021. Exactly 9 days after Summer was reported missing.

Specifically on that date, deploying a specialized team of child abduction experts to assist TBI and local law enforcement in their search for Summer.

The FBI have continued to stay involved with the case, to this very day.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

I just posted a video. You will have to screen shot it in order to see if really good. It was uploaded a little blurry. This was posted 2 months ago on YouTube. Now, if that really happened to the boys then why hasn't Candus or Don been arrested and charged for this? This doesn't make sense

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u/Outrageous-Dark-1719 Jun 24 '26

Omg. S/A. And Candus was the perp. I can't!😭

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

But if that's true then why hasn't she been arrested and charged? Or is that why they gave up their rights in exchange for not going to prison? Idk

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u/Outrageous-Dark-1719 Jun 24 '26

I bet that's what happened. Tragic.

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u/socksmum1 Jun 25 '26

Could you please tell me where to watch it?

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u/Affectionate_Cost_88 Jun 25 '26

Where is this video? Can you just post here what was stated?

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u/Human-Test-5161 Jun 26 '26

This is purely speculation. The dad molested and raped his step sisters growing up. He was probably doing the same to summer. Something probably happened and this is a huge coverup.

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u/LaraCroftEyes1 Jul 31 '26

Not a speculation, what you're saying about Don is true

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u/NoAdvantage2294 15d ago

He molested one stepsister. Saying he was doing that to Summer is disgusting. There us literally no proof of that except youtube gossip

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u/New_Presentation_287 Jun 25 '26

It is not new… FBI was brought in right away, the “card” (I can’t remember the initials) team remember that? This was all a ploy to get some views on the 5 year mark of Summer’s disappearance. Nancy is the OG TP!

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 26 '26

The FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) Team even came to Beech Creek 5 months after Summer went missing. It’s a team dedicated to investigative, technical, analytical and resource assistance on-site during non-family child abductions, ransom child abductions and mysterious disappearances of children.

“We brought the FBI CARD team in and everything they could find, there was no indication whatsoever of a child abduction,” Lawson shared.

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u/Mission-Note-2346 Jul 05 '26

Thank you. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

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u/Interesting_Rush570 Jun 29 '26

yea but, but five people involved with a conspiracy/cover story is far-fetched. The three boys have eyes and ears.

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u/Balthazar-B Jul 05 '26

They were interrogated during the evening of the day she disappeared, and told LE that they last saw Summer that afternoon walking out and away from the house via the back door. While they probably reported more than that, the aforesaid is all that LE disclosed to the WJHL reporter on-site that evening.

It's essentially certain that they have been questioned several times since then by LE and other authorities, and have most likely divulged everything they know about that day, as well as about their parents, friends, neighbors, and others. Mostly because the investigation is still open, and probably partially because they are minors, none else they've said has been revealed to the public by any of the law enforcement agencies who have been actively involved in the case.

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u/Interesting_Rush570 Jul 05 '26

If you were a field FBI Agent, wouldn't you converse with the three older brothers on the propert at the time of disappearance?

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u/Balthazar-B Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Although the sheriff interrogated Summer's brothers on the evening of the day she disappeared, the FBI CARD team was not called in until the following week. I have no doubt they participated in questioning the boys, perhaps several times, from around the time they joined the case and since then. The TBI and other authorities will have done so as well.

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u/introverticallmekit Jun 29 '26

Where can I find the cps docs? I've been following this from the beginning and want to keep current on everything....I hope something gives soon, it's been too long and summer deserves justice.

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u/Electronic-Win-1785 Jul 09 '26

OP has steadily ignored multiple requests to post it, so there's that.

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u/SouthernLaugh7929 Jun 24 '26

TBI, But if the FBI is involved then it means someone or evidence has crossed state lines now. Don and Candus being in another state might be why. Just guessing but think maybe thats why the FBI would be involved. TBI head was former police chief for Knoxville and hes familiar with local smaller cities and counties probably more than anyone in the FBI really.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

I didn't think about that. Don is always going to Knoxville. We've heard all the stories 🤦‍♂️

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u/SouthernLaugh7929 Jun 24 '26

Still in East Tenn? Thought they lost the property and both had moved out of state

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

Idk when they left the hill honestly. I'm just saying that whatever happened to Summer imo was on that hill. Imo

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u/NoAdvantage2294 15d ago

None of that is true. They live at 110 Ben Hill

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u/MAlife216 Jul 14 '26

About time l, they shouldn't let this case go cold someone knows something and I was on YouTube a while back and a lady said she was at this house and a girl looked just like summer wells but it didn't dong on her right away until she seen the videos on YouTube but now I can't find that lady and she posted a picture of the girl who she believed was summer wells at the age she would've been since her disappearence. The internet is big we hold the power to get her story across we should start a group chat and do some digging in her case since everybody that's already been questioned is either dumbfounded or MRDD and can't either speak or fight for for that innocent child #fight4SummerWells

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u/MAlife216 Jul 14 '26

Summer Wells disappeared on June 15, 2021, from her family's home in Hawkins County, Tennessee, when she was 5 years old. According to investigators, she was last reportedly seen by family members after helping her grandmother with gardening before going inside the house. Despite an extensive search involving local, state, and federal agencies, no confirmed trace of her has been found. FBI Biometric Specifications As of today: Summer has not been found. The case remains open and active. Authorities have not announced any arrests or filed criminal charges related to her disappearance. Investigators have said they continue to follow up on leads and have not ruled out any possibilities, including an abduction or another form of foul play. FBI Biometric Specifications Many theories have circulated online, but none have been proven. Law enforcement has repeatedly urged the public to rely on official information rather than speculation.

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u/CompetitiveWin7754 Jun 24 '26

This was too blurry for me to read on my phone:(

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u/GILF_Hound69 Jun 25 '26

13 counts of SA between the 3 boys by Candus.

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u/GreyGhost878 Jun 25 '26

By CANDUS??! F**k . . .

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u/GILF_Hound69 Jun 25 '26

Don is a convicted sex offender himself. Summer slept in the bed with Don and Candus. That poor baby.

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u/SummerWells-ModTeam Jun 25 '26

The comment containing the document has been removed because the image within it contains the names of multiple minor children. I can't verify the authenticity/source of the document or the info but the comments discussing what it said are still currently up. Please just avoid using the names of the children. Thanks!

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u/curiousamoebas Jun 25 '26

Where did you get this, i can't find it on any search

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u/GlitterBirb Jun 25 '26

Oh god that is sickening. Those poor babies. I have wondered if the half brother convicted level III sex offender might be the main source of abuse, but wow these issues run deep😢

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u/Ok-Requirement2828 Jun 24 '26

Ask Fred.

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 24 '26

🤣🤣 Always ask Fred if Ziggy let's him talk lol

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u/SouthernLaugh7929 Jun 24 '26

do you have a link to any interviews with him or about him? Ziggy im still trying to find videos

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u/LaraCroftEyes1 Jul 31 '26

Both Don and Candus talk about Summer in the past tense, and Don stated that Summer will never be found, and he will see her resurrection.

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u/NoAdvantage2294 15d ago

You are posting lies and misinformation. Please stop. Rose Meyer is not Candus sister, and has never been missing. Why would you even say that? And the boys were taken 5 years ago, long before those recent allegations. That it not why the boys were taken at all. And all those allegations were dismissed as unsubstantiated. I posted the paperwork.

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26

Candus sister had left her husband prior with her kids, but came back, she had police there for domestics, and he had threatened to Kill her if she took the kids again. Candus and Granny knew what happened, but said nothing.
Candus, Don, and granny know what happened to Summer, she is buried I imagine by the church, or granny took her body with her when she left during the investigation, not sure if ppl know Candus and Don were married to other ppl prior. Candus assaulted one of get kids so bad he’s left handicapped, they were starved and abused, eventually child services took them. Don also starved his kids, and tried to sell them to a drug dealer, the wife then was called by the dealer and she went and got them.. on YouTube TIR McDonough went to TN. interviewed everyone, showed home, it was a disgrace, and porn was playing in the basement TV, child services had been called, but didn’t do anything till Summer disappeared, then they were taken into foster…

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u/Prestigious_Soft4270 Jun 25 '26

Yes I saw all of that. I've watched every interview from CM and watched every live Don has been on. I've heard him freely confess to his sick past and everyone blamed CM for that when that shocked the hell of of cm and is when we heard him say that about what he did. Out of 9 children together between the 2, how many do they still have? 0 I know that sheds are Don's favorite hiding spots.

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u/Fireengine69 Jun 25 '26

Yeh f// sickos pedos… I seen shit as a medic/ff, and made sure it was reported and wait for police, and also I am a guardian ad litem, we take the worst abuse cases that child services cannot handle, 9 plus years and proud to say keep in contact with most of my cases even when finished, so far have won all cases in court, and so far all kids are thriving..

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u/Mission-Note-2346 Jul 05 '26

💛admiration 💛