ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — What authorities have called one of the most extensive missing child investigations in Tennessee history has reached a somber milestone, as the search for Summer Wells enters its fifth year with few answers and no arrests.
Summer Wells was just five years old when she vanished from her family’s home on Ben Hill Road in Hawkins County on June 15, 2021. At the time, she was described as having blonde hair, blue eyes, standing roughly three feet tall and weighing about 40 pounds.
Despite a massive, multi-state investigation that has generated thousands of leads, officials say the case remains unsolved. An AMBER Alert issued shortly after her disappearance spread nationwide across mobile devices and television broadcasts, bringing widespread attention to the case…