Hey y'all! We finally reached 100,000 subscribers. We definitely couldn't have done it without our amazing community. Because of y'all, more people are hearing victim stories than ever before. Let's keep that going! We've released over 300 episodes and covered over 1500 cases, and there are many more to come.
As a special treat—at least that's what my husband calls it because he made this video—here is me embarrassing myself by dancing. There are also a couple of outtakes. I hope y'all enjoy it!
The video is on Patreon, but it's open to everyone.
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Day 1 of Crime Con ‘24
Since we are missing the next two videos, here's a photo of me dressing up for work two weeks ago. It was decades week at the Alzheimer's nursing home where I work as a nurse.
Hey, Y'all, we'll be headed to Nashville, TN tomorrow for CrimeCon. I'm super excited but also a little sad because we will miss a couple of videos for the first time in a while. Sorry, everyone! We tried to get them done but just weren't able to. The next video will be on June 6th, and then we will return to our regular schedule.
However, I will definitely be posting some photos from our trip. Once again, y'all are the best, and thanks for all the support!
Hey y'all, I hope everyone is having a great week! The channel has seen a lot of growth lately, and that's all because of our amazing community here. Thanks for the continued support, and I hope we hit 100k soon!
In other news, it's almost time for Nashville's CrimeCon at the end of this month, and I will be in attendance! My husband and I had so much fun at the one in Orlando and even got to meet Allison Peacock, who identified Dean and Tina Clouse, the Petito family, a few True Crime celebrities such as Chris Hansen, Josh Mankiewicz, and Joseph Scott Morgan, a fan of the show, and saw many more.
Nashville's CrimeCon lineup is looking amazing. Here is a link if you want to check it out: www.crimecon.com/Guests24
I'm definitely hope to meet John Walsh, Kelly Siegler, and Steve Spingola. I was hoping to also see Keith Morrison, which I believe he was supposed to come this year but I'm sure that got changed after the passing of his step-son, Matthew Perry.
If anyone is going feel free to hit me up for a quick meet and greet. Otherwise I'm hoping to share photos of the event just like last year.
If anyone has any questions feel free to post them in the comments.
Again, thanks for all your support.
I've noticed a few comments about wrong information on Summer Well's case, so I wanted to clear up some things. None of her brothers went to the swimming hole with them the day she went missing. They were allegedly at work with their father. The boy who went with them was 15-year-old Hunter, the son of Candus's best friend. I'm sorry for getting that wrong. Keep reading for more details.
Interview with Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxWVc...
Interview with Candus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZdQt...
None of Summer’s brothers were with them at the swimming hole on the day she went missing. They were allegedly at work with Donald. It was actually a 15-year-old named Hunter, who was Candus’s best friend’s son. After Candus and Summer pick up Hunter, who allegedly wanted to tag-a-long that day, she picked her mother up. Candus said she then stopped at a vape shop called the Hippy House and bought a Skittles nicotine vape. They then stopped at another smoke shop and bought 3 twisted teas. They then went to Walgreens and dropped a prescription off. While they waited for the prescription, they went to the swimming hole for 30 minutes. While at the swimming hole, the twisted teas were drunk. After 30 minutes, they left the swimming hole, went back to Walgreens, and got the prescription. Afterward, they stopped at Sonic and purchased some slushies.
After Sonic, Candus and her mom went inside the grocery store while Hunter and Summer stayed in the vehicle. Hunter said the women were in the grocery store for an hour, while Candus said Hunter was lying and it was only about 5 minutes. I would say it’s somewhere in between.
Regardless, on the way to drop Hunter off, Summer fell asleep in the back seat. Once at Hunter’s home, his mother said that Candus and Hunter were acting strange. She typically hugs Summer, but Candus couldn’t let her, saying she was sleeping in the truck. She also said that Hunter was very quiet, almost as if he was traumatized by something. It’s possible he was just high or drunk. There’s also a photo and video of Summer in the back of the vehicle sleeping.
Some believe Summer drowned at the swimming hole and that she was deceased in the back of the vehicle, but a criminal justice specialist examined the video and doesn’t believe that to be true. After dropping Hunter off, they arrive back home, and the rest of the story begins.
I’ve noticed a few comments about why I left out Donald’s past arrest record. Honestly, I was really trying to stay focused on the stuff that happened close to when Summer disappeared. Some of those charges are from a long time ago in Utah. Regardless, here are all the arrests I could find.
Utah 1990 to 2003 - Charged with attempted aggravated assault, interfering with a public servant, forgery; Third-degree felonies for theft, burglary, and forgery; a second-degree felony for theft by receiving stolen property; and a misdemeanor for revocation/suspension.
Arkansas 2006 to 2007 - Charged with possession of controlled counterfeit substances without a prescription and burglary.
October 14, 2020 - Arrested and charged with domestic assault, possession of a handgun while intoxicated, and unlawful possession of a weapon. This was after he came home and found Candus hanging out with a man, and an argument ensued.
October 15, 2020 - Candus filed an order of protection against Don.
October 19, 2020 - Candus dismisses the order of protection.
April 14, 2021 - Pleaded guilty to possession of a handgun while under the influence. The other two charges were dismissed.
October 30-31, 2021 - DUI Arrest
February 2022 - Pleaded guilty to the DUI Charge
Donald’s son, Donald Wesley Wells, is a sex offender.
Convicted on February 8, 2007, for sexual indecency with a child in Arkansas. This charge allegedly involved his 17-year-old girlfriend when he was 19. Don Jr. was in Utah at the time of Summer’s disappearance.
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Hey Y'all! I hope everyone is having a great week.
First of all, a big shout out to our community that has helped this channel grow so much over the last 3 years. Y'all are amazing!
Second, I want to apologize for some of the mistakes in the videos lately. We are going to be triple-checking dates and ages because I want y'all to have the most accurate information possible. Sometimes, date mistakes are typos, such as accidentally typing 1996 instead of 1986 and when I record, I don't realize it. Other times, it could be wrong information on the internet that I didn't catch. In the upcoming video, the missing person's age is listed on some sites as 28 and others as 29. When you don't have the victim's birthdate, it's really hard to verify the actual age. Sometimes I reach out to the families to verify information, but most of the time, they never respond. That's okay though, I'm sure the family get bombarded a lot by others which is most likely why they don't always respond. We'll get there though, and try our best to improve the accuracy.
Again, thanks everyone for your patience and support of the channel.
Happy New Year! 🍾
Hey Y'all! Another year is officially done, and I can't believe how much our community has grown. Feels like just yesterday, I was making my first video (5 Cold Cases in Mississippi), and here we are 3 years later with almost 300 videos. Big shout out and thanks to all of y'all because without your support, this channel wouldn't be what it is today.
Coming out today is 5 unsolved in Wisconsin (I can't wait for all the pronunciation corrections *smile*). Oh, and you don't wanna miss Thursday's video because it features 5 Solved Cases, including at least 3 that I guarantee are going to shock you if you haven't already heard them.
The last thing I wanna mention is the growing list of recommendations. It's very large, but I'm going through it, so If you haven't seen your case yet, don't worry you will at some point.
Alright y'all, have an amazing 2024, and as a friendly reminder like and share the videos. ❤️🎉
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