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!

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.

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.

Rewatching in 2026, can’t believe she hasn’t been found and there is so little information. Heartbroken for sweet little summer😢

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

“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!

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??

missing children’s cases are always heartbreaking 💔

That house is horrible! That poor child’s bedroom !

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.

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.

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

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!