Dr Phil Summer Wells interview – 7 chilling signs missing 5-year-old’s family were ‘being deceptive’ about disappearance

DR Phil's interview with missing Summer Wells' parents has revealed the seven chilling signs that the five-year-old's family was "being deceptive" about her disappearance.

Summer's parents, Candus and Don Wells, appeared on a Thursday episode of Dr Phil, where they were questioned by behavior analysts and body language experts Scott Rouse and Greg Hartley.

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The interview, which revealed worrying signs, comes nearly five months after ' June 15 disappearance.

She was last seen outside of her family's home in Hawkins County's Beach Creek Community, Tennessee.

Her family said at the time that she had been in the front yard planting flowers with her mother and grandmother when she disappeared back inside the home to play with her toys at around 6.30pm. She was never seen again.

Don, who was at work at the time, and his wife have long maintained that his daughter was abducted by an unknown perpetrator, but so far no evidence has surfaced to support the theory.

The parents have been accused across social media of being involved in Summer's vanishing, even receiving death threats. However, they have vehemently denied those claims.

Experts Rouse and Hartley spoke with Summer's parents to try and figure out whether they may be lying about her disappearance — and they ultimately spotted behaviors that caused them to be suspicious.

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'GUILTY LANGUAGE'

The parents of Summer exhibited "guilty language" when they were quizzed over their daughter's mysterious disappearance, the two body language experts have claimed.

Dr Phil said he observed Don contradict himself several times, saying "no and yes" in the same sentence while "stammering and stuttering all over the place."

Hartley added: "For me, you'll notice his eyes are dropping down to his left he's having kind of an internal conversation about how do I answer this very complicated question.

"And I think he edits he speaks and never finishes a sentence."

Jumping in, Dr Phil said it's "very clear to me" that Don was "holding something back ... something he has knowledge of" regarding Summer's disappearance.

'FADING FACTS'

Then Dr Phil, Rouse and Hartley turned their attention to Candus, who they accused of "fading facts."

They began by focusing on Candus' reaction when they asked her what she thinks should happen to the person that "took" Summer.

Before answering, Candus closed her eyes and paused.

The experts said this was a classic example of "blocking or escaping"

SHOCKING EXIT

Candus later stormed out of a Dr Phil "interrogation" as she cried over crime gang questions both her and her husband were asked.

Their crime gang questions suggested Summer may have been kidnapped by the "cornbread mafia," a colloquial term that refers to a grassroots, organized crime ring.

While Don attempted to answer the question, insisting he's heard of gang activity in their neighborhood, Candus turned to him and said: "Get these wires off of me."

Don reacted by patting her on the back and saying "these are tough questions," but Candus said: "No, I'm being interrogated again and I don't want to do this."

Candus struggled to take off her microphone and revealed she "wanted out" and to "go home."

It was then she got up and left the room as her husband remained sitting.

Rouse described her actions as "insulating and running." He added: "She insulates when she starts crying so we can't get to her. In other words, psychologically we can't speak to her and we see the emotion as soon as I say cornbread mafia.

"There as we see that mouth starts dragging down within seconds and that's how long it takes to get into the brain ... and say 'hey, this isn't good.'"

Hartley explained to Dr Phil that Candus ";starts to, even before she leaves the scene," by making herself "unavailable."

MISSING AUNT

Summer's parents were set to appear on Dr Phil, Thursday and Friday this week, as it emerged her aunt also disappeared 12 years ago.

The missing child's aunt Rose Marie Bly vanished from Polk County, Wisconsin in 2009.

Bly - the sister of Summer's mother - "disappeared without a trace," the little girl's dad told  in July.

Her car was found 30 miles away from her home in a parking lot.

CONFLICTING DETAILS

Don was quizzed on Dr Phil as to whether he has any "doubts" about Candus' recollection of events leading up to Summer's disappearance.

"No not the way it played out," Don Wells responded. "Everything like that I mean, yeah, you always have questions, and I'd ask myself and but the way this happened and her emotions and state of mind..."

Don was then asked what questions he had, to which he responded: "I mean I questions ... no I don't really have questions."

Dr. Phil said he observed Don contradict himself several times, saying "no and yes" in the same sentence while "stammering and stuttering all over the place."

Hartley added: "For me, you'll notice his eyes are dropping down to his left he's having kind of an internal conversation about how do I answer this very complicated question.

"And I think he edits he speaks and never finishes a sentence."

Jumping in, Dr. Phil said it's "very clear to me" that Don was "holding something back ... something he has knowledge of" regarding Summer's disappearance.

'BLOCKING' INVESTIGATORS

At one point, Candus closed her eyes and paused when she was asked about what should happen to the person who "took" her daughter.

According to the experts, her body movements were a classic example of "blocking or escaping."

She then mumbled, after taking a deep breath, and said: "They should be put away for the rest of their lives. I mean, they should be tormented I think."

Characterizing Candus' behavior, Rouse said: "There's a lot going on here. She's not sure what she should say. Everything she's going says 'I'm unsure and shouldn't be saying this.'"

ABDUCTION CLAIMS 

An AMBER Alert was issued for Summer the day after she went missing.

Don has previously said that the family believes she was abducted, despite officials saying there is no evidence to support his claims.

At the time of her disappearance, Don said he was at work, his sons were inside the home, and his wife and mother-in-law were outside facing away from the basement door.

He told WVLT: “Well I think whoever grabbed her probably had her mouth covered, and I think she was gasping for air by the time she got somewhere down here because our neighbor heard a scream.

"A really funny scream and she’s been telling us that all along."

The father-of-four said sniffer dogs previously picked up Summer's scent on the trail but lost it near a road.

He believes someone put his daughter in a car and drove off.

Summer's mom, Candus Bly appeared to share Donald's theory telling FOX8 she feels "in my heart that somebody has come up here and took her…has lured her away from here."

She added: "Whoever has my daughter, I pray they haven’t harmed her, they and bring her back to us safe and sound."

Multiple law enforcement agencies spent hours searching the trail and the rural areas near the Wells family home but have reportedly found few leads.

Meanwhile, police searching for Summer have released new underwater search pictures while warning that misinformation is hurting the investigation.

Now, after nearly four months missing, police have issued a statement saying they "noticed an uptick in misinformation being spread online" about the case.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is urging people to stop sharing bogus theories and to only share "factual information" in a bid to help find Summer.

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On Twitter, the police statement read: "We’ve noticed an uptick in misinformation being spread online about the search for 5-year-old Summer Wells, who went missing from her home in Hawkins County in June.

"We want to be clear that we’re doing everything within our power to find her. #SummerWells"

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