I don't think this video has been posted yet. If it has... just scroll on. The video plays better on Youtube so I brought it from there to here.
Summer's father allowed news people to come to his home today but
did not want to talk on camera. It looks, to me, like he was cleaning up the yard a bit. I imagine he feels terribly exposed and shamed by hearing and reading all the talk about his family, his history, the history of his older son, the missing sister-in-law, his arrest for DV.... he'd have to shovel through all that to just see those who wish Summer and her family well and send a wish for a god-sent miracle for her coming back home again; alive and safe. Maybe he's finally stopped talking for good; seeing as how most of what he said has been turned against the family and has taken the attention from Summer.
But, that last reporter who spoke with him set the tone and the subject matter, imo. What was discussed was not chosen by D Wells but, rather solicited from him with a condition or a promise that it was the best action to take:
"Your past is going to be out there now so you might as well get your side of the stories out there first." (
Paraphrased but it's a form of a mild threat... and the tactic was repeated 3 or 4 times. What a dishonorable way to get an anguished parent to speak... not about their missing daughter! But about their own past!
And, what has been accomplished? Entertainment for many, increased $ clicking on news sites, and the focus shifted off of Summer. I don't think this father had anything to do with whatever happened to Summer. I think he's in a state of stunned and confused denial and he thought he would find understanding and support by talking to people who cared about Summer and his family.