Summers last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on July 9, 2007. She lived with her great-uncle on west 96th Street near Madison Avenue at the time, and disappeared after an argument, taking all her clothes with her. A month later, she called her mother to say she was okay and not to worry. In November, Summers's step-grandmother saw Summers from her car on west 44th Street. Summers had her hair cut short and dyed blonde. She disappeared before her step-grandmother could turn the car around.

Authorities believe Summers left of her own accord, but she hasn't been seen or heard from since 2007 and they think she could be being held against her will. Two other teen girls have disappeared from the same area; Amanda Berry vanished in April 2003, and Georgina DeJesus went missing in April 2004. Police are investigating the possibility that the three cases are related. They think one or more of the girls may have been forced into prostitution. All three cases remain unsolved.