Top Row and Bottom Left and Center: Summers, circa 1977;
Bottom Right: Age-progression to age 36 (circa 2008)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: March 30, 1977 from San Bernadino, California Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date Of Birth: January 2, 1972 Age: 5 years old Height and Weight: 4'0, 50 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue/hazel eyes. Summers has a scar on her face and three surgical scars on her abdomen. She may be using the last names Beer, Carino, Iwakiri, Iwokin, and/or Wise. Summers goes by her middle name, Jondell, which some agencies spell "Jondel." Medical Conditions: Summers suffers from cystic fibrosis. She was required to take medication with every meal at the time of her 1977 disappearance.
Details of Disappearance
Summers was abducted from her family's home in San Bernadino, California on March 30, 1977 with her younger half-sister, Tiffani Wise. Their mother, Beverly Wise, was discovered murdered inside their residence. The girls' eight-month old sister was left behind unharmed. The intruder(s) remain unidentified and the crimes are unsolved.Summers called her grandmother, Dona (may be spelled "Donna"), "Big Grandma" in 1977. Their grandfather's name is Dick. The girls' father is Claude Wise; a family photo is posted below this case summary. Summers was born in San Jose, California. She had a petite stature at the time of her abduction; she and Tiffani were approximately the same size, although there is a three-year age difference between them. There were unconfirmed sightings of the girls in the Boise, Idaho area around 1979. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Clockwise: Tiffani, Claude and Summers, circa 1977
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated July 17, 2010; picture added, distinguishing characteristics updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
San Bernadino Police Department
909-384-5142
California Attorney General's Office
The Garden Of Missing Children Society
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