Searching for Summer

Summer Alexis Shipp never went anywhere without a cup of coffee. When her friends found her car that day, they were not surprised to see her mug locked inside. And they weren’t too surprised she had gone missing, since she was so beautifully innocent and naively trusting. They all worried about her door-to-door marketing job and the research that took her to dangerous neighborhoods. When they found her coffee cup but no trace of Summer, her family and scores of friends went into action, combing the city in a search for clues to give the police. They organized a media blitz that included billboards, signs on taxis, and appearances on nationally syndicated television shows like Nancy Grace and America’s Most Wanted. The search for Summer Shipp captured the attention of an entire city-indeed nation. Until it didn’t. Until Summer’s case went cold.

This is the true story of a loving daughter’s relentless determination to find her mother and bring her justice. This true-crime tale outlines the agonizing search for a body, the eventual discovery of her remains, and the trial of her accused murderer almost a decade afterward. In preserving the essence of Summer Shipp’s beautiful personality, this true story seeks to cement her memory in the minds of those who loved her and those who never met her.