Wells was last seen leaving her home in the 19700 block of Appleton in Detroit, Michigan at 9:30 p.m. on August 6, 2012. She was driving her four-door Pontiac Grand Prix at the time. Her mother spoke to her on the phone later that night. Wells never returned home and has never been heard from again. Three days later, her Pontiac was found abandoned on Coventry between Emery and Lantz, just a few blocks from her residence. There were a few clothing items inside it, but no sign of Wells. Wells left behind two children.

She lived with Rickey Tennant, her boyfriend of fifteen years, at the time of her disappearance. He was said to have taken a polygraph test but failed. He said that prior to going missing, she had been acting strangely. Police questioned Tennant after her disappearance, but found no evidence to implicate him, and he isn't considered a suspect. Although there's no evidence of a crime in Wells's case, her family is baffled by her disappearance.