NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Why has Nolan Wells' phone not been turned over?
The cell phone could hold critical information about where Nolan Wells was before he died.
The cell phone could hold critical information about where Nolan Wells was before he died.
Wells went missing over the July 4 weekend when he and a group of friends traveled by boat to an island off the Mississippi coast.
AI:Attorneys for the family of Nolan Wells report that his mobile phone remains unexamined by investigators following his disappearance during a boating trip near the Mississippi coast over the July 4 weekend. This delay in reviewing digital evidence comes amid growing calls from the Congressional Black Caucus for the Department of Justice to review the case, as online commenters have reportedly begun defaming friends associated with Wells.Open
A NewsNation compilation examining phone data, the enhanced distress call, social media evidence and the latest developments in the Nolan Wells investigation.
On "Jesse Weber Live: There are big developments in three big cases we've been following. First, now that a judge has ruled that singer D4vd will stand trial in the alleged killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, what's the prosecution's next move? Defense highlighted what they claimed were big gaps in their case. Does the prosecution have evidence we haven't seen yet? We're talking exclusively with the man spearheading this case: L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Then, mystery still surrounds the death of Nolan Wells. But now, his mother is taking legal action to get access to his social media accounts, looking for information about his final moments from companies like WhatsApp and TikTok. What could she find out? And, almost six…
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos admits the probe into 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has been slowed by months of “complex and time-intensive” analysis, and as the six-month mark nears, her family and the public continue to wait for answers. Six months have passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home in Catalina Hills, a well-to-do […] The post Sheriff cites lengthy DNA and digital evidence review as Nancy Guthrie search hits six months appeared first on American Almanac .
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos admits the probe into 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has been slowed by months of “complex and time-intensive” analysis, and as the six-month mark nears, her family and the public continue to wait for answers. Six months have passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home in Catalina Hills, a well-to-do suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The investigation, led by Sheriff Nanos and involving both local police and the FBI, remains without an arrest, despite a vast trove of DNA, digital, and video evidence collected since February 1, 2026. As Sheriff Nanos put it, “The Guthrie investigation remains active and ongoing.” At a recent press conference, Nanos described the scope of the evidence…Open
The family wants information from Nolan Wells' Snapchat, WhatsApp, TikTok, Life360 and Meta accounts.
The preliminary hearing gave the defense its first look at prosecutors' DNA and digital evidence.
Before allowing the Atlanta resident to enter the U.S., authorities seized his phone. He gave them a duress passcode, which wiped the phone of all its digital contents.
At this time, it's not known if Clancy's medical providers used electronic health records in their practices.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.