NEWSNATIONNOW - Illinois man indicted over alleged threats in Nolan Wells case
Edward James Porter is accused of threatening Bart Edmiston Jr., a friend of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Mississippi's Horn Island.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - What happened to Nolan Wells? A legal perspective | CUOMO Crime Time: Weekend
On this episode of Cuomo Crime Time: Weekend Edition, host Chris Cuomo examines the ongoing investigation surrounding the death of Nolan Wells, speaking first with attorney Russell Latino about his client Bart Edmiston Jr., the boating incident on Horn Island, the viral enhanced sea-tow audio, the autopsy and the grand-jury process. Cuomo then speaks with Brandon Tatum about his reporting and interviews with Nolan's friends and their families, the timeline leading to Nolan's disappearance, the mysterious woman last seen with him, the Coast Guard call, competing accounts of Nolan's friendships, alcohol use and more. Chris and both guests also analyze how social media speculation, questions of race and confirmation bias have shaped the…
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.
ABCNEWS - DA promises to present grand jury 'thorough' investigation into Nolan Wells' death
Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said she is not able to publicly share information amid the investigation.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Mississippi completes state autopsy of Nolan Wells as grand jury review looms
Mississippi's official autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells is finished, but the results remain sealed from the public and even the teen's own family, leaving a grieving household and a watching nation no closer to understanding how a college athlete vanished from a barrier island and turned up dead. The State Medical Examiner's office has completed […] The post Mississippi completes state autopsy of Nolan Wells as grand jury review looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Mississippi's official autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells is finished, but the results remain sealed from the public and even the teen's own family, leaving a grieving household and a watching nation no closer to understanding how a college athlete vanished from a barrier island and turned up dead. The State Medical Examiner's office has completed its examination of Wells' body and forwarded the findings to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, ABC News reported . But officials have not released the results publicly, and the Jackson County District Attorney's office says the full case, including the autopsy report, will go before a grand jury once investigators wrap up their work. That means the central question in this case, what…Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Nolan Wells' family and Ben Crump demand full investigation into his death
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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Enhanced audio from Nolan Wells emergency call surfaces disturbing background phrases
A newly enhanced recording of the emergency call placed the night 18-year-old Nolan Wells disappeared on Horn Island, Mississippi, has revealed alarming background phrases, including what sounds like "Is he dead?", raising fresh doubts about the official account of his final hours. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources released the original audio of a call […] The post Enhanced audio from Nolan Wells emergency call surfaces disturbing background phrases appeared first on American Almanac .
A newly enhanced recording of the emergency call placed the night 18-year-old Nolan Wells disappeared on Horn Island, Mississippi, has revealed alarming background phrases, including what sounds like "Is he dead?", raising fresh doubts about the official account of his final hours. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources released the original audio of a call placed to the private towing company Sea Tow at approximately 4 p.m. on July 4, 2026. An unnamed teenager aboard a sinking boat near the west tip of Horn Island, a barrier island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast, can be heard telling the dispatcher that the vessel's bilge pump had failed. WLOX obtained the recording directly from MDMR and reported on its contents July 26. On the…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Hena Doba) - Evidence in Nolan Wells case points to an accident, says ex-FBI agent
About 60 witnesses have been interviewed as investigators piece together Nolan Wells' final hours on Horn Island.
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Independent autopsy in Nolan Wells case leaves cause of death undetermined as family pushes for answers
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen found dead after a Fourth of July outing on Horn Island, returned no definitive cause or manner of death, and the questions surrounding his final hours keep multiplying. Attorney Ben Crump announced the results at a press conference Wednesday, saying the examination […] The post Independent autopsy in Nolan Wells case leaves cause of death undetermined as family pushes for answers appeared first on American Almanac .
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen found dead after a Fourth of July outing on Horn Island, returned no definitive cause or manner of death, and the questions surrounding his final hours keep multiplying. Attorney Ben Crump announced the results at a press conference Wednesday, saying the examination by Dr. Roger Mitchell, a former Washington, D.C., chief medical examiner, listed both the cause and manner of Wells' death as undetermined pending further investigation. The 18-year-old's body was in a state of decomposition when Mitchell received it for the July 10 autopsy, and the state medical examiner had already retained pieces of Wells' throat from its own examination days earlier. No…Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Private autopsy concludes Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death undetermined
As the family of Nolan Wells awaits the results of an official state autopsy the preliminary results of a second, private autopsy of the Mississippi teen's body came back inconclusive. The second autopsy was performed after the initial autopsy removed Wells' organs. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. Find us online: https://www.newsnationnow.com/