25 New Bombshell Texts RELEASED in Nolan Wells Disappearance

The private conversations from when. Nolan Wells disappeared, when his body. was found, and during the investigation. have just been released. These messages. from what seemed to be his friends and. others who knew him add just a new layer. to this case. I'm going to break down. the key communications from this almost. 300page report, put them into context as. we ask what this all reveals. Welcome to. Sidebar, presented by Law and Crime. I'm. Jesse Weber.

A critical report has just been released. in the Nolan Wells death case because as. you may recall, his family hired an. outside digital forensic examiner to. review all the digital communications in. this case. A lot of it on Snapchat, right? And that this was conducted by. Garrett Discovery. That 292page. report of communications to Nolan's. phone and what appears to be among his. friend groups has just been released.

You don't have to go through it. We did. We're going to condense this report for. you, try to put as much into context as. we can. And what is fascinating about. this is that you're seeing the timeline. of them, right? You're seeing the. progression. You're seeing the reactions. to what is happening out there. And for. those who have theories about what. happened to Nolan or speculation, this. is important to understand. This is. important to read these communications, okay? Because where are we right now? A. grand jury found no evidence to support.

criminal charges in connection with. Nolan's death. The Jackson County. District Attorney's office has said. there was no evidence of a crime. Remember, Nolan disappeared on July 4th. after a boating trip on Horn Island. This barrier island, this is out in. Mississippi. His body was discovered 2. days later on July 6th in the water off. the northwest end of Horn Island. Again, this is about 8 to 10 miles off the Gulf. Coast of Mississippi. But his family and. his family's attorney, Ben Crump, claims. still no answers. There's still no.

conclusion here. In fact, Crump held a. press conference where he made bombshell. claims about Nolan's phone. Going back. to Garrett, Andrew Garrett, the CEO of. this forensics company, Garrett. Discovery, the forensic examiner hired. by the family to examine Nolan's phone. or these communications, said this. during a press conference that was held. by Ben Crump. >> Were things deleted from that phone? Yes, >> there were things that were deleted from. the phone. I can't talk to intent, unfortunately. That's not my field of.

expertise is psychology, but I could. tell you from a digital standpoint, things were deleted on the phone from. the time he last had the phone up until. the time that his parents got the phone. >> And was it Snapchat things? >> They were Snapchat. Correct. So, look, Nolan's phone, cell phone communications. became a major point in this story. And. if you have been following this case, you know that Nolan's friends have come. under the spotlight quite a bit. To be. clear, they deny any involvement. No one.

has been criminally charged. And. apparently, the grand jury also received. a report on the cell phone or on Nolan's. cell phones locked state, screen. activity, calls, messages, location, appuse, and a nearly 300page Snapchat. conversation report that we're about to. get into. And according to the local DA, nothing was deleted from Nolan's phone. since he used it. And no one other than. the family had used it. Okay, so now. let's get into this report. what it. tells us from these different. conversations. The first thing, panic.

Nolan, where the f are you, dog? Coast. Guard's on the search for you, man. Has. anybody seen Nolan yet? Just heard about. it. Who we ride back with? Any word? Then later on in the report, you see. from a different data set. I Nolan, you. good, bro? Are you good? Nolan, let us. know something, bro. Please. These are. all messages to Nolan's phone. Please. answer. Please come back, Unk. I hope. you're okay. Are you good, bro? Nolan, are you okay? Again, panic, desperation.

And then you go to July 6, right? This. is when Nolan's body was found. And when. that news surfaced, it's really. heartbreaking when you see the messages. to Nolan's phone like, "Tell me this. isn't true, bro. Please open this text. and let me know you're safe. You can't. be gone, bro. This bleep can't be real. We were supposed to move in today, man. You're the best friend I got at school. And then the messages just start rolling. in. You have this one to Nolan's phone. You inspired me, man. I'm in disbelief.

right now, bro. I'd give anything for. another party or just another night to. hang out with you one last time. I love. you, Nolan. Rest easy. I will never. forget everything we talked about. You. will never be forgotten. I didn't want. to type this because I don't want it to. be real. Seriously, I've been praying. non-stop, begging God to bring you home. safely. For some reason, no matter what. people post or say, I still just don't. want to believe it until it's confirmed. And then you go back to the original. data set, right? The original.

conversation with the friends, how they. find out they got him. No way, man. You. all keep your heads up. There's no way. You all can come to my house. I love you. all more than anything. Nolan loved each. and every one of us. This is tragic. I. want to see my boy. Then you see what. appears to be a reference to Nolan's. parents, Christine and Elmore. I wish I. could help his family right now. I keep. thinking about little Elmore. Bro, it's. just incredibly sad when you read these.

messages in real time as they're getting. this information and people sending the. messages to Nolan's phone. And for those. of you who have questions about the. friends or put the focus on the friends, this is a different kind of perspective, right? And I want to go back to that. actually that initial conversation with. the friends when Nolan was missing and. before his body was found. You have. messages like this. I think I'm taking. our boat out there today. Anyone want to. come out with me to look obviously not. anything else? Yes, I would. I'm not. home. Someone got to have a little.

intel, man. Then there's a reference to. this girl, right? There was this idea. who was this young woman that Nolan. Wells may have been talking to to leave. the boat with his friends and go to Horn. Island. Redacted is the girl he was. talking to. She is not missing. Last. time I saw him was when he was talking. to that girl. Dude, I'm scared. Has she. responded to anyone yet? He's got to be. with her. Could he have gone to the. north side alone with her? Nobody on. redacted boat could get in touch with. her. Then there's this thing is if he's.

out there, there's definitely people who. stayed overnight. I don't think they. would let themselves get stuck out. there. So many people that you could ask. to give you a ride to shore. That's what. I'm thinking. If him and that girl are. both missing, they're definitely. together. But where? I think he's with. that crud chick in Moss Point. How you. all know she's not missing? She is. missing. She is. This is obviously. before they had more information. And. there's a further discussion later on. The Redacted's mom said that Redacted. only had a short conversation with. Nolan. Her story is falling apart. They. need to investigate her ASAP. They.

definitely are. Then there's this. communication later on in the report. Have we tried to get in touch with the. girl that Nolan was talking to at the. island? I messaged her. No response. I've heard redacted and her friends. pulled up and tried to talk to her, but. they didn't get anywhere. And then. there's this back and forth later on in. the report. Has anyone tried finding. that redacted girl on social media? Found her on FaceTime. Facebook. Has she. texted anyone back or has anyone texted. her? What do I say? Just ask if she's.

with Nolan. She's not with him. She. reposted his mom's post. Bro, wtf dude, ask her where he went when she left him. And then at one point in the report, there's this back and forth. Yeah, who. TF was the girl? She was so ratchet. Like, do we have her number? There's. something really fishy about her. Yeah, she was weird. Yeah, she rode out on. redacted boat. And he even said he. didn't know her and that was his first. time meeting her. They need to like pull. her in for questioning. Yeah. Now, the.

reports that we've seen have indicated. that she did speak with investigators. and that there was some sort of. communication between her and Nolan's. mom. And then you just see the. brainstorming here. Bro, how did she. ride back and Nolan didn't get a ride? We need to ask that girl. Yeah. No way. They haven't spoken to her yet. And then. this is a key point where they talk. about the police. Have you all contacted. the police? Anyone on the boat that he. wrote out there on with the information. that you all have? Yeah, the police and.

DMR and Coast Guard know about it. Is. anyone going to Horn? Another message. that says, "I want to help." And then I. thought this was an interesting. communication. Again, on July 5th, someone at DMR said that Redactor Girl. saw someone on a boat screaming at Nolan. to get on before they left. Did he get. on? He said it might have been Mr. Redacted. I don't think so. No. He came. and was hanging out with us and around. us. He never disappeared with Redacted. When it was time to leave around like 6, he got off our boat with this other guy.

and they started walking back to their. boat. And this is interesting when they. talk about who this other guy is. Did. anyone recognize this other guy? No. Drew is trying to figure it out. Is this. confirmed? Was it a black or white guy? He's got to be hibernating somewhere. Someone said redacted was acting weird, too. I'm confused on how you don't know. what TF this guy looks like, but you saw. him. And then there's a reference to. something that we're going to get into. more. Race. At one point in the. communications, this is on July 5th.

There's a message. Are they racist at. all? Like not even trying to be like. that. I wouldn't think so. And hearing. tons of stuff that could be true about. some people out there. You never know. But with all this suspicious behavior. from a lot of people, this is really. weird. Redacted said that Nolan wasn't. ever planning on riding back with them. We got to figure out whose boat he was. planning to get on. And I just want to. go back to that sketchy guy cuz later on. in the report you have this. Do any of. you all remember real sketchy looking. guys behind us in two boats? I mean like.

Yeah. The one that looked like redacted. maybe. Apparently the guy was real. skinny. The ones that were right behind. us. Yes. One was black and one was. white. Well those guys were apparently. like felons. At least one of them. And. they were there when we were all gone. I. think another message and sheriff's. talking. My dad said something like you. wouldn't want to be left alone with. them, especially really drunk. There's. this message, everyone, please be safe. The private investigator bleep is that. like really? Yeah, our friend group is. getting bleep blasted on Facebook. Just.

don't read that or be running your. mouths because people will make an inch. turn into a mile. Turn off your. locations. They've been showing up to. people's houses, too. Okay? No one say. anything to anyone. Don't talk out of. our friend group to anyone. And again, we'll get more into that a little bit, but this theory that someone did. something to Nolan, we see that at one. point in the report, apparently not sure. if it's true, that the Marine Patrol. said he thinks someone took him home and. did something. WTF? And there is a.

reference in this report to some sort of. fight or altercation, which I'll go to. My brother is pissed, bro. Where were. you all when you got in the fight? Pressing charges on me now and he swung. first. Where is everyone? And there's. this even referenced a few pages later. he might have got drugged or something. So, let me put that into context for a. second. Okay, so early on in the. investigation, ABC News reported that. Ben Crump at one point seemingly claimed. that Nolan Wells was asking for his. phone back. Perhaps there was some sort. of altercation. To be clear, the grand.

jury report concluded that Wells was not. involved in a physical altercation or. argument. And Nolan's reported good. friend, Tristan Shepard, claimed in an. interview there was no altercation. involving Nolan. even says Nolan isn't. even in this video that surfaced where. there was a speculation that you might. hear yelling or something about Nolan. He goes, quote, "That's me yelling.". There was no talk about a phone in that. video. Nolan wasn't on the island at. that time. He said it was a fight with a. stranger. He confirmed that Nolan stayed.

behind, that he had to return to shore. because of an electrical issue on the. boat. He also talked about Nolan meeting. a girl. Claimed that there was this. thought that Nolan would come back on a. different friend's boat. And there was. also this theory that Nolan went onto. the mainland and something happened to. him there, that his body had been taken. back to this Horn Island area where it. was discovered that something happened. to him. Maybe he got killed. Now, Shephard countered that narrative that. Wells was at a pool party early in the. morning of July 5th because there was. this photo that seemed to circulate of.

Nolan Wells at a pool party. And Trump. had even apparently shared a photo again. of what people believed to be Nolan at. this party. And according to TMZ, Trump. had posted the photo to social media. with the caption, "Now listen, I don't. know if these are facts or rumors. because no official statements have been. confirmed. We sometimes have to follow. all clues until the truth is found." Ben. Crump at a later press conference kind. of pushed back on what's reposting or. sharing. But Shephard said that that. photo was actually from a party on June. 27th in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Actually talking Mr. Shepherd. It. appeared in these conversations that he. might have apologized for doing an. interview, assuming, of course, this is. him. Sorry, boys, if my interview has. had some backlash on you all. That. wasn't my intention at all. Was just. trying to clear our group of what I know. was the truth. And this now brings me to. this whole interesting conversation. about talking with authorities among. what appears to be this friend group. The police just called me. They've. called everyone. I had to give them your.

name. All good. and asking for times in. bleep. I told them I didn't have my. phone for most of the day, which is. true. Like, I don't know how they want. me to tell them times when I'm in the. water. They're just trying to help. Nolan. So, be as cooperative as. possible. I was I love you all boys, man. We're going to get through this. Love you, dude. And then there's this. communication. I don't know if we will, but if anyone does, just a little. advice, but if we get called in for. questioning that the smart move is to. ask for an attorney, and that doesn't. mean we're guilty. It's just smart. so.

we don't get played by some potential. biased cop. Later on, it says, "Yeah, they're probably going to bring all you. in. They asked us to come in. Don't. worry, it's not bad. They just want to. work with us to find anything we. possibly can out. Don't speculate about. bleep, y'all. I haven't been contacted. yet by anyone, only facts. Because they. can try to get your bleep if you talk. more." And this is where they're getting. upset about the speculation that seems. to be coming out. So stupid, bro. small-minded individuals who are so full. of hate towards themselves that they.

can't help but try and push it onto. other people. Unfortunately, probably. going to be like this for a bit. Yep, it'll be for sure. And even once the. truth comes out, they will still call it. a cover up, sadly. There's this. recommendation. Stay out of public eyes. for a while because these people are so. crazy they take a picture and say some. lies about us. Then there's this. That. was our bleeping boy. And sadly, a. tragedy happened and we're having to pay. the consequences for it when we are just. as hurt, if not more, than all these. people. I know this had already been. stated, but don't pay attention to these.

dumb people online. They have nothing. better to do and want to just jump to. conclusions. Change your anger and rage. into peace through prayer. Anyone that. knows us knows where we stand as people, and that's what matters. We are in this. together. Lay low and pray. I love you. all, but we don't need to be texting. about this. These people are saying. horrible things, and we all know none of. this bleep is true. And it appears in. these conversations, there's not just. frustration about the speculation, but. there's this idea of what can they do to.

help. Y'all check your all's memories. and camera roll, if you took videos or. pics, and see if you can see him in the. background of anything. He's in the. background of all my pics, but that was. at 121. See if he was talking to anyone. we don't know. Yeah, see if he's talking. to that girl. Then there's a reference. to Nolan's phone. Does someone have his. phone or his Snap login? His mom has his. phone. Bleep have his login. Oh, okay. Because it keeps saying he is active. It. says he is active at his house. It's his. parents. We'll talk about Nolan's phone.

location in a minute, but I want to get. to another part. So, as I mentioned, a. lot of attention was focused on the. friends, right? And you saw this take on. a life of its own with people online, even in the real world. By the way, three people were even charged with. alleged threats in connection with the. Nolan Wells case. And a lot of this. dialogue came down to race, right? Nolan, black, goes out with white. friends, doesn't come back. There. appears to be a discussion about this. And to be clear, I don't know which. friend group this is. And there's a lot. of um vulgar language, so I'm going to.

do my best to explain it, but let me. just go to it. What's the snap? Nolan. was with Adam or shoot me cuz snap. Who. they said he was with? TS weird AF. I'm. a look on FB. Damn white n-words, man. Oh, it was white nwords. Bleep don't add up at all. They did. somewhat, bro. I lowkey feel that they I. lowkey feel like they drugged his aum. ICL.

them bleeps hiding some. They bleeping. lying. C. All of them white nwords was. lying. Redacted was crying last night. while we was just asking questions. WTF? And then you go back to the friends and. about race. We need to go to Nolan's. funeral and get with all our other black. friends to prove a statement for the. media. It would shut everyone down. It. says it would shut down the racist. people online. I think we should ask. Mrs. Christine, Nolan's mom, if she's.

fine with us going. And they really are. concerned about how do they fight back. against this narrative. Man, I really. hope this autopsy gets done and no foul. play is involved and his mom defends. everyone publicly. It hurts so much more. to see people turning this into violence. and arguing. I agree. It's so sad. Yeah, people are DMing me, too. Make your. account private. My DMs getting flooded. by people who ain't even from here. Same. That's what people do. They come. up with their own stories just from what. he said, she said situations. Can't. really do much until we know what really. happened from a valid source. Had a.

close friend die and we got some. bleeping death threats for it. Turn your. all Snaps maps off. I did. Dude, this is. actually a race war. Sorry, EJ, but it. is. Those who knew the real know, y'all. wouldn't try to hurt that man. OMG, I. can't think of anything that has made me. more mad on my phone than seeing these. theories and comments that people are. saying about Ocean Springs and the white. people in it. And then there seems to be. a reference to Ben Crump representing. the family during this. Whoever paid for.

the funeral wants it to be some huge. thing. It's almost like they're. brainwashing Nolan's parents and taking. advantage of them while they're. overwhelmed with grief. It's so evil. I. think the same redacted definitely. taking advantage of them. Sadly, you can. tell the guy does his job for the wrong. reasons and hides behind the wall of. being an activist. He only takes on. cases that involve white and black. people. No black on black or white on. white. He's been posting non-stop lies.

just to stir bleep up. Now, I don't know. for sure if that's who they're. referencing, but I'm making an. assumption here. And then you have this. so much these people online don't know. anything about the story and are just. saying we are pieces of bleep. I want to. start a GoFundMe for his family or. something, man. Just anything to help. And then it says, "Let's do it." Now, by. the way, talking about a uh GoFundMe, there was a GoFundMe that was set up for. the friends. It's titled Stan with Nolan. Wells Targeted Friends. The goal was to. raise $500,000. It raised so far at the. time of this recording over $210,000.

And the description reads the following. quote. Every dollar is being handled. carefully. None of it is being wasted. This money is not going to the boys for. new trucks or spending money. We will. not let it burn a hole in their pockets, nor would they ever. It is solely to. prosecute cases of defamation against. the worst of the worst wrongdoers. And. that is exactly how it's being used. The. money you donate to these boys will. allow them to win the fight against. fanatical opponents who have unlimited. resources. By the way, that is a. sampling of the communications. It.

actually brings to a bigger idea. So, before we get into the cell phone. location history, this is one of those. cases where there's just so much. information. We can't possibly show you. everything in a 300page report. But that. is why we have the case file section on. the Long Crime Plus app with all these. big cases. We're opening up the evidence. vault so you can inspect things like the. raw body cam footage, the 911 calls, the. crime scene photos, the full trial. tapes, all firsthand. You also get adree. streaming of all your favorite lawn. crime and court TV shows. And by the. way, right now we have a special offer. with my promo code Sidefall. You get.

your first three months of Lawn Crime. Plus for just $2.99 a month. That is 50%. off the regular monthly price. Hope you. can check that out. Okay, let's jump. back into this. Now, at the very end of. the report, you have information about. what appears to be Nolan Wells phone. location history. So, you see on the. side the last phone lock attributable to. Nolan, they have it at 21810. p.m. on July 4th, 2026. Also underneath. that, you see that at 4:36 p.m. That is. the reported call to STO. Remember that.

the boat was taking on water, had a. problem. 4:37 Snapchat activity. Sit. Yikes. And then 4:3946. p.m. BGE problem. Again, all seemingly. in reference to the boat. Now, there's. another part at the end of this report. where it shows where Nolan's phone may. have been. So, you see at one point the. phone was on the boat and then you see. the movement from Nolan's phone onto. land, from boat to car from the 6:00.

p.m. to 7:00 p.m. hours on July 4th. And. then you see the phone what appears to. be stationary at what you have to assume. or what I assume to be the parents house. at this location. So there you go. That's a breakdown of this report. Where. does it fit into the overall case? We. shall see. But this is more information. that I know a lot of people were looking. for and trying to make sense of. It's. all we have for you right now here on. Sidebar. Thank you so much for joining. us. I'm Jesse Weber. Speak to you next. time.