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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 17 MIN

Why Nolan Wells' Friend Went Public Before Answers Came

from True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · host Real Story Media

Before the autopsy was finalized, before the FBI finished examining the digital evidence, before the investigation reached any conclusion, one of Nolan Wells' friends went on Good Morning America and then sat down with Rolling Stone to publicly tell his story. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis asks the question that matters: does an innocent person do a national media tour during an active investigation, or does that tell you something about what they're trying to control?The friends have attorneys. The family has Ben Crump. The family is running its own parallel investigation with private forensics examiners and a commissioned autopsy. And one detail that Crump has highlighted shifts the entire frame: the friends didn't voluntarily disclose that they had Nolan's phone and keys after his death. The family tracked the phone with Life360 and recovered it themselves.Faddis walks through every decision being made by every person connected to this case — what the friends should be doing if they genuinely want the truth, what the family's shadow investigation helps and hurts, and what everyone should be preparing for if the investigation ends without charges and a civil lawsuit follows. The Lauren Agee case provides the roadmap. Tony Brueski, Robin, and Eric Faddis on True Crime Today.—Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #HornIsland #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #OceanSprings #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #FourthOfJuly #Investigation

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