# Did Officials Fail Both Nolan Wells AND The Siders Kids?

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841)
Published: 2026-07-18T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8929123
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The sheriff told the country no foul play was suspected before anyone investigated Nolan Wells' death. A county in Ohio had truancy complaints on children five years before sixteen of them were discovered in a room smaller than a jail cell. Two cases, two states, and the same question at the center of both: did the people responsible for protecting these families fail before anyone else had a chance to act? Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis covers both cases in one extended live conversation. The Nolan Wells segments cover the premature call, the friends' contradictory statements, the allegedly deleted messages, the friend who went public during the investigation, and the DA's decision to present to a grand jury for what was called a drowning. The Siders segments cover the gag order, the grandfather who walked free because of medical costs, the charges and whether child endangerment captures what investigators found, and the question that dominates everything: Elizabeth Siders was married at fifteen, is the biological mother of all sixteen children, faces sixteen felony counts, and her own attorney says she may be a victim of this family. Faddis brings a former prosecutor's perspective to every angle. Tony Brueski, Robin, and Eric Faddis break it all down live. — 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=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion b…

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