# What Nolan Wells' Friends Did After They Left Him Behind

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Podcast: [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426)
Published: 2026-07-16T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8928176
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## Resource

Three friends left Nolan Wells on an uninhabited barrier island and came home with his phone. Their version of what happened doesn't match the only other witness. And every detail that's surfaced since points the same direction — people protecting themselves, not a teenager who chose to stay behind. The phone was at the house of the family that owned the boat. Both Snapchat accounts were wiped. The Life360 data didn't match the Snapchat locations his friends were showing that night. A video went viral that millions assumed showed Nolan in an altercation — but his best friend says he's not sure it's Nolan, and another friend went on record claiming it's his own voice, not Nolan's. Crump disagrees. The video is disputed. The phone is not. The Coast Guard got a missing person report at 11 PM on July 4th and said it "did not require assistance." The formal search didn't start until after noon the next day. The sheriff said "no foul play" before any autopsy. Nolan's father and his football coach were out searching the island on a borrowed boat hours before anyone with a helicopter decided to look. Hundreds marched through Ocean Springs demanding answers. Both autopsy results are still pending. And the phone that could tell everyone what happened that day is sitting with the family's lawyers because they don't trust the investigation to handle it. 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/…

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