# Nolan Wells and The Pastor’s Fatal Hike

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Podcast: [Juicy Crimes with Heather McDonald](https://stenobird.com/podcast/juicy-crimes-with-heather-mcdonald-7261763)
Published: 2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

I am joined by everyone’s favorite sister and attorney at law, Shannon McDonald Goldstein, to break down some of the most baffling and heartbreaking cases making headlines. First, we dive into the tragic Fourth of July disappearance and confirmed death of 18-year-old college football player Nolan Wells on Horn Island, Mississippi, exploring the highly suspicious social media blackouts by his friends and the racial elements surrounding the case. Then, we dissect the chilling "alpine divorce" of former pastor David Vandermeer, who pushed his showgirl wife to her death at Zion National Park, only to take his own life in a jail cell decades later before facing justice. Plus, we cover the wild jurisdictional battles of the Bahamas murder-for-hire plot involving Lindsay Shiver, and a shocking update on the California radiologist who drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff with his family inside. It’s an packed, legally-minded episode you absolutely cannot miss! -Go to RO.CO/JUICYCRIMES to see if you qualify. -Shop now at Fabletics.com/juicycrimes to get 70- 80% off everything when you sign up as a new VIP Subscribe now to Juicy Crimes so you don't miss an episode!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/juicycrimes⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald on iTunes, the podcast app, and get extra juice on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/juicyscoop⁠⁠⁠⁠ See me Live: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://heathermcdonald.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Social Media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heathermcdonald/⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heathermcdonald⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HeatherMcDonaldOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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