Did Nolan Wells’ DA Blow Up His Own Evidence?

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Aug 24, 2026 · 17m

A joint forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ phone was agreed to by both the family and the DA. The plan was the Digital Forensics Lab at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, with experts from both sides. A month passed. No date was ever scheduled. Then the DA sent a letter giving the family 48 hours to surrender the device.

Nolan’s mother had already accessed the phone before any forensic protocol existed. She and her sister opened his Snapchat accounts. Both were empty. The three friends from Horn Island voluntarily gave the FBI their phones. The family is holding onto Nolan’s until…