‘Deleted Text Messages’ Found On ‘Nolan Wells Phone’ After Death - HP News

[0:00] Reporting live from Irish Club, Fright Plus News, I'm John Abba. [0:03] Breaking news coming out of our coverage on the case of Nolan Wells, [0:06] a young black man who would end up missing on a remote island with a group of friends in Mississippi, [0:11] in which he would be found washed ashore two days later. [0:14] At the center of the conversation lies what happened to the A-Team Road that day [0:19] in which this unanswered question has left many feeling that foul play is involved. [0:24] Now, a part of those reasons, for some, is Wells appearing to be the only black friend [0:28] amongst his group of all-white friends that he traveled to the island with, [0:32] while another reason is that there was a reported argument that took place [0:35] on the island amongst those same friends and Nolan. [0:38] Now, as mentioned, the family has hired civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, [0:42] who will now lead an independent investigation at autopsy. [0:46] On Wednesday night, Crump would sit down with ABC News, [0:49] where he would discuss his involvement with the case. [0:52] And now, to the shock of viewers, would reveal that Wells' parents saw that messages were deleted [0:56] out of his phone before it was returned to them by one of those friends. [1:00] What was going on with his cell phone? [1:03] Yeah, and that's something that's really troubling to his family as well. [1:07] The guys on the boat, they said Nolan stayed, but they took his cell phone? [1:14] That's not adding up to them. [1:16] And when the family gets the cell phone back, Lindsay, [1:20] they're saying they are trying to understand why they're deleted messages. [1:24] Now, as mentioned, many have already started pointing fingers at Wells' group of friends [1:30] whom he traveled to the island with, and their silence for some appears to be very suspicious. [1:35] On Wednesday, the mother of one of the boys named Warren would finally speak [1:39] after more and more people continued to accuse her son of being connected to Nolan's death, [1:44] and even the concern with her being a judge. [1:47] On her Facebook, Ashley Cole would say, [1:49] Our family, along with the community, grieves the loss of Nolan Wells. [1:54] Our thoughts and prayers are with Nolan's family. [1:57] Our son Warren loved Nolan dearly. [1:59] Unfortunately, I feel that it is appropriate for our family to dispel some rumors with facts [2:04] based upon the social media attention that is being diverted away from the Wells family and their loss. [2:11] Yes, I deactivated my Facebook, given the very heightened emotional state of social media right now. [2:17] I fear for the safety of my child and my children. [2:20] My husband and I have six children, and we covet their privacy. [2:24] We do not believe it is appropriate for our minor children's photographs to be circulated throughout the internet, [2:30] presenting potential threats to their safety. [2:32] I graduated high school with Christine Wells Wansley. [2:36] We are from the same community. [2:37] I have the utmost respect for her and all the Wells family. [2:41] We mourn the loss of Nolan with them. [2:43] Our prayers have been and will continue to be with them. [2:47] My husband and I were not at Horn Island at any point on 4th of July. [2:52] No one in our family is trying in any way to impede with the investigation by law enforcement [2:57] or to otherwise hamper the family and law enforcement's quest for answers. [3:03] Warren was interviewed by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and cooperated fully. [3:08] He saw Nolan last around 3 p.m. on July 4th. [3:11] They left around 4.30 p.m. when the boat was taking on water, and they had had an issue with the bilge pump. [3:18] Nolan made a decision to stay on the island and returned inland later with another group of friends. [3:23] My family is hopeful that this information will help redirect the attention to the Wells family, [3:48] their grief, and their need for our community's support. [3:51] Now despite what they're hearing from other parents, [3:53] and the sheriff expressing they haven't found any evidence of foul play, [3:57] Nolan's family is not letting up. [3:59] As Crump would point out in his interview with ABC News, [4:02] there are some clear inconsistencies taking place. [4:05] Like the young lady who Nolan was last seen speaking with, [4:08] sharing that Nolan went back to the boat his friends were on. [4:12] While those friends, as you can see, are seeing that Nolan never got back on the boat with them. [4:16] And then you have the young lady make a statement, and she says, [4:21] Nolan and I finished talking, and Nolan said he was going back to the boat. [4:27] The boys on the boat said, no, Nolan told them he was going to stay with her. [4:34] So which is it? [4:35] And all we know is Nolan is dead. [4:38] Now according to Benjamin Crump, the independent findings from Nolan's new autopsy is expected to come in on Friday. [4:44] And if there were deleted text messages from Nolan's phone, [4:47] there are a few possible ways those messages will be recovered, [4:51] and hopefully exposing what took place on the island that day. [4:55] Let's talk about it more in the comments below. [4:56] Now that we're hearing that there were deleted text messages in Nolan's phone, [5:00] before it was returned to his family, [5:02] what do you think needs to happen next? [5:04] Reporting live from Hypers Club, [5:05] Pride Plus News, I'm Janaba.