The TRUTH About Nolan Wells' Alcohol Consumption, Bruises, and Deleted Messages, and the Shock Pastor Murder Trial | Ep. 1406

September 25, 2026

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On the July 4th weekend of 2024, a group of friends—Black, white, and mixed-race—took a boat to Horn Island, Mississippi. One of them, 17-year-old Nolan Wells, decided to stay behind when the boat returned early. He never came home. His body was found the next day. What followed was a months-long public firestorm, fueled by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Reverend Al Sharpton, who alleged that Nolan’s white friends had murdered him in a racially motivated attack. A grand jury, after hearing from more than 40 witnesses, including two medical examiners, unanimously found no evidence of foul play and ruled the death an accidental drowning. But Crump did not accept the verdict. Instead, he held a press conference to present what he claimed was new evidence: deleted Snapchat messages and an autopsy showing no water in Nolan’s lungs and a bruise on his head. This episode of The Megyn Kelly Show dissects Crump’s claims, explains why they do not hold up to scrutiny, and argues that the attorney is cynically exploiting a grieving family for profit and attention.

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1 (01:14) **Nolan Wells Grand Jury and Ben Crump's Press Conference** - Megyn Kelly introduces the Nolan Wells case, where a grand jury ruled the death an accidental drowning, and attorney Ben Crump held a press conference challenging that finding.
2 (08:13) **Crump's Allegations of Phone Tampering** - Kelly dissects Crump's claim that data was deleted from Nolan Wells' phone after his last use, suggesting his friends covered up a crime.
3 (16:08) **Interview with Russ Latino, Attorney for Friend Bart Edmondston** - Kelly brings on Russ Latino to analyze the legal and factual reality of the case from the perspective of one of the accused young men.
4 (24:49) **Autopsy Findings and the "Dry Drowning" Explanation** - Kelly and Latino address the autopsy results showing no water in Wells' lungs and a contusion on his head, which Crump’s team used to argue against drowning.
5 (34:30) **Toxicology Report: Wells Was Highly Intoxicated** - Kelly reveals the toxicology findings, which show a very high blood alcohol level, and explains how decomposition can affect the reading.
6 (40:45) **The DA's Frustration and Crump's Pattern of Misinformation** - Kelly and Latino discuss the District Attorney's scathing statement against Crump and his history of promoting false narratives.
7 (48:10) **The Human Cost of the Narrative** - Kelly and Latino reflect on how the exploitation of the case has harmed the community and prevented healing for Nolan Wells' family.

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Guests on this episode

Megyn Kelly Ben Crump Al Sharpton

Show Notes

Megyn Kelly is joined by Russ Latino, attorney for Bart Edmiston, to discuss the new information we're learning now that the Nolan Wells medical examiner reports are being made publicly available, the information about Wells' phone and supposedly deleted Snapchat messages, Benjamin Crump’s new spin and lies, the claims being made about deleted Snapchat messages on Wells’ phone, why there is no evidence showing anything improper, what we're learning now about Wells’ alcohol consumption, what the bruises on Wells' body actually reveal, the racialized escalation from Crump and others, and more. Then Megyn Kelly discusses the highlights from Caleb Flynn’s murder trial, the case against the pastor and former “American Idol” contestant, the wild 9-1-1 phone call at the center of the case, the bombshell testimony when Caleb Flynn’s alleged mistress took the stand, the text messages revealed in court, the excruciating text messages between Caleb Flynn and his alleged mistress, the disturbing amount of times they talked about killing Flynn's wife, Kamala Harris’ latest embarrassing interview, her ridiculous comments about “algorithms," her rambling answers about hope and power,

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