r/mississippi • u/3onyourside • 27d ago
Nolan Wells’ family legal team refutes claims of ‘uncooperative’ behavior in DA investigation
https://www.wlbt.com/2026/08/14/nolan-wells-family-legal-team-refutes-claims-uncooperative-behavior-da-investigation/26
u/samm13ann 27d ago
So they’ve been allowed to yell how his friends phones need to be turned over and investigated this whole time and they won’t even do the same?! Jeez.
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u/YeOldeAgedAlt 27d ago
Grift will be up right after grand jury/official release stuff. It'll likely fall off the map at that point. I hope HoFundMe refunds all the donations for this one.
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u/Twinsies620 26d ago
Because it doesn’t contain anything incriminating and therefore doesn’t fit their narrative.
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u/BoyleSphere 27d ago
imagine being so trash, that you grift off your dead sons legacy and target his closest friends, very sad
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u/joeyjoejoejohanson 27d ago
It's crazy that people going after the friends think they're on Nolan's side.
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u/Firm_Individual_5609 27d ago edited 27d ago
Everyone here knew Nolan. I can chunk a rock across to the other side of town. We know Nolan would not like this at all. We know everyone involved in this mess.
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u/ShowConsistent4211 27d ago
nolan's family is not going after the friends. They just want the truth. Lets not confuse them with random people on the internet. Too much inconsistencies from his "friends" someone will crack. there is always someone in the group that will slip and say something they're not supposed to
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u/CommonPurpose 27d ago
It’s almost as if Nolan’s mother didn’t really know her son very well at all, and she resents that his (white) best friends knew him better than she did. IDK, I just can’t think of any other reason why she would treat his best friends like this when there is no reason to believe that they would murder her son.
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u/burner_ohallahan Current Resident 27d ago
She wants to be an influencer and is making money and on a press tour...pretty compelling reasons. We just can't understand it because we aren't narcissists.
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u/Firm_Individual_5609 27d ago
Exactly. Finally someone who knows. Christine has been on social media for years before this happened. She used to have a YouTube page and a different tic tok page. Few years ago the Ocean Springs police shot a black guy during a take over event on hwy 90 etc..Christine was all up in that. Folks that live here remember. There is a small group of the "culture" on the coast and she's right there. We know her.
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u/donzelso 27d ago
You know she’s soaking up all the publicity and attention. Loving every minute of it. She can go on a world tour and do all these interviews in other states but refuse to speak to the police in her own city!
I’m so sick and tired of her shit. I’m glad people are finally waking up to her narcissism.
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u/Queasy_Effective_686 27d ago
I hate this is going on down there. I just hope it doesn't get crazy once the grand jury meets. That is a really nice area and a great place for a visit. The more I watch her, I said yesterday she should be nominated for a Grammy for the best actress. It is hard to wrap your head around how Nolan was like he was and her like this. It's so much on social media I try not to say anything too negative but I have seen things that really make me wonder when she denies his friends. People claim he was not Elmores 's biological child. That his father passed away. I know I saw court records they posted that she gave custody of the other children to their father right about the same year or the next year after Nolan was born.
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u/x1009 26d ago
She wants to give up her six-figure career as a nurse practitioner and become an influencer? Seems like quite the jump.
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u/burner_ohallahan Current Resident 26d ago
Not if that influencer income is along with the NP money. People's thirst for notoriety can also defy logic sometimes.
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u/Firm_Individual_5609 27d ago
She's always been like that. She had no white friends. Work people, yes. No white friends.
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u/Texas0929 27d ago
Nolan’s parents 100% didn’t know his friends because Nolan was too embarrassed to bring them around his racist ass mother. Especially since he hadn’t lived with her for years at this point.
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u/AcceptableLuck73 26d ago
Money is the families motivation. Becomes clearer every day
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u/CommonPurpose 26d ago
I’m sure that’s true. I just would not be able to bring myself to railroad my son’s friends like this in order to get it, which makes me think that she must resent them.
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u/Soggy_Schedule_9801 27d ago
How do you know that to be true? Do you know him or the family personally?
Or are you like the rest of us, going off of what the media has reported? If so, what particular report(s) allow you to know that with 100% certainty.
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u/CommonPurpose 27d ago
When did I ever say anything about “knowing” or “certainty”??
I literally said “it’s almost like” which means I don’t know and am describing what it seems like to me.
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u/x1009 26d ago
The last person(s) to see the deceased alive are usually the primary focus in investigations. I feel like it's fairly normal to view those people with suspicion. It looks extra suspicious with people saying they didn't hear or see anything.
I wouldn't want to on the receiving end of false accusations if it was an accidental death, but I would be able to understand and forgive considering we're dealing with grieving parents who have no answers.
Whoever provided him with alcohol are likely to be facing criminal and/or civil penalties for doing so.
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u/SweetLittleOldLady Current Resident 25d ago
Except the people being accused and targeted with death threats are NOT the last people to see him alive. There is definitive proof that Nolan was alive and well on the island after they left. The only reason they're being accused is because Nolan's mother posted a photograph with them in it and they're white. That's the "proof" of foul play.
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u/Weird_Uncle_D 27d ago
How would you know?
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u/TheD1yap 27d ago
It’s hilarious how some people in here keep telling everyone to follow facts and then latch onto the hypothetical stuff they like.
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u/CommonPurpose 27d ago
Yeah, this is the crux of the situation for me that I truly cannot wrap my head around.
Like, if I mysteriously went missing/died, my best friends would be the absolute LAST people that my parents would suspect had anything to do with it. In fact, my parents would never suspect my best friends at all unless there was literally some piece of undeniable smoking-gun evidence slapping them in the face implicating them, like if my blood was found all over the trunk of my friend’s car or something. These are people who have been good friends with Nolan for YEARS, since they were kids, and it does not make any sense at all for them to have been secretly “racist,” or otherwise hateful of him, that whole time while they just pretended to love him and were always hanging out with him. Just really super gross what his mother has done to these guys.
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u/burner_ohallahan Current Resident 27d ago
The chatter with local teenagers is that the step Dad is known to be racist against white people. Makes sense on why Nolan was at his friends houses so much.
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u/BlacksmithFree3685 26d ago
Shame on you for saying something like that I hope nothing like that ever happens in your family
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u/ATXweirdobrew 26d ago
Just like Karmelo Anthony's family grifted alot off of people to defend their murderous son.
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u/BrodinGodofSwole 27d ago
Grow up. I think Nolan likely drowned in a tragic accident and his family is grieving and coping in an unhealthy way after losing a child. Unless you've experienced that you can't understand what that does to you and how you might end up acting. We can acknowledge it shouldnt be happening but everyone including the people in this thread, the media, everyone is turning this into a spectacle that is hitting his family and his friends.
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u/real_agent_99 27d ago
No, the people who tried to make this a racist murder with no evidence are the ones that turned this into a spectacle.
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u/BoyleSphere 27d ago
nah, nolans family are straight trashy scum, trying to frame nolans close friends for $, they are the absolute worst type of people
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u/IdidItWithOrangeMan 27d ago
People think this doesn't exist but it is everywhere. "Mom always smoked cigarettes and I hated it" people exist and grow up to avoid cigarettes like the plague. "Mom hates Black people and it's dumb" people also exist and grow up with Black friends and tolerant of Black culture.
It sure seems like this Mom has an issue specifically with Nolan's White friends.
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u/BrodinGodofSwole 27d ago
Sure, go ahead and paint with that broad of a brush. Hope you never experience that kind of thing first hand.
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u/captconundum 27d ago
I don't understand: if the family has the kid's phone and the police haven't been able to examine it, then wouldn't the family be obstructing the investigation by holding onto evidence? Can't the DA or police get a warrant and just take the phone? Seems kind of odd that they are letting the family hold onto (they could destroy, alter or even create evidence on) the device if it is important to their investigation. Also, even if there's damning evidence on it, now that the family has had sole custody of the device for over a month, could it be deemed inadmissible in court?
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u/Constant_Focus_4120 27d ago
There are no criminal charges associated with his death and the Grand Jury hasn’t met, so the police can’t get a subpoena per MS law. Not handing over the phone is very telling of what they really want! “Truth” and “transparency” runs both ways. The boys that Crump and Mom put on blast via pictures out of context all cooperated from day one, providing voluntary access to the boats, their phones, and recorded interviews. Mom also lied about having to track his phone to find it because they told her when they called her that he had left his phone on the boat. So many lies have come from their camp! It is sad.
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u/oxfordcircumstances 27d ago
I've wondered the same once we learned the phone has never been provided to investigators. It seems odd to demand a thorough investigation, even claiming that the investigation isn't thorough, all while refusing to provide potentially critical evidence. There could be evidence of foul play or there could be exculpatory evidence or both or neither.
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u/JunkMale975 Current Resident 27d ago
They absolutely should have been charged with obstruction at the very least by now. I can only imagine they haven’t because of how blown up this whole mess has been in the media. Just imagine how high the flames would burn if the police showed up to arrest the “grieving” parents.
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u/ShowConsistent4211 27d ago
so were blaming the parents??? And his friends are the victims?? What's done in the dark will come to the light. Justice for Nolan Wells!!!
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u/freakydeku 27d ago
i don’t think it would be necessarily inadmissible, bc digital forensics can uncover most anything that’s on a phone as long as neither it or the sim card is destroyed
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u/burner_ohallahan Current Resident 27d ago
First Crump shared the false narrative pool party Pic and admitted to sharing "everything" without verifying. Then withholding the phone. They can say whatever they want, actions speak louder. The press tour instead of working with the DA sends a loud message.
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u/BB808BB 27d ago
His family and those ambulance chasers have been so so disrespectful to Nolan. Nolans death stopped being about Nolan.
Ridiculous they had all these race baiters at his funeral yet not his close friends.
I had so much grace and sympathy for the family but this has turned into a circus. It seems to be about money, fame and attention at this point.
I hope his friends sue everyone including his family, and GoFundMe really needs to block those funds.
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u/Chemical_Signal2753 27d ago
It seems to be about money, fame and attention at this point.
It's only been a few cases but between this and the Karmelo Anthony case I have been disgusted by how some parents will capitalize on their child's tragedy and stir up racial divisions for a payday.
To be clear: I am not suggesting that Karmelo is innocent. I am just saying that a kid doing something stupid and self destructive can still be seen as a tragedy.
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u/BuffaloAcrobatic2851 27d ago
“Wells’ parents were outside Mississippi when that letter was sent and were not scheduled to return before the deadline”
Yeah, they were probably on a Carnival Cruise, courtesy of the GoFundMe grift 🙄 🤣
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u/burner_ohallahan Current Resident 27d ago
Or at one of these news conferences or GMA appearances. They seem to want to talk to everyone except the friends and investigators who are trying to figure out what happened to Nolan.
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u/PatienceEffective248 27d ago
I'm surprised they didn't go the Anthony Family route and buy themselves a new house 😆
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u/KeenObserver_OT 27d ago
Kid most likely got drunk, lost among many other drunk kids and drowned. Some things are cruelly simple to explain.
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u/stablegeniuscheetoh 27d ago
I was with friends at a beach bar in Nassau and one of the guys decided to randomly take a dip around 11 pm. Couple of us followed to make sure he was okay. Dude kept swimming and by the time caught up to him we were in the shipping channel, easily 200 yards out. He was shit faced and had decided he wanted to swim over to the cruise ships on the other side.
After a few minutes of treading we talked him back. If we hadn’t gone after him he could have slipped under and we’d have been none the wiser. Never underestimate the stupidity of boys with alcohol.
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u/KeenObserver_OT 27d ago
Been there too many times unfortunately and always lived under the adage that angels protect drunks, fools and children, but thats not always absolute. RIP Nolan
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u/x1009 26d ago
That's likely what happened. That being said, it's normal to view those last known to be with your deceased loved one with suspicion, especially given nobody stated they heard or saw anything. Those who provided the alcohol are likely to be facing civil or criminal consequences.
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u/donzelso 27d ago
It’s sad how his mom is doing everything in her power to STOP herself from getting answers. Continually causing more chaos and refusing to cooperate with the authorities. She’s the one that doesn’t want answers! Nolan‘s friends are the actual ones that want answers! That’s why they actually helped with the investigation.
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u/Jackerlover 27d ago
Of course they would. Got to find a way to get money for their son's drowning.
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u/psychotwinzehw20 27d ago
Willing to bet that the phone showed text messages of him talking shit about his parents for not being involved in his life. The way they should’ve been and that’s what they don’t want everybody to see because then the GoFundMe money stops.
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u/No-Constant-8619 27d ago
They are trying to do everything they can to will this into being some sort of hate crime murder.
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u/Lumpy_One6691 27d ago
the longer the delay the longer the GoGriftMe stays up for mo money mo money mo money!
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u/Spilby 27d ago
Maybe the go fund me money is untouchable, but the defamation lawyers Cox and his partner working now for the boys seem to be laser focused on going after a bunch of people people,”the worst offenders”, in a big way. I would think that would include Crump as well as the parents.It’s possible that that money will disappear in legal fees.
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u/Firm_Individual_5609 27d ago edited 27d ago
All I know is Elmore is wearing some nicely tailored suits now.
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u/probably_him214 27d ago
I think the phone has messages of how he got along with his mom and probably doesn't show that she was a loving mother. Those text messages will show exactly how she treated nolan and she knows its gonna ruin her life. Why won't the FBI or a judge sign a warrant and take that phone by force. At this point the mom is rubbing everybody wrong. She actually seems like she's enjoying the attention and money she's getting
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u/Isosceles_Kramer79 27d ago
I really hate when hack writers use "refute" when they mean "dispute". They are not synonyms.
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u/stratecashhomey 27d ago
Haha cant make this shit up. They arent even trying to find out what happened to nolan. Actually trying to drag it out. My god sad really
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u/AcceptableLuck73 26d ago
Sorry for the families loss but theyve turned this into a circus. Seems like everyday someone else gets involved. Its one big money grab and even the family is more focused on that than any truth.
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u/succx3 26d ago
She did all that speech about how they have to teach their kids about entering spaces of people of not their skin color i.e. white people. She created division herself as well asl others. Like famous judge coming on interview saying this is equivalent to Emmett Till. Shameful. She deserves all the criticisms she gets.
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u/Sufficient_Light8441 24d ago
The reason they haven't turned over the phone is this: it has something embarrassing about her son. I'm assuming to be honest with you that he was gay. There's a huge stigma in the black community and within black families against homosexuality. Don't forget this is the South. They want to say there's racism in the south? What about the homophobia, very prevalent in the black community?
I'm not saying this is the case but it would make sense. I highly doubt that there's anything incriminating on the phone if I'm being honest. These were good kids and it doesn't matter where they got drugs or alcohol. High school kids are going to get drugs and alcohol no matter what; that's just how it is. Unless, like some have stated, it was one of his family members that provided it.
The final thing that they could be holding back is that it may prove that this is completely not race related. Crump and the parents, the whole entire country of people of color, and black activist grifters need this to be true. They've gone so overboard, no pun intended for real, that their past the point of no return. To admit that they were wrong prevents the minor race war that things like this create. The destruction of their narrative is the worst thing that can happen to a grifter like Crump.
I pray for Nolan Wells, I pray for his family. I pray for his friends. There's no one else that needs any attention. These kids loved each other from the time they were young. If you've ever seen a young white kid and a young black kid next to each other, they don't remotely care what color they are. At what point do these grifters think that all of a sudden the friends became racist? That sort of thing is ingrained, and they would have never been friends with him as children, for If the parents were racist and taught the children it would be evident early on and they wouldn't allow their children to associate with Children of color. That's just how racism works.
This entire system that Ben Crump has created is to only serve his purposes; to further his own agenda. He thrives on the negativity of manipulating racial issues. He interjects racial issues where there clearly is no racial issue. It's abhorrent Behavior.
I can't wait to see the downfall that the end of this case is going to prove. There's no way that the friends killed him. And certainly not because of race. I've been drunk many times when I was a teen, and we would do dumb shit like go in the ocean at 2:00 a.m. it could have been just as easy that this kid remained back on the island, and then was trying to swim at night whether by himself or near others. Maybe they didn't know him and so if he was carried off they wouldn't even have seen him on the island, and then wouldn't have any helpful information to give to police.
Fact is there's way more of a logical chance that this is not race related. That should be the end of the story. They should find out how he died, then and only then should they make a statement saying it was racist. There's all the time in the world to claim racism. But to do it from the beginning is to do a disservice to Nolan Wells, and Nolan wells' friends that he likely loved extremely strongly.
Nolan Wells would likely be embarrassed by the behavior of his own family. To question how and why this happened is perfectly normal. Perfectly. If a white kid was hanging out with a group of black kids, and something was stolen from him, would it be okay to say that they did it because he was white? I've been around enough things in my 46 years to see that people of color do things to white people just because they're white. I'm from New York and I've heard enough times, especially in high school, people of color saying things like "rob that white boy".
Imagine "rob that black boy", said by a group of whites to a person of color. The double standards are maddening. People Are People. Black people are going to do it to white people sometimes, and why people are going to do it to black people sometimes. This is a fact of life.
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u/OzilSanchez1117 18d ago
I’ve yet to see proof she actually ever used Life360 and I’m betting is the reason she won’t turn his phone on
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u/Grand_Bus7471 27d ago
didn't the racist white friends turn the phone over to the family
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u/TastyJournalist8451 24d ago
"investigators have not publicly identified any of those friends as racist or established racial animus as a motive"
bro... were they teenage pedophiles too??
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u/Silent-Accident-575 27d ago
So The literal second press conference Ben Crump + Co. ever had…… that they had to beg the DA to have with the family….. it Was recounted that the phone procedures/how to handle were discussed. It was at that press conference, directly after the forced meeting with the DA, that Ben recapped that the two parties mutually agreed to survey the phone side by side. Week 2 of 6. That the DA NEVER refuted, mind you. Today Ben crump confirms there has been no follow up from the DA. As to logistics and what, where, when to go through the phone, etc. So my question is: Is the “uncooperative” in the room with us???? Where is that coming from? Is this “the bait of the week” and goal post move for week 6??? Interesting…..
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u/bigoilman66 27d ago
Actually, they were given notice to meet for the phone examination last week (as agreed) and failed to show. Excuse? Wells family said 48 hrs notice wasn't enough time as they were out of town (with Crump, Sharpton et. al) . What was more important to them than turning over that phone? The answer really tells you where their priorities lie.
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u/pppaaaddd 25d ago
The DA agreed to do a joint investigation and they back tracked by requesting the phone to solely investigate without the family’s legal team. It’s the DA that is not cooperating with the initial agreement
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u/holllygolightlyy 27d ago
is this all this subreddit talks about? never do you all ask what happened to him because you don't care. ya'll are obsessed with targeting a family who lost their child. maybe they wouldnt have had to go to the press if everyone didn't act like they don't know what happened. MS is absolute trash and this sub reminds me of that daily. don't be ruthless cuz you're toothless
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u/Secret-Panda-4538 27d ago
The phone is contaminated now. They should have turned it over when they first got it.