Eighteen-year-old Nolan Wells left for a Fourth of July celebration on Mississippi’s Horn Island with people he considered friends.

The boats returned to the mainland. Nolan did not.

But somehow, his phone and keys made it back without him.

Two days later, Nolan’s body was found in the water. Authorities initially suggested he may have drowned, but his mother, Christine Wonsley, says too many questions about his final hours remain unanswered.

Why would Nolan stay behind on a remote island without his phone? Why do accounts of when he was last seen differ? What happened between the boat emergency and the late-night call telling Christine her son was missing? And why did parts of Nolan’s phone appear strangely empty when it was returned?

Told through the eyes of a Black mother who raised her son with cultural pride, survival lessons and one important rule—everyone who leaves together comes home together—this episode follows Christine’s transformation from grieving mother to determined advocate.

An independent autopsy listed Nolan’s cause and manner of death as undetermined. Now, the circumstances surrounding his death are expected to be presented to a Mississippi grand jury.

This is the story of Nolan Xavier Wells—and the mother refusing to let unanswered questions become silence.

In 2023, we told you about Ruthey Smith, a 19-year-old mother who disappeared from Los Angeles on March 2, 2022. Four years later, Ruthey is still missing—and her family is still fighting to bring her home.

In this update and rewind, we revisit Ruthey’s original story, examine what has been publicly verified since our first report, and separate confirmed facts from the rumors that can derail a search. Authorities have treated Ruthey’s disappearance as a suspected human-trafficking case, but there is still no verified public confirmation that she has been found. Claims placing Ruthey in Las Vegas remain unconfirmed.

Ruthey may also use the names Grayson or Winter. Please listen, share, and help keep her name visible until she is safely home.

Juliana Umba Nzita was reported missing on April 28, 2026. Ten days later, the sixteen-year-old was found dead in Charlotte. Police classified her death as suicide, but her story leaves behind painful questions about urgency, visibility, and what happens when a missing Black girl is not treated like a crisis soon enough.

In this episode of No Tears For Black Girls: The Cases They Ignored, Samantha Paul tells Juliana’s story with care, dignity, and one clear demand: Black girls deserve to be noticed while they are still here.