What Nolan Wells' Friends Never Told His Mother About His Phone

Nolan Wells' friends came back from Horn Island with his phone and his car keys on July 4th. They didn't tell his mother they had either one. Christine Wonsley tracked the phone down herself — and when she opened it, the Snapchat messages from that day were gone.

Now the phone is headed for a forensic examination with both the family's legal team and the Jackson County DA participating. The FBI is assisting with digital evidence analysis. The inspection will determine whether those missing messages were manually deleted, whether they were never sent in the first place, or wh...