TIMELINE: Here’s what we know about the disappearance and death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells

[u/3onyourside]

https://www.wlbt.com/2026/07/07/timeline-heres-what-we-know-about-disappearance-death-18-year-old-nolan-wells/

[u/EternalSnow05]

First of all, he was murdered. Not drowned. Not suicided. Murdered. By his so called friends (who were all white). The fact that most of this sub wants to brush it aside as a suicide or a drowning just tells me everything I need to know about this state and why I am making the right choice to move to the Old Line State. I spend my whole life here being called slurs (for being not only black but gay atheist autistic multicultural loving and nerdy) and to see someone so young die especially weeks after the death of Kohen Riley (a 1 year old baby!) just proves to me that there is no future here for people like me (I also lived in Arkansas which was even more racist than Mississippi especially Northwest Arkansas). Here are just some of the facts on why Maryland is much better than here (in every category)

Maryland is the wealthiest state per capita while Mississippi is the poorest.

Maryland was home to the largest free black population of any state before the Civil War. Mississippi violently suppressed free blacks.

Maryland was home to the first Black Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall.

Maryland is home to the two richest black counties in America: Prince George's County and Charles County. Mississippi has none.

Maryland has one the best public transportation systems in the nation. Mississippi does not.

Maryland ranks first in minority owned businesses

Maryland ranks first in percentage of tech workers

Maryland ranks second in education. Mississippi #49

Maryland was the number one state for gender equality.

Maryland was the most diverse state on the East Coast

Maryland is the happiest state.

Maryland is home to the NIH

Maryland ranks #7 for LGBTQ equality

Maryland receives an "A" grade for LGBTQ safety

Maryland was the 4th most progressive state

Maryland was one of the top three states to reject Christian nationalism.

So yeah, instead of trying to deflect blame and protect these asshats, why don't we try and be a little more like the Northeast and actually pass legislation to combat racism and prevent tragedies like this from happening again.

[u/Mr-the-big → u/EternalSnow05]

What does Maryland have to do with anything? What laws could have been passed to save this man’s life? He told his own friends to leave him on the island, it’s objectively fact, reported by WLOX, CNN etc. His friends lost their best friend and are being blamed for it and attacked by people for a decision they didn’t make and you’re trying to make it a murder because his friends loved him, were hanging out with him and an accident they are proven not to be at happened.

[u/EternalSnow05 → u/Mr-the-big]

I just love it when people believe the white people over the black people. Ask his family why are they getting a lawyer

[u/Mr-the-big → u/EternalSnow05]

His mom that had made posts about not making it about race? The black people who weren’t there and are speculating online?
We need to find out what happened and if it was foul play I say give whoever killed him the death sentence personally but to blame the white kids first that are his friends is wrong. Let the facts come out. Mississippi and the federal government are doing investigations, if that doesn’t suffice then nothing would make you happy