Who Nolan Wells’ Friend Is Suing Over His Death

Attorney Russ Latino announced that his client Bart Edmiston — a former Ocean Springs High School teammate of Nolan Wells — is preparing to file defamation lawsuits against people who accused him of killing Nolan. Latino says Bart fully cooperated with investigators from the beginning, turning over his boat, GPS data, and phone. He flatly denied that Bart killed Nolan or contributed to his death in any way and called the online accusations "wholly fabricated."Bart also received a credible death threat that has been reported to the FBI, state, and local law enforcement.A defamation lawsuit opens the door to discovery — depositions, document production, and testimony under oath. It is the legal mechanism least likely to protect someone with something to hide and most likely to surface the truth.Attorney Gary Bufkin filed subpoenas to Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp, Meta, and Life360 requesting login histories, IP addresses, GPS data, and message records from Nolan's accounts. A mutual cell phone inspection has been agreed to by both sides' forensic teams. The answers the internet has been demanding are coming through the legal system, not through viral speculation.The manufactured evidence — a debunked pool photo, an audio recording with a mismatched digital fingerprint, AI fakes of Nolan's mother — made the investigation harder, not easier. Every viral accusation poisons the witness pool. Every death threat pulls resources from the case. The people who turned Nolan Wells' death into content owe his family more than clicks.

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