EXCLUSIVE Diddy Update, Nolan Wells Mystery Deepens & Behind the Headlines

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Latest with Loren LaRosa

Episode: EXCLUSIVE Diddy Update, Nolan Wells Mystery Deepens & Behind the Headlines
Date: July 28, 2026
Host: Loren LaRosa (The Black Effect Podcast Network & iHeartPodcasts)

Episode Overview

This episode of "The Latest with Loren LaRosa" dives into three major areas:

1. Behind Loren’s Personal Life & Balancing Family: Loren shares the realities of balancing her thriving career with being present for her aging grandmother.
2. EXCLUSIVE Diddy Legal Update: Loren breaks down an exclusive story she broke about Diddy's alleged solitary confinement and the implications for his legal case, including how that story went national.
3. Deepening Mystery of Nolan Wells: Loren details the ongoing investigation into the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who died on a boating trip with white friends, and the evolving questions surrounding the case.

Throughout, Loren emphasizes the importance of journalistic integrity, sharing what it means to be a news breaker in today's culture-focused media landscape.

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1. Checking in Behind the Scenes: Loren’s Life & Family (02:37–09:00)

Key Points

• Loren reflects on feeling more energized after a tough week and the responsibilities of supporting aging family.
• She discusses her grandmother’s upcoming medical procedure and the emotional complexities of caring for older relatives.
• The conversation hinges on family, the reversal of roles as children care for their parents/grandparents, and cherishing time with loved ones.

Notable Quotes

• “I feel like, you know, the podcast has become a secondary vlog for me. I take you guys through everything. Not just the latest in pop culture, but the latest in life and journey.” (08:48, Loren LaRosa)
• “As you get older in age, small things worry you because you’re older in age, and I think, you know, you are coming face to face with, like, your immortality and the fact that, like, life doesn’t last forever.” (05:43, Loren LaRosa)

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2. EXCLUSIVE: Diddy Solitary Confinement Update (13:50–18:44)

Key Points

• Loren details breaking the exclusive that Diddy (Sean Combs) was placed in solitary confinement after allegedly choking another inmate.
• She explains her process: verifying details with Diddy’s team, hesitation over reporting before full confirmation, and learning to share evolving stories rather than waiting until every detail is in.
• Discusses how her reporting was featured on Entertainment Tonight, elevating the podcast’s profile.
• Reflects on the pressure and responsibility that comes with breaking controversial news as an independent journalist.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Literally, the phone call was, ‘Hey, Diddy choked the man out. He was placed in solitary confinement and he'll be there for at least 30 days is what I was told. I said, why? They said, you know, sometimes people think that they can play with him.’” (15:43, Loren LaRosa)
• “Our press is our own press. His press is his own press. It’s honestly just made us push and work harder.” (16:26, Loren LaRosa)
• Loren credits Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy for encouraging her to “just tell the story you have” and bring listeners along the journey, even when all facts aren’t in. (17:44+)

[Reference to Entertainment Tonight Segment: (15:04–16:26, ET Anchor and Loren)]

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3. The Nolan Wells Case: Updates & Community Concerns (23:37–35:58)

Key Points

• Loren recaps what is known: Nolan Wells, a young Black teen, went missing while boating with mostly white friends on July 4; his body was found two days later.
• Official narrative is “no foul play,” but the autopsy has not been released. The family and attorney Ben Crump commissioned an independent autopsy, finding a suspicious red discoloration on the back of his head and questioning missing body parts.
• New focus on 911/emergency dispatch audio: Loren isolates the clip and discusses popular interpretations of possibly hearing “is he dead?” and “Nolan” in the background, suggesting more to the story.
• Timeline uncertainties—whether Nolan was on the boat or island at key times—fuel further questions.
• Race is a central concern: Loren argues it must be considered in cases like this, especially given historic disparities.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “There have been questions raised in this case from the very beginning because you got a young Black boy with all of his white friends goes missing... autopsy reports potentially could point to other things.” (28:52, Loren LaRosa)
• “Race always plays a factor when you’re a Black person in the world.… You have to prove to me that that is not a factor through hard evidence before I will just take it off the table voluntarily.” (30:35, Loren LaRosa)
• On the case going to a grand jury:
  • “Every death in the county except those of natural causes and non-criminal car wrecks are presented to a grand jury.… Nolan’s case is being handled the same way... with the same care and the same commitment to the truth.” (Jackson County official, paraphrased by Loren, 34:32)
• Loren highlights the pain the Wells family faces, including targeted online harassment.

[Direct listening to emergency dispatch call: (26:17–28:48, Loren; 28:48–28:52, isolated audio)]

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4. Industry Insight and Media Integrity

Sprinkled throughout, Loren discusses journalism in the age of social media, the importance of transparency, and learning to report on unfolding stories even when all the details aren’t confirmed. She describes her approach as taking listeners “behind the headlines.”

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Intro & Personal Life Check-in: 02:36–09:00
• Diddy Solitary Confinement Update: 13:50–18:44
• Nolan Wells Case Deep Dive: 23:37–35:58

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Memorable Moments

• Loren’s vulnerability: Letting listeners in on her family struggles as well as her career pressures (08:48).
• Breaking the Diddy news & media recognition: “It always feels good to know that you’re making progress and you’re breaking the bubble.” (16:26)
• Bringing race to the forefront: Loren’s insistence on not ignoring racial context in coverage of the Wells case pushes listeners to question official narratives (30:35).
• Firsthand storytelling: Isolating and replaying critical evidence in the Wells case gives audience a participatory role (26:17–28:52).

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Final Thoughts & Community Call

• Loren ends with gratitude for her listeners and a reminder to continue discussing these stories and advocating for accountability in media.
• Encourages listeners to support coverage that moves culture forward and keeps tough conversations alive.

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This episode offers a compelling blend of exclusive reporting, cultural reflection, and heartfelt storytelling from Loren—demonstrating why her voice matters in Black media and beyond.

Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Legal/Medical Expert or Reporter]

I'm

[Lauren LaRosa]

the home girl that knows a little bit about everything. And everybody know if you don't lie about that, right? Lauren came in hot.

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Hey, y'. All, what's up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is another episode of the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily D on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. So y' all know, we kick off the Latest with Lauren LaRosa with a check in behind the scenes of the grind. Let's do it. So checking in behind the scenes of the grind, I am feeling all the way or almost through. It's only Tuesday, but the week is off to a great start. I think. Last week I was battling for my life as far as sleep, but this week I'm feeling a lot more rejuvenated and energized. This week, my grandmother has a small procedure that she'll be doing, so we'll be heading down to just be there with her while that happens. And so I've been making sure that I'm, like, getting a lot done work wise, but also, like, personal life wise, so that that day and potentially the day after outside of work, I can kind of dedicate the time to just be there with her. Calmer nerves a bit. I think it's like the. The most beautiful thing to watch someone be able to get older because it's such a blessing to be able to get older, but it's also like such a. A weird feeling as well, too. And when I say I'm feeling almost through the week, I mean, like, a lot of times dealing with my mom and my grandmother and y'. All. Let me know if y' all experience this too. Anybody dealing with older family members, older mom, older dad, you know, whoever, it's weird. It's like the roles reverse. Like, I always feel like I'm a mom balancing kids during a school week. Even when I'm all the way in Jersey and they're in a different state now. I will say being in Jersey with them in a different state does make things a bit easier because when I need to, like, lock in work, focus, I can literally just answer the phone real quick, make sure everybody good, you know, be like, hey, I'm gonna call you back.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't gotta worry about trying to find a room, a quiet place, you know, anything. But when I'm like, home, oh, baby, they don't care nothing about what I be talking about. And I'd be like, I Wonder if this is what it's like with people who have kids that are just trying to, like, balance real life and like, living their own life as people, but also, like, as parents. So that's always like, a very weird feeling. It's like, love watching her be able to get older and just enjoy, you know, her life. Like, I. I want my grim. Like, my main thing with my grandmother right now is just like, relax, please. Like, just enjoy. So I try to do things like, if she wants to play cards, hey, let's have a card party. If she wants to travel somewhere, yo, let's do it. Like, I think these days of her life should just be all about enjoyment. But it's rough because, you know, she's getting older, she worries about a lot more. So, like, this procedure coming up. She's a little worried about it. And I'm telling her, like, you know, there's nothing to worry about. It's a small procedure, not really invasive. I plan to get on the phone with the doctors on my way down the day prior to, just to talk back over some things, ask some more questions because I know she's going to have them for me. And then, you know, as soon as I get off work that morning, I will be there with her as well. Family will be there, just everything to make her more comfortable. But I think as you get older in age, small things worry you because you're older in age, and I think, you know, you are coming face to face with, like, your immortality and the fact that, like, life doesn't last forever. And I think older people have such a different spirit and mentality about the fact that life doesn't last forever. There are times where she talks about death so easily, and it scares me. Like, I literally will tell her, like, let's not talk about that, because I don't want to will anything into fruition. But, you know, I think as you get older, you know, your. The spiritual journey is like, fully locked in. You know, God, you know, God got you. You. You know, you just think about it differently. And that becomes the weird part because it's like, as happy as I am to have her and all the wisdom and the age and all the years, I know she has to come. And, you know, I'm like, thinking about the fact that, like, once I have a grandkid, because she already has my niece, and my niece is like 11, 12 years old. So once I have a grandkid and they're like, young, my grandmother is going to be dang near like 90 years old. But, I mean, she don't act 90. She's still going to play in space and doing all the things. But I always think about, you know, just how different things are for her now than they were when I was, like, 14, 15 years old. Like, you know, the good, the bad, the ugly. Like, she talks to me a lot about being lonely and feeling lonely, and, you know, she's lost a lot of friends because, you know, they get older and they're not here forever. But she also talks to me about, like, just loving her life and, like, the life that she's been able to live. It's just a weird place to be in when you have to balance. Like, you're in the middle of the two and have to, like. Like, you have to love and enjoy the time that you have with the people on this earth right now, while also understanding that, like, this thing don't last forever. And as you get old enough to realize that, that is a real fact. Because when you're a kid, you think that your grandparents and your parents are like superheroes and they're gonna last forever. When you get older and you start dealing with your own immortality and the fact that everybody gotta go someday, no matter the age, you start to think about those things, like, in what that looks like. So it's just a weird place to be in. But nonetheless, I'm getting through the week, and I'll keep you guys posted on how Grandma does in her procedure. I feel like, you know, the podcast has become a secondary vlog for me. I take you guys through everything. Not just the latest in pop culture, but the latest in life and journey. Here with me on the latest at Lauren, the Rosa as well. So send some prayers up for her, all my prayer warriors out there. I'll keep you guys updated in our next episode. Or next. It'll be a few episodes from now because that's later in the week. I'll keep you guys episode in episode. I keep you guys updated.

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[DJ Envy]

What up, y'?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All?

[DJ Envy]

It's DJ Envy. We're at the premiere of Fightland, executive produced by my guy, 50 Cent. Yeah, now listen, you know you've done a lot on it over here. America decided to go to UK for this one.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Yeah, this one is different.

[DJ Envy]

So break it down for people that haven't seen it. Comes out the 31st. So tell us about Fightland.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Yeah, it's exciting. This one is a UK based show. I got Ottawa Bathurst to direct it. So the first two episodes he did really dope. And then I got like the other guys that I got to do throughout the season. It's like, top notch, bro. So you're gonna see this one is gonna feel like it's a grade better than what I did in Power.

[DJ Envy]

Really?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

I promise that.

[DJ Envy]

Now, for people that haven't seen it yet, it comes out July 31st. Fightland. How would you describe Fightland?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

I'd say it's a family crime drama.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Right. And it has an intensity in action that you would, you would, you would feel you received in an action film. And it does things that the other series don't do because we kind of jump timelines throughout the episodes and stuff like this. So you'll see things and go, oh, like things flashing back and things going to different, you know, backwards and forwards.

[DJ Envy]

I seen the first episode. I didn't see you in it. Are you in this season or are you at any season or. No, because usually we'll get a pop up, a 50. A pop up here and there. Are you in Fightland at all?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

No, I might have to work on my British accent.

[DJ Envy]

Have you tried?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

No, no, I did. I would have to work on it

[DJ Envy]

to do it, to get in this. What keeps you motivated to do it? You don't need the money. Is this like at this point, what is it for?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Nah, it's cool. Creatively, like.

[Legal/Medical Expert or Reporter]

No.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

No project is great because of one person. It's a collective, you know what I mean? And what I get a chance to do is commit, communicate what they feel to the network before it gets like they start developing reputations of being difficult or doing things. But they're comfortable expressing how they feel to me, you know what I mean? Now I'm at a stage where I can finance and license the project instead of giving it to the networks for them to own.

[DJ Envy]

The series premiere of Fightland drops July 31st only on Starz, with new episodes streaming weekly on Fridays.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

Allow eight weeks now as we shift gears a bit. Just speaking about, you know, things being different now. Y' all know I, I, I really pride myself on making sure if I can to tell the world things first, if even a small detail. So we recently broke some exclusive details about a story here on the latest with Lauren Theros of the podcast, which we then took over to the Breakfast Club about Diddy and the fact that Diddy was placed in solitary confinement so, and again, a lot of this conversation is still up for debate about, you know, what happened, why it happened, how long he'll be in solitary confinement for. Diddy's team has yet to be able to zero in on some details that they are feeling comfortable to release. I've actually been reaching out to them for the past 48 hours, kind of, you know, around the clock because I was, I was told that, you know, details were close. Like they were close on getting some more details. But the story that we broke, for those of you guys who don't remember, or the story that we broke, some exclusive details around, was featured on Entertainment Tonight. Shout out to Entertainment Tonight for using us in their package. Let's take a look.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor]

A star in legal trouble, bad boy. Diddy, who was reportedly thrown into solitary confinement after allegedly choking a fellow inmate out. Now, his early release could be in jeopardy. Just after 19 year old twins Jesse and Delilah broke their silence about his life behind bars.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is his spirit still up? Is he. Yes, he's been very focused, you know, like being a better person for his family.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor]

The breakfast club's Lauren LaRosa was tipped off about the alleged altercation which she says occurred Yesterday at around 4pm Literally,

[Lauren LaRosa]

the phone call was, hey, Diddy choked the man out. He was placed in solitary confinement and he'll be there for at least 30 days is what I was told. I said, why? They said, you know, sometimes people think that they can play with him.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor]

Diddy's rep tells ET they have no information about the alleged assault. If prison officials determine he violated their rules, Diddy could lose good behavior credits, potentially pushing back his scheduled Release date of February 23rd, 2028.

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[DJ Envy]

in custody because you don't want the appellate judges having concerns about his ability to safely reintegrate.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor]

Jesse and Delilah just launched their clothing line and told me they, they want to forge their own path away from all of the negativity surrounding their dad.

[Lauren LaRosa]

His press is his own press. Our press is our own press. It's honestly just made us push and work harder. So that was me talking about the story on the Breakfast Club and that was Nichelle Turner, who is one of the lead anchors. Her and Kevin Frazier are like the lead anchors over there at Entertainment Tonight. So shout out to them for utilizing us in the package. It just, it always feels good to know that you're making progress and you're breaking the bubble. Because for me, in media, causing conversations that shake the room is literally the tagline of my production company, which Is Brown girl grinding? And when I first started out to do so, I think it was a lot easier to claim and to do when you're under the umbrella of someone else's name and brand. And now that you. It's like when things is wrong on the Breakfast Club. In my segment, it's about what Lauren got wrong on the Breakfast Club. It's a bit different when, you know, you're leading conversation for real. I enjoy the responsibility, and honestly, I think it's more about the challenge that I enjoy. Although sometimes, like, I'm in my head about, all right, did this go well? Did this not? You know, even with this story, I'm gonna be honest with y', all, I was like, let me not report it, because I want to hear more back from his attorneys first. And then I was like, no, let me just go. And I got a tip that TMZ was also working on the story as well. So I was like, we just gotta go. We gotta go with this, and we gotta go now. And we did. And shout out to the guys like, Charlemagne, Envy. Like, I'll go to them and be like, y', all, here's what I got. I don't have everything. What do y' all think? And they'll be very honest with me, like, yo, just tell the story that you have. Just, you know. And, yeah, so I shout out to them because that kind of helps me feel like, okay, in my mind, I need to complete it, and I need to have every question answered. But for them as a listener and for people who know their listening audience, they're like, you don't have to have everything completed. Just take us along the journey. So I'm learning how to do that and learning how to do that, you know, better, especially being here with you guys on the podcast. But thank you, Entertainment Tonight. That was, like, a really great pat on the back, you know, to help me continue get through the week, this work week.

[Sprite Living Tracklist Narrator]

Yo, I was scrolling through the Sprite Living track list the other day and immediately started arguing with myself. It was wild, because records like California Love, Still Not a Player and Back Then are so much more than words and songs. They are moments, they are memories. They're snapshots of where hip hop was

[Lauren LaRosa]

and where it's going.

[Sprite Living Tracklist Narrator]

That's what Sprite gets. They've spent over 40 years celebrating artists who define the culture, and now they're turning the conversation over to the fans. And if you're like me, the real fun is getting into the why? Why did this song matter? Why did this Line hit. Why did it change hip hop forever? Now, I can't promise you any answers, but with Sprite you'll have a good time figuring it out. Check out the Sprite Living Track list and break down the stories behind your favorite bars@livingtracklist. Genius.com. this is the Sprite Living Track list. Obey your thirst.

[DJ Envy]

What up, y'? All? It's DJ Envy. We're at the premiere of Fightland, executive produced by my guy, 50 Cent. Yeah, now listen, you know you've done a lot on it over here in America. Decided to go to UK for this one.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Yeah, this one is different.

[DJ Envy]

So break it down for people that haven't seen it. It comes out the 31st. So tell us about Fightland.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Yeah, it's exciting. This one is a UK based show. I got Ottawa Bathurst to direct it. So the first two episodes he did really dope. And then I got like the other guys that I got to do throughout the season. It's like, top notch, bro. So you're going to see this one is going to feel like it's a grade better than what I did like in Power.

[DJ Envy]

Really.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

I promise that.

[DJ Envy]

Now for people that haven't seen it yet, it comes out July 31st. Fightland. How would you describe Fightland?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

I'd say it's a family crime drama.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Right. And it has an intensity in action that you would, you would, would you would feel you received an action film. And it does things that the other series don't do because we kind of jump timelines throughout the episodes and stuff like this. So you'll see things and go, oh, like things flashing back and things going to different, you know, backwards and forwards.

[DJ Envy]

I seen the first episode. I didn't see you in it. Are you in this season or are you at any season or. No, because usually we'll get a pop up a 50. A pop up here and there. Are you in Fightland at all?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

No, I might have to on my British accent.

[DJ Envy]

Have you tried?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

No, no, I did. I, I would have to work on it to do it to get in this a little bit.

[DJ Envy]

What keeps you motivated to do it? You don't need the money. Is this like at this point, what is it for?

[Show Creator/Producer (Fightland)]

Nah, it's cool. Creatively, like. No, no project is great because of one person. It's a collective, you know, I mean, and what, what I get a chance to do is communicate what they feel to the network before it gets like it didn't. They start developing reputations of being difficult or doing things. But they're comfortable expressing how they feel to me. You know, now I'm at a stage where I can finance and license the project instead of giving it to the networks for them to own.

[DJ Envy]

The series premiere of Fightland drops July 31st only on Starz, with new episodes streaming weekly on Fridays.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

Now as we shift gears a bit you know we're going to go on over to Nolan Wells. For those of you guys who are not familiar with this case, Nolan Wells is the young black boy who was out boating and enjoying a boat trip weekend, a fourth of July weekend with his friends, majority white friends and all his friends in the boats came back and he did not they were he was missing for two days and then his body washed up in the water and he was pronounced dead. Now police in their early investigations and, you know, they maintain that there was no foul play. You know, there still has not been an autopsy released from, you know, officials down there in Mississippi. Ben Crump and Nolan Wells family did their own independent autopsy and here are the results that they talked about recently. Let's take a listen.

[Legal/Medical Expert or Reporter]

Dr. Roger Mitchell said that the focal area of red discoloration in the soft tissue of the back of the head, the occipital region, is significant because he cannot determine why you have that red discoloration in the back of his brain. That's significant. He also talked about Mr. Williams, if you can, just the fact that as it's common practice, he was missing his throat when they received the body and he wants to know why they held it back. He's not drawing any conclusions, but he said he would want to examine it if there were neck fractures or compressions to the neck. And he thinks that's significant to know at autopsy. The reason he says he would hold it back when he was medical examiner because he thought that there may have been some issues with neck fractures. The last thing that is significant is what we said before about him, the condition of his body when he went into the water. Was he conscious or unconscious? Was he forced or unforced into the water? He said those things are very significant. But he started off talking about this red discoloration in the back of his head is something that was of great concern.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now some new updates here. There is an audio from an emergency dispatch call. So one of Nolan Wells friends who was on a boat that Nolan should have returned back on their boat began to like sink. One of the pumps wasn't working on the boat. So the person like the one of the friends who was like in charge of getting the boat back to where they came from, reached out through an emergency line to get help to have someone come over to help the boat as the pump wasn't working and things were sinking. Now the audio you guys are about to listen to what people that listen to this are calling out and I want you guys to listen very closely to is in this audio, people are pointing out the fact that you can hear someone in the background and it's not as clear, but we're going to take out a lot of the noise and isolate the voices on the second list, not on the first listen. Because what people believe that they're hearing is someone in the background say, is he dead? Then someone else say, oh my God. Then someone else say, Nolan. Now let's take a listen to this audio from this emergency call about the boat sinking. Now this is not isolated. So this is the call. You know, it's going to include everything not isolated. And I apologize and trigger warning for anybody who, you know, will continue to listen to this. You don't hear screams or anything like that, but the, the words that I just said, people do think that they hear. So just want to give you guys that one. Sounds like. CTO assistance. Vicki speaking. How can I help you? All right, of course. How far is the word coming up, sir? No, we do not need that.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

No, we do not need that. Now let's take a listen to this same audio, but let's isolate the voices a bit so you can hear a bit. Hey, we're at the west tip of horn and our village pump stopped working. We're going, we're sinking. Can you all please come?

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[Lauren LaRosa]

Shut the up. Now, there have been questions raised in this case from the very beginning because you got a young black boy with all of his white friends goes missing body, you know, comes to shore. They're saying no foul play. But autopsy reports potentially could, could point to other things. You know, there's been discrepancy about whether he was fully clothed and or not fully clothed when his body was found. I saw a report today following this audio that there are sources close to the investigation that are claiming that authorities have evidence that Nolan was on Mississippi Barrier island after the boat departed on the 4th of July. Now this will be a huge update because people have been trying to figure out, number one, just the timeline of like where he was, what time he was there. There was a friend that was talking about, you know, the last time somebody would have spoke to him would have been around like 6 o'.

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[Lauren LaRosa]

But also, you know, people are trying to figure out whether that places him on this boat or not. Like there's a lot of unanswered questions here and there's a family, you know, without their baby. So people are trying to figure out what is going on. Of course, race comes into play. I think that it is insane for anyone to say that race does not come into play here. I saw shout out to Ms. Rachel, the kids content creator. She be going in. Okay. And I hate to because there's so many other people that do as well. Like there's so many other people that have been champion, championing for Nolan Wells, for justice to be served. I told you guys, Ben Crump is on the case. Like I've seen So many people that are speaking out and fighting about this. I'm pointing to Ms. Rachel, though, because she, as a white person, because there's a lot of non black people who are like, why is race coming into play with this? And it's like, hello. Yeah. Like, let's not. I. Let's not ignore the fact that, like, there's always concerns when a young black child is injured or missing amongst all white people. Like, even if I. Like, you have to prove to me that that is not a factor through hard evidence before I will just take it off the table voluntarily, let's put it like that. Because people are like, well, there's nothing here that points to this being about race. And, you know, argue all of that with whoever wants to hear it, because for me, you got to prove to me that that ain't a thing. Because what I am naturally inclined to know and think, feel and believe is that race always plays a factor when you're a black person in the world. But anyway, Ms. Rachel, I saw her getting a lot of pushback because she was talking about how this would have been. The case would be handled a lot differently if this was a white teen who went missing and then turned up, you know, dead and it was all black friends. And, you know, y' all know how that go. But, yeah, so this. This audio has sparked a lot of conversation. And to me, honestly, I think it's. It's caused a lot more confusion as well. A lot more confusion. I just feel so bad for Nolan's parents and Nolan's family. Like, I saw, too. His mom was getting, like, reviews on, like, her job's page of people saying that, like, just throwing nasty things her way and giving her bad ratings. And you can obviously tell that these are people upset that race has come into the conversation, and she don't deserve that. Like, regardless of what you feel believe happened or did not happen, that woman, her. His, like, that family is without their child, their nephew, their brother. They're like, somebody's life was lost here. People have no. Like, there should always be a line that is drawn regardless of how you feel about how things happen when someone's life is taken. Like, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all. Okay. One of the first lessons we learn as children, but, you know, as this case progresses, because it will. We are still waiting for the, you know, Mrs. For Mississippi to release their autopsy reports. Autopsies can take around six to eight weeks, typically. But I. I did. I was. I was listening to talk radio this morning heading into work, as I do every morning before our show hits air. And I heard them, I heard, you know, and I think Mimi Brown played this too in her coverage on the Breakfast Club as well. I heard, you know, one of the officials from down in Mississippi saying that like they're not going to release. So even after the eight weeks is up, which I think would have, would have been around this week there, that's not going to. It's immediately released to the public, which normally can happen, but they're going to because there's been a grand jury that's been convened. It'll go to the grand jury within that investigation first. But here's what I see online. So I'm, I'm reading the Clairolyn Ledger and, and they have a section in here on some reporting on Nolan Wells, why the Nolan Wells case is headed to a grand jury. So they talk about a meeting that was held and they say in the meeting that the district attorney shared information on Nolan Wells to his family and Victim services resources explained that the case will go to a grand jury. Now they say, according to this report, that that is standard for many kinds of death in, in Jackson County. That is not an indication the crime is suspected. So here's a direct quote. Every death in the county except those of natural causes and non criminal car wrecks are presented to your grand jury. Many people don't know that we have handled death investigations in this manner my entire career. This is a representative from the county speaking. Nolan's case is being handled the same way, with the same care and the same commitment to the truth that we handle with all death investigations. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have worked around the clock since Wells was reported missing on July 4th. And I told you guys, his body was found two days after on July. And then they go into understanding, you know, the DA says, you know, that they understand the public's urgency for clarity, but they're taking the time required to complete the work that is necessary for the investigation. So there'll be, there will be more here from, you know, once they get through with their grand jury investigation. And hey, look, I know they're saying a grand jury normally takes place because that's how all cases in Mississippi or within this area are handled. But I'm not mad at the extra step being taken. I do want the family to have a bit more transparency and clarity. But I'm not mad at the extra step I want. I just hope that, you know, in these extra steps it's a neutral, thoroughly Done. Investigation and nothing lack thereof. Now that has been another episode of the latest with Launda Rosa. I tell you guys every single episode, y' all could be anywhere with any old body talking about all of the things, but you guys choose to be right here with me, my lowriders. I appreciate you guys keep talking about the show. Keep telling a friend to tell a friend to tune on in so we can get more pickup and voices like entertainment.

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