{"id":11382,"date":"2026-07-20T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:06:49","slug":"nolan-wells-mother-claps-back-at-anonymous-hate-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11382","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Wells\u2019 Mother Claps Back At Anonymous Hate Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17835451440201_05c112-e1784501975393.png?w=660&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Three people posing together, two men and one woman, in formal attire against a bamboo backdrop.\" class=\"wp-image-1681986\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Wells Family GoFundMe \/ Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two weeks after the body of 18-year-old college student <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/nolan-wells\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"703598088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nolan Wells<\/a> was discovered following his disappearance while celebrating the Fourth of July on Horn Island, Mississippi, his mother, Christine Wonsley,\u00a0revealed that the family has received anonymous hate mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the grieving mother refuses to remain silent or be intimidated by insensitive threats, taking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=10174956519065076&amp;id=596000075&amp;mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;rdid=V8iY6FYxPykyFRnk#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> with a bold message for the incognito sender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhoever sent this to my home, may the good Lord have mercy on your soul,\u201d she captioned the post alongside a picture of the alleged hate mail, which shows her at a news conference with her husband, Elmore Wonsley, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and attorney Ben Crump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo shows Sharpton and Crump comforting her as she sobs with their hands on her shoulders. The sender drew arrows coming from the eyes of both civil rights activists, pointing toward multiple dollar signs on both sides of Wonsley. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"450\" width=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?w=563&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Three African American individuals, two men and one woman, standing at a podium and speaking into microphones. The woman is wearing glasses and a black jacket. The background includes an American flag.\" class=\"wp-image-1682007\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=80 684w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=153%2C122&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 153w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=378%2C302&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 378w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=563%2C450&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 563w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=180%2C144&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=125%2C100&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 125w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=250%2C200&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 250w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=63%2C50&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 63w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 600w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=450%2C360&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 450w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=184%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 184w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=245%2C196&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=108%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 108w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=144%2C115&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17845062105273.jpg?resize=50%2C40&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Christine Wonsley \/ Facebook <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1679922\/bernita-bowlding-white-supremacists-patriot-front-op-ed\/\">If That Viral Bernita Bowlding Photo Doesn\u2019t Terrify You, You\u2019re Not Paying Attention To What\u2019s Been Happening To Black Women [Op-Ed]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"450\" width=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?w=492&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A young man wearing a &quot;Seaside&quot; t-shirt standing in front of a brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-1682021\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?strip=all&amp;quality=80 941w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=153%2C140&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 153w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=378%2C345&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 378w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=768%2C702&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 768w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=492%2C450&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 492w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=180%2C165&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=109%2C100&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 109w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=219%2C200&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 219w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=55%2C50&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 55w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=525%2C480&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 525w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=657%2C600&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 657w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=450%2C411&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 450w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=600%2C548&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 600w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=900%2C823&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 900w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=250%2C228&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 250w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=161%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 161w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=245%2C224&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=94%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 94w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=144%2C132&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17836963099179_84628c.png?resize=50%2C46&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Christine Wonsley \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nolan\u2019s body was discovered two days later and identified using dental records although the group of all-white friends he was partying with returned from the island without incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBold enough to send this crap but not bold enough to list your return address,\u201d Wonsely defiantly wrote. \u201cThis is America where a grieving mother and father have to deal with this type of behavior because we asked a simple question of what happened to our son and accepted all the help we could get to find answers. Please go touch some grass. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/justicefornolanwells?__cft__[0]=AZbxeSScYr4WmzciohHzF9YRSyEhie1xPtb3PyL7uoQvyqlAkVge3YGTD5FfqzZWNQBw4mqmWgmWsmk_eO03dwTdt46T8faf1rB9oxFdZBlYouXfjd9ngtRy4YotsEG8gviGImMTBtIT8Jjv-ecH_ThKyi8jLJzf_qaB9zs_0VxqHg&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#JusticeForNolanWells<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/forever18?__cft__[0]=AZbxeSScYr4WmzciohHzF9YRSyEhie1xPtb3PyL7uoQvyqlAkVge3YGTD5FfqzZWNQBw4mqmWgmWsmk_eO03dwTdt46T8faf1rB9oxFdZBlYouXfjd9ngtRy4YotsEG8gviGImMTBtIT8Jjv-ecH_ThKyi8jLJzf_qaB9zs_0VxqHg&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#Forever18<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs there any way the cops can get finger prints or dna from the stamp,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jessica.morphis?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE3NDk1NjUxOTA2NTA3Nl8zMjY1MTUwMTI3MDIxOTUy&amp;__cft__[0]=AZbxeSScYr4WmzciohHzF9YRSyEhie1xPtb3PyL7uoQvyqlAkVge3YGTD5FfqzZWNQBw4mqmWgmWsmk_eO03dwTdt46T8faf1rB9oxFdZBlYouXfjd9ngtRy4YotsEG8gviGImMTBtIT8Jjv-ecH_ThKyi8jLJzf_qaB9zs_0VxqHg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">asked one user<\/a>\u00a0in the comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennifer.johnson.224484?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE3NDk1NjUxOTA2NTA3Nl8zNTA3OTA0NzM5MzcyNDM2&amp;__cft__[0]=AZbxeSScYr4WmzciohHzF9YRSyEhie1xPtb3PyL7uoQvyqlAkVge3YGTD5FfqzZWNQBw4mqmWgmWsmk_eO03dwTdt46T8faf1rB9oxFdZBlYouXfjd9ngtRy4YotsEG8gviGImMTBtIT8Jjv-ecH_ThKyi8jLJzf_qaB9zs_0VxqHg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">while another advised<\/a>, \u201cIt looks like it came from Denver Colorado, that\u2019s what that postage stamped on the top says.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSometimes what we see as an insult may very well be a warning to keep our eyes open at all times even through our pain,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tisha.johnson.98434?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxMDE3NDk1NjUxOTA2NTA3Nl8yMzQ1MTc2MzQ5NjIyMTEz&amp;__cft__[0]=AZbxeSScYr4WmzciohHzF9YRSyEhie1xPtb3PyL7uoQvyqlAkVge3YGTD5FfqzZWNQBw4mqmWgmWsmk_eO03dwTdt46T8faf1rB9oxFdZBlYouXfjd9ngtRy4YotsEG8gviGImMTBtIT8Jjv-ecH_ThKyi8jLJzf_qaB9zs_0VxqHg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed another<\/a>, adding, \u201cI\u2019m so sorry Mama that this has happened to you and your family. Nolan did not deserve any of this. Sending love, healing and protection energy to you and your family [bandaged heart emoji].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jackson County sheriff and some of Nolan\u2019s friends said that he decided to stay on the island without his phone after meeting a young woman, but his family has questioned that account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, Crump questioned why a teenager would put a phone down, while Wells\u2019 parents have said their son leaving his phone on the boat is very uncharacteristic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, investigators said they saw no signs of foul play; however, Wells\u2019 parents believe the circumstances surrounding their son\u2019s death may be more nefarious. Both an official and an independent autopsy are still pending, including a toxicology report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf he\u2019s drowning, nobody sees him drown? Nobody offers assistance? Nobody tries to help?\u201d questioned Crump last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Christine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/Da2-_RJu7rP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared an emotional video<\/a> on Instagram\u00a0to thank supporters for their \u201clove\u201d and \u201ckindness.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now everything is so heavy. Everything is so heavy. Just been going through the motions. I\u2019m a healthcare provider, so I talk about grief a lot,\u201d she said in the heartfelt video message. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, to be on the other side of this, it\u2019s a lot. I lost my mom a few years ago, and that was hard. This loss, this pain, this grief hits different. It\u2019s insurmountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like I can\u2019t breathe and I feel like there is an elephant just sitting on my chest, but I know this is the process,\u201d she added. \u201cI have a wonderful support system, I have my faith in God, which I\u2019ve been leaning heavy into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1681256\/judy-world-dead-stab-butcher-knife-kayla-rodgers\/\">\u2018Her Daughter Watched You Do This!\u2019 \u2014 Rapper Judy World, 28, Dead After Boyfriend\u2019s \u2018Jealous\u2019 Sister Stabs Her With Butcher Knife In Front Of 10-Year-Old Child<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Wells Family GoFundMe \/ Screenshot Nearly two weeks after the body of 18-year-old college student Nolan Wells was discovered following his disappearance while celebrating the Fourth of July on Horn Island, Mississippi, his mother, Christine Wonsley,\u00a0revealed that the family has received anonymous hate mail. 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