Nolan Wells' Death
18-year-old Black teen Nolan Wells was found dead after not returning home from a July 4th boat party on Horn Island in Mississippi.
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Dateline NBC: Mysterious Death of Mississippi Black Teen and Geofencing Ruling
This episode covers the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, a murder plot involving a doctor's ex-wife, and a Supreme Court ruling on geofencing.
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Mysterious death of Mississippi Black teen. Doctor's ex-wife allegedly plots his murder. Plus, geofencing.
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In Mississippi, 18-year-old Black teen Nolan Wells was found dead after not returning home from a July 4th boat party on Horn Island.
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Prosecutors lay out their case against a Los Angeles businesswoman who has been charged with masterminding the murder of her husband, Dr.
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In Dateline Round Up, a verdict in the trial of Larry Millete, accused of killing his wife, Maya, in 2021.
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Updates in the case of Lee Gilley, the Houston man who fled to Italy while awaiting trial for allegedly murdering his pregnant wife.
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Plus, law professor breaks down Supreme Court ruling on geofencing, a controversial investigative tool.
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