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Friend Skips Funeral After Threats; Body Found in Swim Trunks

7/27/2026

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Hudson Skips Funeral

Warren Hudson, who called himself Nolan Wells’s best friend, missed Wells’s Monday funeral after receiving thousands of death threats and fearing for his safety.
He said he stayed away to avoid drawing attention to the grieving family.
Hudson denied any involvement in Wells’s death and rejected accusations that he deleted messages from Wells’s phone.

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Cajun Navy Refutes

The United Cajun Navy said Wells was found only in swim trunks, rejecting claims he was “fully clothed.”
The group posted on X that it never spoke with attorney Ben Crump, calling his assertion a lie.
President Todd Terrell clarified his “fully clothed” remark meant “not naked” and apologized for the phrasing.
A Cajun Navy pilot spotted Wells’ body from the sky on July 6, confirming the rescue operation.

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Hudson Skips Funeral

Warren Hudson, who called himself Nolan Wells’s best friend, missed Wells’s Monday funeral after receiving thousands of death threats and fearing for his safety.
He said he stayed away to avoid drawing attention to the grieving family.
Hudson denied any involvement in Wells’s death and rejected accusations that he deleted messages from Wells’s phone.

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