The Megyn Kelly Show: Nolan Wells Update and the Pastor Murder Trial

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Power, grief, and suspicion collide in today's episode. We're opening with a major update in the Nolan Wells case, and then we'll turn to something equally disturbing—the murder trial of Caleb Flynn, a former American Idol contestant and pastor accused of killing his wife.

The Nolan Wells story first. This case has been badly distorted. A grand jury concluded that Nolan drowned and found no evidence that his white friends committed foul play. Yet Benjamin Crump and Al Sharpton turned this into a racialized storyline, even though the evidence never supported that angle. The fight over Nolan's phone became central to all this, right? Exactly. Crump claimed there were deletions and suggested tampering, but the district attorney said no one physically accessed the phone after Nolan last used it. The alleged deletions were tied to Snapchat's automatic features, not a cover-up.

Russ Latino, the lawyer for Nolan's friend Bart Edmund, says Bart was dragged into this by speculation and defamation. And then there's the autopsy dispute, which is just as charged. Crump released results showing no water in Nolan's lungs or stomach, but that doesn't actually rule out drowning, does it? Not at all.

Medical expert Dr. Kendall Crowns points to the possibility of dry drowning. Plus, Nolan's alcohol level was reported at 270 milligrams per deciliter—he was heavily intoxicated before entering the water. The bottom line is blunt: there's zero evidence anyone killed him.

The district attorney issued a striking public rebuke, saying the racial-crime narrative is and stressing, "I cannot tell you how difficult it is observing people create narratives detrimental to our community when I have true knowledge that I cannot legally or ethically share."

They spent five days before a grand jury, heard from more than 40 witnesses, and found no criminal conduct. Now let's shift to Caleb Flynn. He's a worship pastor and former American Idol contestant on trial for allegedly shooting his wife, Ashley, in the back of the head while she slept. The prosecution says he had no alibi, and his 911 call sounded staged and dramatic. What really makes this case explosive is the text trail with his mistress, Alia. We're talking over 300,000 texts with shocking passages like, "I was up until 4 a.m. last night crying, literally trying to think of ways to kill her and not go to jail," and, "We have to get rid of douche," paired with, "You're my everything." The affair was obsessive, ugly, and deeply revealing. The defense argument is simple—no direct eyewitness links him to the shooting. But the evidence looks brutal. The texts, the timeline, and the mistress's testimony make the case hard to escape. Despite the defense's efforts, Caleb Flynn looks headed for a conviction.