Episode 304- Strange Fruit: Harvested

The suspicious case of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old whose mysterious death raises questions about the safety and well-being of Black people in America. Tena draws parallels between Wells’ case and historical injustices, particularly the infamous Emmett Till case, highlighting the recurring theme of violence against Black individuals. This connection serves as a poignant reminder of the systemic issues that continue to plague society today.

Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday famously performed “Strange Fruit,” a protest song exposing the brutal lynching of Black Americans in the South. Our people are still getting lynched today. But there is a deeper and more sinister reason for the lynching. Many people will label this a conspiracy theory, but the powers that be are harvesting Black people's organs and covering up their deaths.

The Nolan Wells Case

• Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, was a Black student-athlete from Mississippi. On July 4, 2026, he traveled by boat with friends to Horn Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

• Boat GPS data shows the group arrived at Horn Island around 11:14 a.m. and the boat departed at approximately 4:31 p.m. without Nolan.

• Nolan was reported missing that night. After a search, his body was recovered near Horn Island on July 6, two days after he disappeared. 

• Authorities initially said they did not suspect foul play, while Nolan's family challenged that assessment and retained civil-rights attorney Ben Crump to pursue answers. 

• A family-commissioned independent autopsy could not determine either the cause or manner of death. It reported no fractures or deep-tissue injuries, while noting discoloration at the back of his head that was inconclusive. Decomposition and the fact that an earlier state autopsy had already removed certain tissues limited the second examination. 

• During the second, independent autopsy, Nolan Wells’s body arrived without internal organs and certain neck/throat structures. His lungs had already been removed and dissected during the first Mississippi state autopsy. 

  • The absent throat/neck structures included portions relevant to evaluating possible neck injury or compression. 

  • Because the lungs and neck structures were unavailable, the independent pathologist could not fully evaluate evidence of drowning or possible neck injury.

One Spoon of Chocolate Movie Connection

The movie One Spoon of Chocolate, written, produced, and directed by RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, draws disturbing parallels with the Nolan Wells case.

The film begins with Lonnie Joneson, a young black athlete, accepting a ride from a group of white women. This turns out to be a trap. During a brief stop at a gas station, the women vanish, and a masked, clan-like gang violently assaults him. Eventually, his body is taken to a medical examiner who extracts his organs for sale on the black market.

The film's main theme revolves around white supremacists who terrorize, brutally murder, cover up their crimes, and harvest the organs of black individuals for profit.

THE CONSPIRACY

Why were Nolan's organs and neck structure removed? After the initial state autopsy, why weren't they returned? Legally and medically, they could have justified retaining those parts for further examination. However, as shown in the film, the police and coroner's office collaborated to conceal any wrongdoing. The organ harvesting industry is very profitable.

Towards the conclusion, the film clearly reveals the financial motive. Jimmy explains to Unique the compensation he gets for harvested organs:

Organ	Amount stated in film
Liver	$100,000
Kidney	$150,000
Heart	$250,000
Total for those three organs	$500,000

Additionally, why do Nolan's parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, look exactly like Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, and her husband, Gene Mobley?

Is the Nolan Wells case a psyop? Are powerful institutions trying to push the racial divide or keep Black people in a perpetual state of fear?

There is a disturbing message that some believe the media repeatedly sends to Black people: people can kill you and get away with it. Those in power can control the narrative, cover up the truth, and leave families feeling as though there is nothing they can do about it.

Additionally, in 2026 alone, there has been a string of reported suicides involving Black men and women in the South. In several of these cases, family members have challenged the authorities’ conclusions and questioned whether foul play was ruled out too quickly. Some families argue that their loved ones were not suicidal.

Are these isolated tragedies, or is there a larger pattern that deserves closer examination?

Person	Age	Location	Date	Circumstances	Current status
Kyle Bassinga	21	Marietta, Georgia	Feb. 18	Black Georgia State student found hanging in wooded area after being reported missing	Ruled suicide (Final Call News)
Juliana Umba Nzita	16	Charlotte, North Carolina	May 8	Missing Black Congolese teenager found hanging from a tree on church property	Ruled suicide (ArcaMax Publishing)
To’Nea/Tonea Nicole Miller	27	Miami-Dade, Florida	June 18	Black woman from Flint found hanging from a tree in Gwen Cherry Park	Reportedly ruled suicide (Final Call News)
Justice Kai James	21	Albany, Georgia	June 21	Black man reportedly found hanging at Turner Job Corps	Reported among the 2026 hanging cases; I'd want primary records before labeling the manner definitively (Atlanta Black Star)
Jerard “Jay” Jackson	28	Rothbury, Michigan	June 30	Black man reportedly found hanging after leaving a music festival	Reported among the year's hanging deaths; official status needs primary-source verification (Atlanta Black Star)
Cedric Longanga Tayuhe	36	Harrisburg, North Carolina	June 6	Black Congolese man found hanging from a tree in Harris Depot Park	Reported under investigation, not established as suicide (Final Call News)
Tasia Fortune	29	Jackson, Mississippi	Aug. 3	Black mother of four found hanging from a tree behind a vacant house	Not suicide — ruled HOMICIDE Sept. 10; murder arrest made (News Channel 3-12)
Unidentified Black man	32	Raleigh, North Carolina	Aug. 15	Found hanging from tree near downtown; surveillance reportedly showed him approaching alone carrying an electrical cord	Police concluded suicide; medical examiner review was pending in Aug. reporting (People.com)
Demetrius Eugene Fleming	38	Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina	Aug. 22	Found dead involving a ligature/hanging	Reported under investigation (Final Call News)
Unidentified man	—	Louisville, Kentucky	Aug. 29	Found hanging in wooded area of E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park	Reported under investigation; I'd need confirmation of race before including him in a strictly Black-victim dataset (Final Call News)

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