Nolan Wells' Family Renews Calls for Federal Investigation: 'More Questions than Answers'
An independent autopsy found unexplained blunt-force injuries, and supporters say unanswered questions and a grand jury decision justify federal review.
- On Monday, civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of 18-year-old Nolan Wells demanded a federal investigation into his death after a Mississippi grand jury declined to bring criminal charges.
- Wells went missing July 4, 2026, during a boat trip to Horn Island and his body was recovered two days later; a Jackson County grand jury subsequently found insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges.
- An independent autopsy by Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr. identified unexplained blunt-force head injuries and found no water in Wells' lungs, contradicting the official drowning theory.
- Florida Representative Frederica Wilson and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum have joined calls for the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an independent review of the circumstances.
- Atlanta University Center students marched on Thursday demanding answers, carrying signs reading "He Did Not Drown" and "Black Boys Deserve to Grow Old" to highlight disparities in cases involving Black victims.
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Ms. Rachel Backs Nolan Wells’ Family in New Investigation Push
Ms. Rachel is lending her voice to a grieving family seeking answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. The children’s educator recently showed her support for Wells’ family as they renewed their call for a federal investigation into his death in Mississippi, urging authorities to take another look at the case. Ms. Rachel voices […]
Nolan Wells’ family seeks federal probe after grand jury declined to indict anyone for his death - Regional Media News
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The family of an 18-year-old Black man whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island following a Fourth of July trip with friends called on Monday for a federal investigation into his death after a grand [...]
Nolan Wells' Family Seeks Federal Probe
An 18-year-old's July death off the Mississippi coast has been ruled non-criminal, but his family is refusing to let the case rest there, ABC News reports. The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells on Monday asked a federal investigation after a Jackson County grand jury concluded last month there was "no...
Nolan Wells' family seeks federal probe after grand jury declined to indict anyone for his death
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 - The family of an 18-year-old Black man whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island following a Fourth of July trip with friends called on Monday for a federal investigation into his death after a grand jury declined to indict anyone. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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DeSoto County NewsNational Park Service should investigate Nolan Wells’ death, congresswomen say
Members of Congress are asking the National Park Service to investigate the death of Mississippi Gulf Coast teenager Nolan Xavier Wells, adding to calls for federal intervention to help his family better understand what happened to him. Rep. Frederica Willson, a Democrat from Florida, wrote to the agency Sept. 28, requesting a “prompt and exhaustive investigation.” Wells, 18, was last seen on July 4 at Horn Island, a barrier island that is part…
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