Nolan Wells' mother subpoenas social media, tech companies seeking answers in her son's death
The family seeks private messages, location data and deleted posts from five platforms as investigators review unresolved questions about Wells’ final hours.
- On Tuesday, the Jackson County Chancery Court issued subpoenas to Life360, Snap, Meta, TikTok, and WhatsApp at the request of Nolan Wells' mother, requiring the companies to preserve and produce digital records within 21 days.
- The legal action follows Wells' disappearance on the Fourth of July during a boat trip to Horn Island; he was found dead two days later, with an independent autopsy listing his cause of death as undetermined.
- Seeking clarity, the family's legal team aims to recover potentially deleted metadata and location logs after Christine Wonsley reported finding no recent activity on her son's phone despite his frequent social media usage.
- As local authorities prepare to turn findings over to a grand jury, the case has drawn national attention, prompting leaders including Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Tyler Perry to offer a combined $100,000 reward for information.
- Conflicting reports regarding the circumstances of Wells' death have fueled the family's demand for transparency, as they continue to challenge early characterizations and pursue a thorough investigation.
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Missing Posts Raise Questions: Family Subpoenas Tech Giants In Mississippi Teen’s Death - Tampa Free Press
Attorney Benjamin Crump has filed subpoenas against five major tech companies on behalf of the parents of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi teenager who was found dead days after a July 4 boating trip. Wells went to Horn Island off the Mississippi coast with a group of friends on July 4. According to authorities, his […] Missing Posts Raise Questions: Family Subpoenas Tech Giants In Mississippi Teen’s Death
Nolan Wells’ family hits 5 social media giants with subpoenas after concerns about deleted content
Inset: Nolan Xavier Wells (Lockett Williams Mortuary). Background: Attorney Ben Crump speaking at a press conference (Law&Crime/YouTube). The family of a Mississippi teenager who was found dead after going on a boating trip with his friends wants answers about his social media activity. Nolan Wells, 18, was found dead on July 6, two days after...
Mother of Nolan Wells Subpoenas TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram in Investigation Into 18-Year-Old’s Death
Mother of Nolan Wells Subpoenas TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram in Investigation Into 18-Year-Old’s Death Mother of Nolan Wells Subpoenas TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram in Investigation Into 18-Year-Old’s Death
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