Nolan Wells autopsy report: Family attorney reveals major update
An independent autopsy report for 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who died after a boat trip in Mississippi, is set to be released by attorney Ben Crump. The case has gained national attention due to concerns regarding the circumstances of his death and potential racial bias in the investigation.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of transparency in local law enforcement investigations and the role of civil rights advocacy in cases involving suspicious deaths of minority youth.
Nolan Wells' family attorney says an independent autopsy report on the 18-year-old's death will be released Wednesday, offering the first outside medical findings since the Mississippi teenager was found dead off Horn Island in early July. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump plans to share preliminary results during a news conference at the NAACP National Convention in Chicago.Wells' parents are expected to attend. The teenager disappeared after a Fourth of July boat trip to the island with friends and was found dead two days later, a case that has drawn national attention over questions of race and the circumstances of his death.Nolan Wells' family attorney reveals key update on expected autopsy report releaseCrump has vowed to conduct his own investigation into Wells' death, which followed the July 4 trip to Horn Island, off the Mississippi coast. Wells never returned with his friends, and his body was recovered two days later.
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