Nolan Wells Death Investigation
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- Alex DiazNew York Post
- Kenneth GargerNew York Post
- Sasha PezenikABC News (US)
- Lauren Acton-TaylorDaily Mail
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Jordan FreimanCBS News
- Elise GreggNPR
- Adria R WalkerThe Guardian
- Adam SabesFox News
- Tesfaye NegussieABC News (US)
- Sabina GhebremedhinABC News (US)
- Victor HellerDaily Mail
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In a report released by the Jackson County District Attorney's Office, the grand jury report said that it 'finds that the position of, the condition of, time of discovery, and location of Mr Wells’ body is consistent with drowning.'
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Wells' body was found on July 6 on the northwest end of Horn Island, a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, after he went missing during a Fourth of July weekend trip there with friends from nearby Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Wells' friends have told authorities that he chose to stay behind on the island to speak with a girl, telling them he would come back to the mainland later.
Both the independent autopsy and the state’s chief medical examiner said that the cause and manner of Wells’ death were undetermined.
A grand jury in Mississippi has unanimously declined to indict anyone in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black man.
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Nolan Wells' family blasts grand jury ruling on accidental drowning despite 'trauma' to teen's body in autopsy
How it changed
- 22 Sep
In a report released by the Jackson County District Attorney's Office, the grand jury report said that it 'finds that the position of, the condition of, time of discovery, and location of Mr Wells’ body is consistent with drowning.'
- 23 Sep
Crump and Wells's parents have cast doubt on why a teenager would choose to stay on an island without his phone.
Coverage 13 articles
23 Sep Nolan Wells' family blasts grand jury ruling on accidental drowning despite 'trauma' to teen's body in autopsy
Daily Mail
23 Sep Nolan Wells' family unsatisfied with grand jury finding no cause for criminal charges
CBS News
22 Sep Nolan Wells' parents make emotional plea for justice after no charges filed in death
ABC News (US)
22 Sep Nolan Wells' friends cleared by grand jury as their lawyers vow to hold online accusers accountable
Fox News
22 Sep Mississippi grand jury decides not to charge anyone in death of Nolan Wells
The Guardian- 22 Sep No charges in death of Black Mississippi teen Nolan Wells following grand jury review
CBC 
22 Sep Grand jury finds no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of Nolan Wells
NPR22 Sep Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Black teen in Mississippi
ABC News (AU)
22 Sep Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Nolan Wells
CBS News22 Sep Grand jury declines to indict anyone in death of Black teen Nolan Wells in Mississippi
The Straits Times
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22 Sep Grand jury finds Nolan Wells' death was 'consistent with drowning,' no foul play suspected amid rampant theories
Daily Mail- 22 Sep No criminal charges in the death of Nolan Wells: Grand jury report
ABC News (US) 
22 Sep Nolan Wells’ death ‘consistent with drowning,’ no evidence it was criminal or racially motivated, grand jury finds
New York Post
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