Ben Crump

Independent Autopsy Inconclusive in Nolan Wells Death

Reported facts: Nolan Wells, age 18, was found dead near Horn Island, Mississippi after a July 4 outing with friends; the family commissioned an independent autopsy. Attributed claims: the family's attorney, Ben Crump, said the independent autopsy was inconclusive and listed the cause of death as undetermined pending further investigation (CBS News; NPR). Uncertainty: no official coroner/medical examiner cause of death, no toxicology or forensic details reported, and the independent autopsy report itself is not publicly available in the supplied reporting.