Nolan Wells' family presses for transparent investigation into his death


Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
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Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Wells, who is Black, was the only one who did not return to the mainland, and days later his body was found in the water. Geoff Bennett spoke with the Wells' family attorney, Ben Crump.
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- Family members are pressing for answers about the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He disappeared during a Fourth of July trip with three high school friends to an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
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Nolan Wells' family presses for transparent investigation into his death
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Nolan Wells attorney boosts wild theory teen made it back to land before dying — as pal says it’s not him in fight video
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