@pbsnews: A new independent autopsy of Nolan Wells found the cause of the 18-year-old’s death is still “undetermined” and foul play cannot be ruled out. Wells' family and attorney Ben Crump announced the findings today at a news conference in Chicago. The teen was found dead off the coast of Mississippi two days after he joined a boat party with friends on the Fourth of July. The Jackson County Mississippi Sheriff’s Office is approaching this case as an accidental drowning, but the results of the official state autopsy, conducted on July 7, have not yet been released. The independent autopsy was conducted by Dr. Roger Mitchell, president of the National Medical Association. “We still have more questions than we have answers," Crump said at the news conference. PBS News' Deema Zein takes a look at what the autopsy found. #nolanwells #bencrump #autopsy #nolanwellscase #mississippi

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justforfun45670
B :
Nancy Grace has her foot firmly placed on those white families’ necks!
2026-07-22 19:40:44
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taliaferro.j
Taliaferro J. :
the silence of those boys is crazy. Come out and say what happened.
2026-07-22 20:22:52
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pretty_crabby
E M I L Y 🧿✨ :
Why is it so hard to figure out how he died ?!?!
2026-07-22 22:59:03
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amazowcdmqf
Marge🍉 :
Nancy Grace go to work!!!
2026-07-22 20:02:22
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kimb0.o52
KC :
Everyone who was there knows exactly what happened and for them to be silent and lawyered up means they are guilty.
2026-07-22 22:19:51
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kay17164
Ky.aahh :
But they also don’t have his lungs
2026-07-22 20:02:55
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deebaby.nia
Niaa :
Stop saying “friends”
2026-07-22 23:47:43
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_thelastmango_
thelastmango :
Pieces of his neck were missing? Maybe the part containing his hyoid bone? That's very suspicious. The redness from the back of his nack could have been bruising and damage from him struggling while someone choked him. Just a theory based on this limited evidence.
2026-07-22 20:12:00
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gabagool_girlie
gabagool_girlie⚡️🍉 :
You don't get a red mark on your skull from drowning. Justice for Nolan Wells.
2026-07-23 03:32:38
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sunshinerain107
Sunshinerain10$ :
I heard they kept his lungs also. The lungs would have determined if he was drowned- the neck would have determined if he had damaged- choked, broken, etc
2026-07-22 20:47:47
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vivalavida2204
vivalavida2204 :
Definitely more questions than answers — he was found faced down and fully clothed when he was reportedly last seen with shorts on at Horn Island.
2026-07-22 19:59:14
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scorpiontwinz
ScorpionTwinz11/11 :
We demand justice for the family!! Lord please!!!!🙏🏾🕊😢
2026-07-22 23:59:35
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perfectlyimpatient
perfectlyimpatient :
The math is not mathing. Wishing the parents peace during this horrible period.
2026-07-22 20:33:45
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hairbynicoleriley
hairbynicoleriley :
It’s common to this case when you’re trying to determine the cause of death and you say he drowned. We was not born last!
2026-07-23 04:29:11
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cmoka_
cmoka_ :
Thanks for reporting
2026-07-22 21:38:40
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ashch0le
ashch0le :
$125k? They could offer a bit more than that for a conviction. These are rich ppl he was hanging around with, that might not be enough to temp them.
2026-07-23 06:03:24
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c4th43v3n
cat heaven :
Toxicology*
2026-07-23 06:00:49
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smitty070707
EPSmith07 :
Thank God for social media, and his mom being able to share that first post about him being missing. This should have never happened, but at least his will help change the future.
2026-07-22 19:39:27
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hero.of.kvatch2
Hero of Kvatch :
How to say a lot and yet absolutely nothing.
2026-07-22 20:36:33
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uapdisclosuregroup
UAP Disclosure Group :
If he has water in his lungs, he drowned. If he doesn’t have water in his lungs, he didn’t drown. Let’s start there.
2026-07-23 00:39:10
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fashion_queen_21
Fashion_Queen_21 :
JUSTICE FOR Nolan Wells………… 🙏
2026-07-23 00:37:05
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angelaedmonds33
Angela DeniseAh Jordan :
im from Mississippi im curious of why Mississippi haven't sent his organs to DC yet so they can see what happened
2026-07-23 00:26:26
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ay__poppy
ConfessionsOfAShopaholic :
Ikyfl his neck 🤨 that is just sooooo damn sick, I just can’t imagine your child coming back to you like that!!!
2026-07-22 23:19:04
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the_ghost_9221
Haruki :
The American forensic experts are disgusting in this case.
2026-07-22 20:23:34
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