Nolan Wells Death Investigation: Attorney Ben Crump to Provide Update
Crump is set to discuss subpoenas, a sealed grand jury review and an autopsy that listed the teen’s cause of death as undetermined.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is scheduled to brief the public on the Nolan Wells investigation Thursday morning at an 11 a.m. news conference during the National Urban League's annual conference in Nashville.
- The Jackson County Chancery Court issued subpoenas Tuesday to Life360, Snap, Meta Platforms, TikTok and WhatsApp at Christine Wonsley's request, requiring records within 21 days following allegations that social media posts were altered or deleted.
- Attorney Russell Latino is representing the family of Bart Edmiston, a Wells friend, and is preparing defamation lawsuits against social media users spreading claims linking Edmiston to the death.
- Total reward money for information leading to an arrest reached $175,000 after Warren Hudson matched The Rev. Al Sharpton's $50,000 offer, joining previous pledges from Tyler Perry and Terrell Owens.
- District Attorney Angel Myers-McIlrath confirmed last week that findings will be sealed until presented to a grand jury, while an independent autopsy listed Wells' cause of death as undetermined, contradicting the Jackson County sheriff's initial belief in accidental drowning.
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Nolan Xavier Weeks is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, center, speaks at news conference Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the National Urban League conference in Nashville, Tenn. surrounded by attorneys and the families of Nolan Xavier Wells, Daniel Erving and Tyler Smith, all Black 18-year-olds who died under unclear circumstances.
‘It’s Not Adding Up’: Nolan Wells’ Family Says Nothing About Where His Body Was Found Makes Sense as Legal Threats Fly Over Friend’s Role in His Death
Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump is pushing investigators to release the condition Nolan Wells’ body was found in after he went missing. That’s the question […] ‘It’s Not Adding Up’: Nolan Wells’ Family Says Nothing About Where His Body Was Found Makes Sense as Legal Threats Fly Over Friend’s Role in His Death
Ben Crump provides updates on Nolan Wells, other cases at National Urban League conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WLBT) – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump provided updates on the Nolan Wells case and two others at the National Urban League conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Crump held the press conference on Thursday at 11 a.m. Wells’ family was also present. Wells’ father spoke on attacks directed at his family, asking, “Where’s the empathy at?” He said, “We all need to come together, and if you know something, please come forward.” Wells…
Ben Crump Reveals New Investigative Steps in Nolan Wells Death Probe
Photo Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Attorney Ben Crump’s legal team is examining new evidence related to the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. Crump said the team has hired some of the nation’s leading audio engineers to analyze the Sea Tow call placed on the day Wells went missing. Audio experts will review the full Sea Tow recording Crump discussed the latest developments in Nolan’s case during the National Urban League Conference …
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