Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi teen, died under mysterious circumstances after he went to an island with his friends on July 4 weekend | World News

Nolan Wells was reportedly found dead in the water on the northwest end of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6.

The family of Mississippi teen Nolan Xavier Wells will conduct an independent autopsy following the 18-year-old's mysterious death, according to attorney Ben Crump.

The photos of Nolan Wells with friends have become something of a Rorschach test for American race relations in 2026. Here’s what we know about the Mississippi teen’s death.

The family of Nolan Wells, whose body was found Monday on Horn Island, doesn’t accept that his death was an accidental drowning, attorney Ben Crump said. A cause of death is…

The family of a Mississippi 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf Coast is expected to call for greater transparency at a…

The family believes text messages from social media apps had been deleted from his phone when they got it back, and they plan to employ experts to try to receive all the data they…

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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and civil rights activist Al Sharpton announced Friday they have joined the family’s legal team.

Wells was a good kid with a bright future and a lot of friends. His parents told NBC News that many questions remain about how he ended up dead over the July Fourth weekend.

A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast

NEW YORK (AP) — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

It’s been one week since Nolan Wells and his friends went on a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island. He was later found dead in the water – sparking myriad questions.

Xavier Nolan Wells death: Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old college football player, disappeared during a boat trip. His body was later discovered on an uninhabited Gulf…

The 18-year-old football player, Nolan Wells, was found dead two days after disappearing during a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island.

An investigation is underway into the circumstances of the 18-year-old’s death. While his autopsy results are pending, his family has questioned whether his death was an…

Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi teen, died under mysterious circumstances after he went to an island with his friends on July 4 weekend | World News

A protest was held after the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with demonstrators demanding more transparency in the case.

A viral photo claims to show Nolan Wells at a land-based pool party in Jackson County on July 5, a day before he was found dead.

Mississippi teen Nolan Wells’ parents are desperately seeking the public’s help to find out what happened to their son.

Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi football player, died last weekend following an all-day party on Horn Island, off the coast of Ocean Springs, his hometown.