No Indictments, No Definitive Cause: Key Takeaways From the Nolan Wells Grand Jury Report

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 22: Attorney Ben Crump (L) holds a press conference with Elmore Wonsley and Christine Wells-Wonsley, the parents of Nolan Wells, at the annual NAACP National Convention to announce the results of an independent autopsy as they investigate the death of Wells on July 22, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Eighteen-year-old Wells was found dead two days after he disappeared during a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi with a group of high school friends. (Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A Mississippi panel of 23 people unanimously declined to bring charges over the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, leaving the precise cause of his death officially undetermined. His family says the fight continues, and its forensic team is scheduled to present findings from his phone today in Orlando.

What the Grand Jury Did