Ben Crump
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“They went out on the boat, the boat came back, and Nolan washed up on the shore two days later dead,”
Ben Crump · said 2026-07-20 · reported 2026-07-20
Crump spoke at Wells' funeral Monday, noting that Wells did not return from a boat trip to Horn Island and his body was found two days later.
“Wouldn’t you want answers?”
Ben Crump · said 2026-07-20 · reported 2026-07-20
Crump spoke at Wells' funeral Monday, noting that Wells did not return from a boat trip to Horn Island and his body was found two days later.
“it is not adding up.”
Ben Crump · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-13
Crump said the family requested an independent autopsy because the circumstances of Wells' death were not adding up.
“We had his body flown from Mississippi to Washington, DC, because his family wanted to make sure that they had a doctor who had no ties to Mississippi law enforcement to do an independent examination of their son’s body,”
Ben Crump · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-13
Crump said the family had Wells' body flown to Washington, DC, for an independent examination by a doctor with no ties to Mississippi law enforcement.
“This video, you can hear an argument going where Nolan is saying, ‘Give me my freaking phone, what are you freaking doing?’”
Ben Crump · said 2026-07-10 · reported 2026-07-12
Crump said at a Friday afternoon press conference that Wells could be heard in the video.
“The family has distrust of the Mississippi law enforcement officials giving them a fair investigation where their black son ended up dead after going out on a boat with three young white men,”
Ben Crump · said 2026-07-10 · reported 2026-07-10
Crump spoke during a press conference in New York City attended by Al Sharpton and Wells' parents.
“This is a kid who knew how to swim,”
Ben Crump · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-10
Crump noted that Wells knew how to swim, pushing back against the suggestion he accidentally drowned.