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Nolan Wells' Family and Friends Gather For Funeral

Published: 07/20/2026

Nolan Wells' loved ones gathered to say their final goodbyes Monday ... honoring the 18-year-old whose life ended far too soon. The funeral service happened at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where Rev. Al Sharpton officiated and family attorney Ben Crump delivered a call for…

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Nolan Wells' Funeral to Draw Al Sharpton, Ben Crump and Civil Rights Leaders

Published: 07/20/2026

Nolan Wells' loved ones are gathering to celebrate the 18-year-old's life ... as questions surrounding his death continue to haunt his Mississippi community ... and some very familiar faces will be on hand to pay their respects. Family, friends, and civil rights leaders will remember Nolan this…

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Nolan Wells' Mom Reveals Hate Mail Amid Push for Answers in Son's Death

Published: 07/19/2026

Nolan Wells' grieving mother says someone sent a cruel piece of hate mail straight to her home ... mocking her push for answers about her 18-year-old son's mysterious death. Christine Wonsley shared the anonymous mailing on Facebook ... a photo showing Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump…

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Nolan Wells Not First Person to Drown Off Horn Island Coast, Local Says

Published: 07/18/2026

Nolan Wells' family may not be convinced he drowned off the coast of Horn Island ... but some of the area locals say they wouldn't be surprised -- because the waters have claimed other lives. Here's the deal ... NBC News spoke to several people who regularly visit the area -- all anonymously due…

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Nolan Wells Friends Heard Calling For Help When Boat Malfunctioned

Published: 07/16/2026

There are more peculiar details of Nolan Wells' last day alive ... and in newly released audio, the friends that were with him on Horn Island were heard calling for help when their boat malfunctioned. According to audio from the day Nolan went missing -- obtained by NBC News -- the boat Nolan's…

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Nolan Wells Football Coach Tracy Lampley Says There Was No Racial Tension At School

Published: 07/14/2026

Nolan Wells' high school football coach, Tracy Lampley, is breaking his silence on the death investigation ... and he doubts race was involved. Tracy joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday ... and we asked him if there were racial tensions at their Mississippi high school. Nolan's coach says that's not…

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Nolan Wells' Parents Say Investigators Are Keeping Them In The Dark

Published: 07/14/2026

Nolan Wells' parents say they haven't gotten a meaningful update from authorities in nearly a week as the mystery surrounding their 18-year-old son's death drags on. In an interview with theGrio alongside attorney Ben Crump, Nolan's mom, Christine Wonsley, said the family hadn't heard from…

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Nolan Wells Attorney Says New Photo Possibly Shows Teen Made It Back to Mainland

Published: 07/13/2026

Ben Crump, the attorney for Nolan Wells' family, is following every lead in the teen's tragic death ... including a photo that suggests he may have made it back to the Mississippi mainland before he died. Crump shared a snap circulating on social media that shows a group of teens at a "land-based…

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Viral Nolan Wells Video Doesn't Show Him Fighting, Photog Says

Published: 07/10/2026

The viral video that allegedly captured a tense confrontation between Nolan Wells and another person on Horn Island just hours before his disappearance is not what it seems ... because the owner of the video says it captures no altercation at all. The original owner of the video tells TMZ ... they…

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Tyler Perry and Colin Kaepernick Paying For Nolan Wells' Funeral, Independent Autopsy

Published: 07/10/2026

Tyler Perry and Colin Kaepernick are stepping up to cover two huge expenses for Nolan Wells' family ... the funeral and an independent autopsy. Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Nolan's family, says Tyler is paying for the funeral and Colin is paying for the autopsy ... and at a Friday press…

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Nolan Wells Drowning Theory 'Questionable' to Ben Crump, Says He Knew How to Swim

Published: 07/10/2026

Attorney Ben Crump says claims Nolan Wells drowned in Mississippi's Gulf Coast are highly suspect ... because Nolan definitely knew how to swim. The civil rights lawyer who's representing Nolan's family tells TMZ ... Nolan took swimming lessons as a kid, and he'd been to Horn Island before, so he…

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Nolan Wells' Death Investigation: Attorney Doesn't Trust Mississippi Authorities

Published: 07/09/2026

Attorney Ben Crump seems to think the state of Mississippi is trying to sweep the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells under the rug ... and he's not going to let that happen. Ben joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday ... and the attorney was adamant the contradictions in Nolan's case can't justify…

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