Nolan Wells’ preliminary autopsy results to be revealed in just hours, lawyer reveals

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-21 17:50:48 | Updated at 2026-08-09 07:46:14 2 weeks ago

The preliminary findings from an independent autopsy into the death of Nolan Wells are set to be released in just hours, the family’s lawyer has revealed.

Wells’ parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump as he announces what they know so far about the teen’s death at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday.

Wells, 18, had been on a July 4 boating trip with friends to Horn Island, Mississippi, before he disappeared.

Christine Wells-Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley leave the Center Pointer Church, July 20, 2026 during Nolan Welles’ funeral. Christopher Oquendo for NY Post

Nolan Wells seen in a social media post. Facebook/Christine Wonsley

Wells was potentially seen in a photo from the day he went missing. TMZ

The college football player’s body was found in the water off the island just two days later and was identified through dental records.

The Mississippi state medical examiner had performed an autopsy after his body was found — but no official cause of death has yet been released.

His body was then flown over 800 miles from his home state to Washington DC for an independent autopsy — funded by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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