Nolan Welles update: ‘Torture’ and ‘Sleeping Pill’ accusations spread, misinformation plagues investigation
Rumors and misinformation plague people nolan wells The cause of death remains unknown, although autopsy results have yet to be determined. Unverified social media accounts are spreading misleading information, Claims Wells was ‘tortured’ And “sedatives” were found in his system.
American Harmony is one such account spreading misinformation, wrote on Facebook“Breaking bombshell – just 30 minutes ago! Sedatives were found in Nolan Wells’ system! An independent autopsy just overturned the entire case! This wasn’t an ‘accidental drowning’ anymore… was it murder? Has justice been obscured? Or will the truth finally come out?”
“According to a detailed report from a prominent forensic laboratory in Washington, D.C., benzodiazepines, a common sedative and sleeping pill, were found in Norah Wells’ blood and tissue at concentrations well above normal physiological levels,” the article in American Harmony magazine reads.
The article even goes so far as to claim that Wells’ parents held a press conference claiming it was proof their son was murdered, but no such press conference was actually held.
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Since the autopsy report has not yet been released, the claims of “sleeping pills” and “torture” are false. Two investigations are ongoing. On Monday, July 13, Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told ABC News that his department was still working. Meanwhile, Wells’ family hired attorneys Ben Crumpwho will conduct a private investigation, including a second autopsy.
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Neither team announced autopsy results or an official cause of death.
An Ocean Springs, Mississippi, teen was found dead in the water on the northwest tip of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6. Wells disappeared on July 4 after sailing to the island with friends. this The search for the teen has been called off Passed by a body found Monday, July 6, park rangers.
