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Calls grow for more transparency in Nolan Wells death investigation

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Requests by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells to preserve evidence are being mischaracterized, their attorney Ben Crump said Thursday. Crump, a national civil rights attorney, said preservation letters were sent out to various people involved in Wells’ death investigation.

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  1. WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS

    Nolan Wells’ parents to join Congressional Black Caucus in call for independent federal review on teen’s disappearance and death (opens WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS)

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    ATLANTA (WLOX) — On Thursday, Nolan Wells’ parents, alongside attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), will reiterate a call at a news conference from the Congressional Black Caucus to the Department of Justice to open an independent federal review of Nolan Wells’ …

  2. WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS

    TODAY: Nolan Wells’ family to call for federal review of his death at NABJ convention (opens WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS)

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    ATLANTA (WLOX) — Attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton will join the parents of Nolan Wells at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Atlanta Thursday morning. The group is scheduled to attend a press conference calling for the Department of Justice to open an independent …

  3. WJTV Jackson

    Calls grow for more transparency in Nolan Wells death investigation (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    Requests by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells to preserve evidence are being mischaracterized, their attorney Ben Crump said Thursday. Crump, a national civil rights attorney, said preservation letters were sent out to various people involved in Wells’ death investigation.

  4. WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS

    Nolan Wells’ family, attorneys call for federal review of his case at NABJ convention (opens WDBD Fox 40 Jackson MS)

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    ATLANTA (WLOX) — Attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton joined the parents of 18-year-old Nolan Wells at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Atlanta Thursday morning. The group was on stage in front of a crowd for a discussion moderated by Tiffany Cross about the investi…

  5. Black Enterprise

    Nolan Wells’ Family Speaks To The National Association Of Black Journalists In Atlanta (opens Black Enterprise)

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    "We are demanding a full federal investigation."

  6. The Guardian

    Nolan Wells’ parents recount ordeal of son’s death at Atlanta convention (opens The Guardian)

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    Ben Crump and Rev Al Sharpton, also present at National Association of Black Journalists, demanded ‘truth’ and ‘transparency’ in Wells’ case On Thursday morning, the parents of Nolan Wells, Christine Wells-Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley, along with Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney, and Rev Al Sharpt…

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