Why Nolan Wells' Autopsy Was Announced In Chicago, Not Mississippi

Nolan Wells — the family's independent autopsy results came back undetermined. They were announced at the NAACP National Convention in Chicago by attorney Ben Crump, with Nolan's parents present. The investigation is in Jackson County, Mississippi, where the DA has already met with the family and agreed to present the completed investigation to a grand jury. The FBI is involved. Sixty witnesses have been interviewed.But the announcement wasn't made in consultation with investigators. It was made at a civil rights convention with national press. The NAACP president called Mississippi officials "derelict" — while those same officials are actively cooperating with a gr...