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Nolan Wells' parents write him a birthday letter

Nolan Wells would have turned 19 on Wednesday. More than six weeks after his death, authorities are still investigating his case and have given no indication publicly that a crime occurred. CNN's Isabel Rosales shares the letter his parents wrote their son for his birthday, shared first with CNN.

02:08 • Source: CNN
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Nolan Wells' parents write him a birthday letter

Nolan Wells would have turned 19 on Wednesday. More than six weeks after his death, authorities are still investigating his case and have given no indication publicly that a crime occurred. CNN's Isabel Rosales shares the letter his parents wrote their son for his birthday, shared first with CNN.

02:08 • Source: CNN
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'Let that be the last time': Dr. Jamal Bryant gives Nolan Wells rally keynote

Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who died last month during a July 4 boating trip with a group of friends, would’ve turned 19 on Wednesday. More than six weeks later, authorities are still investigating and have given no public indication that a crime occurred. At a national prayer rally in Wells’ memory, Dr. Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, gave a keynote speech at the rally, demanding answers and a stop to the online attacks against Wells’ mother.

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