All articles tagged with #independent autopsy
An 18-year-old Nolan Wells disappeared July 4 during a boat trip to Horn Island and was later found dead; investigators are reviewing his final hours and circumstances, while his family has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump and is seeking an independent autopsy as questions persist about what happened, even as authorities say there is no immediate sign of foul play and toxicology results are pending.
The parents of 18-year-old Nolan Wells call for a transparent, thorough investigation into his mysterious death after a Fourth of July boat trip in Horn Island, Mississippi. While authorities say there’s no current evidence of foul play, the family is pursuing answers and an independent autopsy as they seek clarity and accountability.
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley challenges the Mississippi police narrative of a Walmart parking-lot shooting, suggesting the child was shot through the chest and that the car did not move toward officers as described. The family and their attorney call for body-camera and surveillance footage release and accountability, while investigations by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation continue. The case has intensified debates on policing and civil rights in the aftermath of the incident.
The family of Jabari Peoples, who was fatally shot by police in Homewood, Alabama, is requesting access to body camera footage, which law enforcement has withheld due to an ongoing investigation. An independent autopsy has been conducted, and the family and attorneys plan to reveal its findings. The case has sparked protests and legal actions as the family seeks transparency and accountability.
An independent autopsy conducted on Dexter Wade, who was buried in a pauper's grave in Hinds County, Mississippi, contradicts the county's claims about his death. The autopsy revealed that Wade had a wallet with identification in his pocket, despite officials stating otherwise. The report also indicated severe injuries, including a leg amputation and being run over by a police vehicle. The officer responsible for Wade's death has not been charged, and his identity remains concealed. The family believes there is a cover-up, while city and county officials attribute the mishandling of Wade's death to a lack of communication.
A mother's search for her missing son in Jackson, Mississippi, ended tragically when she discovered that he had been struck and killed by an off-duty police officer on the same day he disappeared. The police knew about his death but failed to inform her for months, leading to his burial in a pauper's grave. The family is now demanding answers and an independent investigation into the mishandling of his death by the police. Activists and elected officials are also calling for federal intervention in the case. The family's lawyers have criticized the lack of transparency and the broken chain of custody during the exhumation of the body. Preliminary findings from an independent autopsy revealed blunt force injuries and severed limbs, contradicting some statements from officials.
Dexter Wade, a 37-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, was struck and killed by an off-duty police officer in March, on the same day his mother last saw him. Despite the police knowing his whereabouts, they failed to inform his mother for over five months, during which she tirelessly searched for him. Wade was buried in a pauper's grave behind the local jail, and his mother is now demanding answers and an independent investigation into his death and how it was handled by the police. Lawyers for the family have criticized the lack of transparency and contradictory statements from officials. Activists and elected officials are calling for federal investigators to intervene.
An independent autopsy paid for by Colin Kaepernick has ruled the death of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate at Fulton County Jail, a homicide resulting from "severe neglect." Thompson suffered from schizophrenia and was untreated, suffering from dehydration and malnutrition. The jail was essentially "a torture chamber," according to the family's attorney. The family is seeking accountability, and the Fulton County medical examiner will be held accountable for Thompson's death in September 2022. The autopsy initiative has funded at least 42 autopsies across 15 states for police-related or in-custody death cases.
An independent autopsy report has revealed that LaShawn Thompson, who was found dead in a bed bug-infested cell at the Fulton County Jail, died due to "complications due to severe neglect." The report listed dehydration, malnutrition, severe body insect infestation, and untreated decompensated schizophrenia as the conditions that led to his death. Thompson's family and their attorneys announced the results of the autopsy, which was paid for by Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp nonprofit organization. Thompson's death led to resignations at the jail, and an investigation is ongoing.
Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy of Lashawn Thompson, a Georgia inmate who died in his cell last year after being "eaten alive" by bed bugs, according to family attorneys. The medical examiner's report listed the cause of death as "undetermined" but noted a "severe bed bug infestation." Kaepernick launched an initiative in 2022 to help families with free, secondary autopsies through his Know Your Rights Camp organization. Thompson's family attorney called for a criminal investigation into his death and released photos showing his cell infested with bugs and squalor conditions.
Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy for Lashawn Thompson, who died in the Fulton County Jail in questionable conditions last year. The jail's poor conditions resulted in protests and three jail officials resigning. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff launched a Justice Department probe into the jail and two other county jails over the death of Thompson and other reports. Kaepernick previously announced he would pay for independent autopsies of those killed by police, funding 42 autopsies in its first year.
The body of Stephen Smith, whose 2015 death was initially deemed a hit-and-run, was exhumed for an independent autopsy after South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced it was investigating his death as a homicide based on information gleaned during its investigation into the Murdaugh family murders. Smith's family raised over $100,000 for the exhumation and private autopsy. The initial incident report and medical examiner's report cited the cause of death as blunt head trauma sustained from being hit by a vehicle, but there was no evidence of a vehicle accident. The case file reveals a working theory among first responders at the scene that Smith's death was a homicide, and not the result of being struck by a car.
Alex Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster, denies any involvement in the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, a case that has resurfaced since the murders of Murdaugh's mother and brother. Smith's family plans to exhume his body and conduct an independent autopsy after raising over $65,000 through a GoFundMe campaign. The family believes Smith was killed "somewhere else" before his body was "placed" in the middle of the road where he was later discovered. Buster Murdaugh has been targeted and harassed by the media and followers of the story, and he is requesting that the media stop publishing defamatory comments and rumors about him.
Alex Murdaugh's son Buster denies any involvement in the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, as Smith's family plans to exhume his body and conduct an independent autopsy. Smith's death was originally ruled a hit-and-run, but his family believes he was murdered and that a "Murdaugh boy" may have been involved. The Murdaugh name repeatedly cropped up in documents in the initial case, and there were rumors that Buster and Smith had been in a relationship around the time of his death. Smith's family hopes a fresh investigation could resolve the case.
The family of Stephen Smith, a South Carolina teen found dead in 2015, has raised nearly $65,000 to exhume his body for an independent autopsy. Smith's death has ties to the Murdaugh family, and some investigators and Smith's family have questioned the initial conclusion that he was the victim of a hit-and-run. The case went cold until the recent conviction of Alex Murdaugh for killing his wife and son in 2021, which prompted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to reopen the investigation into Smith's death.