The case of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who died after a July 4th boat trip near Horn Island, has grown more puzzling after an email surfaced suggesting he had been drinking heavily before he vanished. The development has fuelled further scrutiny of how authorities have handled the investigation into his death, with questions being raised about the thoroughness of the original inquiry.

A second, independent autopsy reportedly found deep red subcutaneous tissue on Wells' occipital bone, and discovered that his lungs and throat were missing from the body, details highlighted by "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" host Nancy Grace as she examined inconsistencies in the case. The findings have deepened doubts among commentators and, presumably, Wells' family about the circumstances surrounding his death.