Nolan Wells was MURDERED! …let me explain. BODY LOCATION/POSITION: Scene photos showed Nolan’s body face-down on the shoreline (head in sand) and face-down in the water. The sequence and any movement were not established and date of death remained unknown. NO WATER IN LUNGS OR STOMACH: The original medical examiner found no water or debris in the airway and an empty stomach (no gastric contents, including water). Mitchell noted drowning is a “diagnosis of exclusion” (a medical condition identified only by systematically ruling out all other possible causes or diseases that share similar symptoms) and that the record does not establish the decedent’s condition before entering the water, whether entry was voluntary or forced, consciousness/impairment, or why he could not exit the water despite reportedly being able to swim. TOXICOLOGY: Ethanol - 270 mg/dl (couldn’t confirm actual intoxication due to production from decomposition) Cannabis - NEGATIVE Cocain - NEGATIVE Caffeine - POSITIVE Nicotine - POSITIVE CONCLUSION: Neither corner could rule out intervening non-accidental factors and recommended the investigation remain open. Both autopsies came to the same conclusion… Cause of Death UNDETERMINED