India, Aug. 13 -- Attorney Ben Crump, civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, and Nolan Wells' parents will be holding a press conference on Thursday, August 13, amid calls for a federal review into the teen's disappearance and death. The Ocean Springs, Mississippi teen was found dead in the water on the northwest end of Horn Island on Monday morning, July 6. Wells went missing on July 4 after taking a boat to the island with friends. The search for the teen was called off after a body was found by a park ranger on Monday, July 6.

This event comes after members of the Congressional Black Caucus urged the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an independent review of the case. They wanted the DOJ to determine wh...