India, July 16 -- More than a week after Nolan Wells was found dead on Horn Island, his family met with the Jackson County district attorney for the first time on Wednesday as they continue searching for answers about the Mississippi teen's death.

Wells' parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, and their lawyer, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, met with Jackson County District Attorney Angel McIlrath on Wednesday to discuss the case, according to the New York Post. After the meeting, Crump said at a news conference that the family learned more about how the investigation will move forward, but they did not receive any new information about how Wells died.

"Every morning, they wake up, and there's a hole in their hearts," Crump said, as pe...