Dexter Wade

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Months After Pauper's Burial, Man Killed by Police SUV Laid to Rest

Dexter Wade's family was originally not notified of his death

(Newser) - Dexter Wade received a dignified funeral and burial Monday in Mississippi's capital city, months after he was hit and killed by a police SUV and officials first buried his body in a pauper's grave without notifying his family that he was dead. Under a gray sky, his mother,...

Lawyer: Man Killed by Cop Car Had ID but Family Wasn't Told

Alabama man Dexter Wade was buried in pauper's grave

(Newser) - A man struck and killed by a Jackson, Mississippi, police vehicle in March had his ID in his pocket when he was buried in a pauper's grave, his family's lawyer says. Dexter Wade, 37, was reported missing by mother Bettersten Wade on March 14. She spent months searching...

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