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Dexter Wade, a 37-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, was killed by a police car and buried in a pauper's grave without informing his mother. The police failed to notify the mother and allowed him to be buried in a penal farm. The family's lawyer, Ben Crump, is requesting the Justice Department to investigate the situation. Calls for a federal investigation into the Mississippi police are growing.
Calls mount for federal investigation of Mississippi police in Dexter Wade's death https://t.co/U1oTnAPrGP https://t.co/sJ5ZDuZguP
Even though Jackson, Mississippi, police knew they had killed 37-year-old Dexter Wade, they didn't inform his mother and allowed him to be buried in a penal farm. https://t.co/CtyVNfcggz https://t.co/kkjMrGRh2B
Dexter Wade, who was run over by a police car and buried in a pauper’s grave, will be given a “proper funeral,” said Ben Crump, the family’s lawyer. Crump is asking the Justice Department to investigate why Wade’s mother wasn’t told what happened. https://t.co/q3wsd6wOBv
Dexter Wade, who was run over by a police car and buried in a pauper’s grave, will be given a “proper funeral,” said Ben Crump, the family’s lawyer. Crump is asking the Justice Department to investigate why Wade’s mother wasn’t told what happened. https://t.co/V4lbgBA3MR
“Where else did I have to turn? I had to turn to somebody that had more power than I did…Our police department's supposed to help.” — Bettersten Wade, who spent months searching for her son Dexter. Police failed to inform her that an off-duty Jackson officer fatally struck him. https://t.co/T3cdKWgoqd
Even though Jackson, Mississippi, police knew they had killed 37-year-old Dexter Wade, they didn't inform his mother and allowed him to be buried in a penal farm. https://t.co/XdKmczWYlQ