In an update on the case of Dexter Wade, a Mississippi man who was fatally struck by a police vehicle and buried in an unmarked grave, his autopsy report revealed his identification was in his pants at the time of his death.
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As previously reported, Bettersten Wade learned that her son was buried in an unmarked grave six months after he was struck and killed by a police vehicle near an interstate in March. In a statement from Attorney Ben Crump’s office, Pathologist Dr. Frank Peretti revealed that Dexter’s body was not embalmed and his body was in an advanced state of decomposition. He presented multiple blunt force injuries to the skull, pelvis, ribs, and his left leg was amputated.
At the time of his death, Dexter’s wallet was in the front pocket of his jeans, and it contained his state identification card with his home address, his credit card, and a health insurance card. A full report is expected to be released soon.
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Crump’s statement reads:
“The fact that Dexter had a state identification card and several other identifying items shows us that there was a concerted effort to keep the truth and manner of his death from his family. There is no excuse, not even incompetence, for not notifying a next of kin of an identified man’s death. Dexter, a young Black man, was buried with no more dignity and respect than an animal, which no human being deserves. This case has shown us time and time again that the local officials cannot be trusted in this matter and there are clear conflicts of interest. Now, louder than ever, we renew our calls to the Department of Justice to investigate all of the local entities involved in Dexter’s death and what his mother suspects is a coverup.”
“Dexter’s grave was marked number 672. We can only pray that there aren’t hundreds of other families out there unknowingly suffering this same fate,” the statement concluded.
Dexter’s funeral is scheduled for November 20 and Reverend Al Sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy and a national call to justice at the New Horizon Church International.