JACKSON, Miss. -- The family of Dexter Wade is calling for justice after the 37-year-old man was allegedly fatally struck by a Jackson, Mississippi Police Department cruiser in March and later buried ...

Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field. This article is Part 1 of ...

This article is part of “Lost Rites,” a series on America’s failed death notification system. The lawyer representing a Mississippi mother whose adult son was run over by an off-duty police officer ...

Dexter Wade was struck and killed by an off-duty Jackson police officer in March 2023. His mother was not notified of his death for months. Family and advocates held a rally demanding transparency and ...