Officials exhume the body of a Mississippi man buried without his family’s knowledge
Associated Press— The body of a Mississippi man who died after being hit by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer was exhumed Monday, months after officials failed to notify his family of his death. At a news conference, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, local leaders and family members of 37-year-old Dexter Wade said they had hired an independent medical examiner to perform an autopsy on the man’s body. While Dexter Wade’s remains were released Monday, his family said officials failed to honor the agreed-upon time approved by a county attorney for exhuming the body. “Now, I ask, can I exhume my child and try to get some peace and try to get a state of mind,” said Dexter Wade’s mother, Bettersten Wade. “What happened to Dexter Wade in March and what happened to Dexter Wade here today reeks to the high heavens.” Bettersten Wade last saw her son when he left home on March 5, Crump said.
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