Dennis James Wade was 30 and living in Corsicana, Texas, when he was murdered on September 22, 1987. He was born March 15, 1957, in Ohio County, Kentucky, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Ohio County. He was survived by his spouse, Debbie.

The circumstances of the killing are described as unresolved. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported, and there have been no known legal proceedings connected to the death. Investigators cited limited forensic options at the time and the passage of years as obstacles to developing new leads.

The case remains an unsolved murder that affected the Corsicana community. Anyone with memories, information, or records related to Dennis, his last movements, or the area in 1987 is asked to come forward.