Dale Reid Hand, 65, of Gladewater, Texas, was found dead at his home on February 10, 2023. Law enforcement described his injuries as significant and said his death was not accidental, prompting a homicide investigation by the Gladewater Police Department and the Texas Rangers.

Investigators reported evidence indicating Hand had likely been assaulted and that a suspect with a personal connection to Hand was involved; the relationship has not been described in detail. Police say forensic evidence and review of nearby surveillance placed a 40-year-old Gladewater-area man near Hand’s residence in the hours before the death, and that man was arrested and charged with murder.

A motive has not been publicly established beyond unconfirmed suggestions of a possible financial or personal dispute. If anyone has information about Dale Hand, his movements, or the hours before February 10, please come forward.