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Brian Wade
British murderer (1945–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Wade (16 May 1945 – 9 August 2025) was a British convicted murderer.[1] A prolific offender, he was convicted of serious violent crimes across six decades.[2]
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Biography
On 16 July 1966, Brian Wade killed Edwin Percy Cardwell in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.[3] He was a 21-year-old neighbour who was bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer.[4] In 1972, he received a section 18 order for wounding with intent.[4] Wade was eventually released and in 1998 he killed 22-year-old Johnathan Abell in Nottingham in what was described as a "grisly machete slaughter".[5] For this crime he was convicted of manslaughter.[4]
By 2020, Wade was still serving in prison.[6] In 2023, he slit the throat of a fellow inmate at HM Prison Guys Marsh in Dorset.[7] The man was found tied up for a “bondage” session following the attack.[8] The man only survived because of intervention from prison staff.[9] For this crime he received a third life sentence.[4] On 2 September 2025, it was reported that Wade had died at HM Prison Long Lartin in Worcestershire on 9 August.[10]
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