For 53 years, the murder of Dede has remained unsolved—not due to lack of evidence, but due to a disturbing pattern of obstruction, negligence, and silence from the very institutions tasked with protecting the public.
Despite clear signs of stalking, witness accounts, and known individuals with violent histories living mere blocks from Dede’s home, the Dallas Police Department failed to conduct thorough investigations. Evidence has been destroyed. Witness statements have vanished. Suspects were never interviewed. And now, city attorneys claim that releasing public records would “jeopardize an ongoing investigation”—without offering a single detail about who, what, when, or where.
This is not justice. This is a cover-up.
We know this:
The people responsible for Dede’s death are likely still alive—now in their 70s. They may have been former boyfriends, obsessed acquaintances, or individuals with ties to her family. The truth has been buried for decades, but it is not too late to uncover it.
We call on:
Justice delayed is justice denied. Dede deserves better. Her family deserves answers. And the public deserves to know why this case was buried for half a century.
