Brian Wade

Brian Wade (16 May 1945 – 9 August 2025) was a British convicted murderer. A prolific offender, he was convicted of serious violent crimes across six decades.

Biography On 16 July 1966, Brian Wade killed Edwin Percy Cardwell in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. He was a 21-year-old neighbour who was bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer. In 1972, he received a section 18 order for wounding with intent. For this crime he was convicted of manslaughter. In 2023, he slit the throat of a fellow inmate at HM Prison Guys Marsh in Dorset. The man was found tied up for a “bondage” session following the attack. The man only survived because of intervention from prison staff. For this crime he received a third life sentence.