Frustrated family awaits trial for seven years as triple murder suspect sits on billion dollar bond

BATON ROUGE – Six years after three people were killed at a home on Palmer Lane, the victims’ family is speaking out for the first time about their frustration with how long it has taken to bring the case to trial.

Michael Wade is accused of killing 35-year-old Crista Sudduth, 32-year-old Ivy Frank, and 72-year-old Ruby White at a home in East Baton Rouge Parish back in June 2019. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wade remains held on a bond of more than one billion dollars.

Despite that, the family says the length of time it has taken to reach trial has been a source of ongoing frustration…

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