Tarrant County

Accused Bank Robber Suspected in 30-Year-Old Murder Case: Warrant

Man arrested in River Oaks bank robbery suspected in 1987 Weatherford murder

A man who was arrested for robbing a bank in Tarrant County last week has been named a suspect in a 30-year-old Parker County murder case.

Grady Dedmon, 60, was arrested Friday after police said he robbed the Bank of Texas on Roberts Cutoff Road in River Oaks and waited outside for officers to arrest him.

Police investigating the 1987 murder of Wendy Robinson in Weatherford had obtained Dedmon's DNA in recent months and searched his house, but he has not been charged in Robinson's murder.

Another man who was arrested in Robinson's murder, Ricky Lee Adkins, implicated Dedmon, according to the search warrant for Dedmon's house. Adkins and Dedmon are cousins.

Adkins told investigators he witnessed Dedmon kill Robinson by hitting her on the head with a rock, court documents said.

Dedmon was being held in the Parker County Jail on federal bank robbery charges.

Texas Rangers investigating Robinson's murder are "closely monitoring" Dedmon's case and the investigation is ongoing, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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