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Drug-related, he was probably having some hallucination that caused him to rip off his clothes. so there was no foul play. does that sound like your husband? >> not at all. after they had found the clothing and his watch, his i.d., they told me there was still no evidence of foul play. >> did you believe that? >> no, i dont. >> reporter: alfred wright had been missing for 19 days and with many questions and few answers, thanksgiving week, dozens of volunteers did their own search in the cold and...

It was not good. i remember asking, is it a body? and someone said yes. >> reporter: in an area of the ranch supposedly already searched by deputies was the body of alfred wright found nearly three weeks after his truck broke down. >> when i first found him, i walked up on him. and i said his spirit came out to me and said i knew you would find me. his feet were back here. he was neatly laid. he was neatly laid. >> reporter: wearing only boxer shorts, shoes and a single sock with his cell phone ...

>> reporter: the coroner found a combination of three different drugs. cocaine, meth, and also amphetamines and concluded that the death was accidental and that it was caused by drug intoxication, anderson. >> in that coroners report, did it indicate how long the drugs had been in his system? >> reporter: no, it did not. and thats a very big question that the family wants answered. they want to know whether or not those drugs entered alfred wrights system during his disappearance, and thats a bi...

Answers. they want to know about a mysterious death of a husband and dad in texas. his name is alfred right. he was found dead with severe trauma to the head and neck. why did they get information from officials that said he died of a drug overdose. severe trauma to the head and neck officially a drug overdose. deb feyerick has this exclusive report. some of the images may be disturbing. >> reporter: the sun was just going down when alfred wright pulled into this liquor store on a long, quiet st...

She repeated several times. did he have anything to be afraid of? >> no. >> did he have any enemies? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: alfred wright grew up in jasper and played college football. a musical family, his dad is a pastor and middle school gym teacher. his mom raised five children, including the youngest, savion, who tried out for "american idol." ♪ its been a long, long, long time coming ♪ >> reporter: his family says alfred always seemed happy. >> alfred was a man of great fa...

Afraid of? >> no. >> did he have any enemies? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: alfred wright grew up in jasper and played college football. a musical family, his dad is a pastor and middle school gym teacher. his mom raised five children, including the youngest, savion, who tried out for "american idol." ♪ its been a long, long, long time coming ♪ >> reporter: his family says alfred always seemed happy. >> alfred was a man of great faith. ♪ change gonna come >> he loved his family, very...

Just heard heavy breathing. he was in distress of some sort. he was not responding to anything that i was saying. >> reporter: his parents were still 20 minutes away and lauren was growing frantic, sending text after text. after 5:57, "trying to get to you,." "answer the phone." "please answer." and at 6:16, i said, "please answer," and that was after i had already heard him in distress of some sort. >> reporter: when his parents got to the store, they saw alfreds truck, but no sign of alfred. o...

>> reporter: so why would he run, especially alone in the texas woods when help was on the way? this part of sabine county is a town where james bird jr. was chained to a pickup truck and dragged to his death by three white men. people in this area, black and white say that racial tension is always just beneath the surface and things arent always as they appear. which is why when alfreds watch and items of clothing turned up at a ranch, his family raced to find him. his wife found a piece of blu...

D deborah, you mentioned drugs were found in his system, what kind of drugs? >> reporter: the coroner found a combination of three different drugs. cocaine, meth, and also amphetamines and concluded that the death was accidental and that it was caused by drug intoxication, anderson. >> in that coroners report, did it indicate how long the drugs had been in his system? >> reporter: no, it did not. and thats a very big question that the family wants answered. they want to know whether or not those...

Perfectly. >> did it look like it was put there or ripped off there? >> it didnt look like it had been ripped off. >> the sheriffs deputies searched the property. the familys lawyer says that dogs lost alfreds scent near a creek. >> if his body was there, it is unimaginable to me that dogs would not have found his body. >> reporter: the sheriff was on scene during the search. >> he showed me that this whole circular piece here had been searched. he also told me that numerous times that if he was...