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The sheriff offered an explanation, that this was probably drug related, that he was probably having some hallucination that caused him to rip off his clothes, and so there was no foul play. does that sound like your husband? >> no, not at all. not at all. after they'd found the clothing and his watch, his i.d., they told me that there was still no evidence of foul play. >> reporter: did you believe that? >> no, i don't. >> 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 ...

Department told him specially trained dogs lost alfred's scent near a creek. >> if alfred's boy was there, it is incredible -- it's actually unimaginable to me that dogs would not have found his body. >> reporter: tom maddox is the sheriff of sabine county and he was on-scene during the search. >> can you show me the circumference of the area, show me that this whole circular piece here had been searched. he also told me that, numerous times, that if he was in the area, that he would -- they would find him. >> reporter: the sheriff's daughter and alfred wright were apparently friendly and knew...

Alfred wright's body filled with drugs and ruled his death an overdose. the family had never seen alfred take drugs. they don't believe the report. and they don't believe that drugs explained the condition of alfred's body. knowing that the watch was found here, his clothes are found here, and then the body is found there, what does that lead you to think? >> it leads me to believe that there's a crime scene somewhere and the timing is of the utmost importance. every single day that goes by, evidence is lost or destroyed. >> reporter: based on what you know, what do you think happened to alfre...

And he put a cell phone in his sock and took off running like the truck was going to blow up. >> reporter: the clerk did not want to be interviewed but said he left of his own free will. >> did he have anything to be afraid of or any enemies? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: alfred wright grew up in jasper. his dad is a pastor and middle school gym teacher. his mom raised five children including the youngest, who tried out for "american idol." ♪ it's been a long time coming >> reporter: alfred always seemed happy. >> he was a man of great faith. >> change going to come. >> he loved his fa...

White men. people who live in this area, black and white, say racial tension is always just beneath the surface and that things aren't always as they appear, which is why when alfred's watch and items of clothing turned up on a ranch near the liquor store where he was last seen, his family raced there to try to find him. his wife was the first to spot a piece of blue cloth, the same color as the medical scrubs alfred was wearing the last time she saw him. >> it was a perfectly r rectangular piece of fabric hanging from the barbed wire fence hanging perfectly. >> reporter: did it look like it h...