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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 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 rain. >> when pastor luther gave the holler, everybody, come to me, come to me. i knew the sound i...

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 tucked inside. it wasn't just the position but the condition of the body that also seemed strange. >...

>> 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 coroner's report, did it indicate how long the drugs had been in his system? >> reporter: no, it did not. and that's a very big question that the family wants answered. they want to know whether or not those drugs entered alfred wright's system during his disappearance, and that's a big part of the investigation that the family wants answered. >> has the family done their own aut...

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 stretch in east texas. the 28-year-old physical therapist was on his way to see a patient when his unr...

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." ♪ it's 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 ambitious, very driven, very hard working. ...