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. his work ethic was phenomenal. fun-loving and brilliant. >> reporter: so why would he run? especially alone in the texas woods, when he knew help was on the way. this part of sabine county is about a 45-minute drive from jasper, the town where more than