caused by a drug overdose from a mix of cocaine, amphetamines and meth. but it concluded that he died three hours after his body was found. the autopsy found shallow puncture wounds on his thigh, leg and abdomen. and those missing teeth, the report concluded it was due to insect activity. and what appeared to be that straight cut on his neck was due to animal activity. suspicious of the investigation, the family had already hired an independent pathologist, who made a very different finding after examening the body herself. i have a high index of suspicion that this is a homicide. reporter: dr. grossman says that contrary to the autopsy, alfred appeared to have severe trauma to the head and neck.
including meth. i still know and believe whole heartedly that someone did this to my husband. reporter: despite heavy rains, thick mud, brambles, underbrush, barb wire and wild animals, his body was found virtually clean and in tact, 19 days after he disappeared. alfred s body was stretched out and he was wearing a pair of black boxers, two tennis shoes, but just one sock. his father and the volunteers who had searched for him were caked in mud and clothing torn, which made his appearance even stranger. what was weird about his sock is, in this area, his socks were clean and his sock was pulled up. his tennis shoes were very
as we waited outside, he did return my call. i understand that it s been turned over to the information rangers, but a lot of there are a lot of rumors, a lot of speculation, a lot of allegations. we just wanted to give you before i could finish, the sheriff told us to call the rangers and said he never comments on rumors and speculation. you stand behind your handling of this of the initial stages of the investigation, sir, and how it was done? the sheriff repeated that at his request, the investigation was turned over to the texas rangers. that was one month after alfred s body was found. the sheriff told the family there was no foul play. the rangers, however, have since called alfred s death questionable, and have asked the fbi to assist. what about the drugs and autopsy performed? the autopsy determined that alfred s death was accidental.
clean. reporter: what about his car keys? i was mold by the mortician that came, who was there at the autopsy, that when they pulled off his left shoe, which did not have a sock, his keys was under his left feet in his shoe. reporter: the second sock was under the body. he had searched that ranch area in the days after alfred s truck broke down and some clothing found scattered around the property. then there was no sign of alfred, leading the family to believe his body ended up here after the search. there s an open gate here, almost a straight path and his body was right through the gate. the fence here. down one of the only open trails in this woods. reporter: what doesn t make sense about what you were told by law enforcement? everything. reporter: we went to the county jail to talk to the sheriff. he refused to meet with us, but
family. the pathologist says no, that is not clear from the autopsy. she s not been able to view the original autopsy photos. those have been denied to her. what about alfred and his past? first of all, those hotel reservations while the family was away raises questions whether there was other things, and you also learned he was fighting embezzlement charges. reporter: that s right. apparently what happened is about three years ago, he was working as a bank teller, putting himself through school. $1,000 was stolen from an atm. the prosecutors tried to cut a deal, saying that they would pardon him, all he had to do was plead guilty. he said he wasn t guilty, and he wasn t going to accept any deal whatsoever, certainly not one predicated on any kind of guilt. again, a lot of questions remain up answered. thanks. let us know what you think about the case. follow me on twitter.