Africanamerican man in texas. Also tonight, the husband of a brain dead pregnant woman says she never wanted it to end this way. Hooked up to a machine, the hospital wont disconnect. Now a new development, hes taking the case to court. And the strange and terrible case of a man who shoots and kills someone for texting in a Movie Theater and is claiming selfdefense by getting hit by something witnesses say was nothing more than a bag of popcorn. We begin with keeping them honest, into the death of 28yearold alfred wright. Hes the rural texas father of two who vanished last november. His family found his body two weeks after authorities gave up searching. The family says virtually nothing makes any sense. Not the cause of death, not the official theory of how and why a man with everything lived for, stripped down to his boxers, wandered off and gave himself a lethal dose of drugs that his family says he has no history of using. First a warning, some of the images are graphic. Heres part
School tragedy. We begin the investigation you will only see on this program that starts in rural texas with one familys serious questions surrounding a young mans disappearance back in november and the discovery three weeks later of his body. Questions like how did searchers miss his body even though it was found up the road from where he vanished. And why authorities are sure he died from a self inflicted drug dose. And the autopsy shows that his throat was cut and ear was missing. Why was he undressed when he was found. That is casting doubts on the official version. Reporter the sun was just going down when Alfred Wright pulled into this liquor store on a long, quiet stretch of route 87 in east texas not far from the louisiana border. The 28yearold was on the way to see a patient when his pickup truck broke down again. His wife lauren sent alfreds parents to get him. The last time i called him i heard heavy breathing. He was not responding to anything i was saying. Reporter his par
Searchers miss Alfred Wrights body, even though it was found just up the road from where he vanished. Also, what makes authorities so sure he died of a selfinflicted Drug Overdose when his family says he did not do drugs. And how can they rule out foul play when one autopsy says that Alfred Wrights throat had been cut and an ear was missing. Why was he undressed when he was found. Those and other questions are casting doubt on the official version, so is the fact that Alfred Wright was a young africanamerican in a part of texas with a history of racial tension and one of americas most horrific recent hate crimes. Deborah feyerick begins our report. Reporter the sun was just going down when Alfred Wright turned into this liquor store on a long, quiet stretch of route 87 in east texas, not far from the louisiana border. The 28yearold physical therapist was on his way to see a patient when his unreliable pickup truck broke down again. His wife, lauren, who was home with their two young so
so clearly probably stops into some gym somewhere. robby bruce personally assured the families of victoria soto his foundation was legitimate. the last photograph taken of her and her siblings. victoria s on the far right after they d cut down their christmas tree. her sister and brother joining me now. appreciate you being with us. this has got to just add insult to injury here. jillian, this guy was in your house. he visited your sister s grave. what was he like? he seemed like a really nice guy. no questions in any of our minds that he would ever turn out to be a person who would scam us. it hurts to know. we invited him into our home, shared memories of my sister, showed him my sister s grave. he decorated an flamingo at her grave with a 26-4-26 logo.