>> when i drove down that road, i told my daughter-in-law there is no way on god's earth that alfred wrightld have came down this road. there is no way. no way. >> his body was found -- >> alfred's wife was 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 rectangular piece of fabric hanging from the barbed wire fence. and it was -- it was as if it was cut perfectly. >> for more than three day, sheriff's deputies searched the property where the belongings were discovered. >> his body is found here. >> volunteers, including wright family pastor ray lewis say they asked several times to search a barn on the adjacent property but were told no by the owner. >> i was very polite. and he says to me, the last time he says you all cannot search that barn. i'm not going to let you search that barn. my nephew lives in the top of the barn. >> the the family's lawyer, ryan mcleod says sheriff's deputies told him specially trained dogs brought to the ranch lost alfred's scent near a creek. >> if alfred's body was

. >> more on the investigation into alfred wright's death. >> south england got a small break in thether. flood-weary brits are not quite out of the woods. floodwaters poured into windsor castle - queen elizabeth's homes. 17 homes north of london were evacuated when a 65 foot sink hole opened up. a cab driver died when part of a building collapsed on part of her parked car. >> and a report on how british authorities are preparing for more flooding. >> the weather in the u.k. changed for the better. the challenge for britain and london is how to take advantage of the weather in a 2-day period of better weather. what they are doing is shoring up defenses for a return of heavy inclement rain. the other challenge is how to deal with the aftermath of what has been a long period of bad rain storms. they have downed powerlines, there are disruptions to transport systems because of uprooted trees and, of course, there's the lingering floodwaters that are still in a number of areas of the country. the other challenge that they face is how to take lessons from what has happened. certainly ther

alfred wright called his wife to say he was having car trouble and neededed to be picked up. >> fred, call together lauren wright said he sounds as if he was in distress. his truck had broken down and he had taken off down the highway. his belongings turned up on a nearby ranch. offering the family an explanation they say makes no sense at all. the body was found 150 yards from where sheriff's deputies had set up the command post. how was he so close and we didn't find him? it was not like he was miles away. he was right there. saying there was no foul play, sheriff tom maddox called off the search after only four days. leaving family and friends to find the body on their own. just as the sheriff had foreseen, an autopsy found drugs, three kinds. though his family insists they had never seen him do any drugs. i believe that someone did this to my husband. fred, the family believes alfred may have been captured and tortured. independent pathologist hired by the family believe that there is the idea of the death being questionable. >> thank you. this investigation is part of a cnn speci

. >> alfred wright said he needed someone to pick him up.be found. they called off after only days. wright's family said he was a victim of foul play saying his throat was cut and other parts of his body were mutilated. the sheriff will not call it a homicide. >> alfred wright's body was found 150 yards from where sheriff's deputies set up the command post. >> how was he so close? we didn't find him. it's not like he was miles away. he was right there. >> saying there was no foul play, sheriff tom maddox called off the search after only four days, reeving family and friends to find the body on their own. >> just as the sheriff had foreseen, an autopsy did find drugs. three kinds including that. his family insists they had never seen alfred do any drugs. >> i know and believe whole heartedly that someone did this to my husband. >> i want to bring in deb. where does this investigation in his death stand right now? >> there so many questions surrounding this. the sheriff called off the search after four days. the family believes during his disa

you may remember from earlier in the month local officials insisted alfred wright's death was not a homicide questioned by a pathologist hired by the family and abc's steve osunsami says there is no evidence that the initial investigation was botched. >> reporter: this morning there are explosive new allegations in the case of alfred wright, a 28-year-old physical therapist and father of three whose mysterious death shocked families in the small town of jasper, texas, when he was found dead after being missing for 19 days. authorities thought it was a drug overdose but now his family isn't believing it. >> this is one of the worst investigated cases of texas history. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news private investigator chuck foreman tells us wright's family hired him soon after he disappeared and police failed to properly investigate. >> they have not interviewed the family. they have not searched the truck. they just didn't do the due diligence that you demand from law enforcement. >> reporter: and now another turn. foreman is looking into the possibility that he may ha

. >> the justice department will investigate the death of alfred wright.found in jasper texas nearly three weeks after he disappeared. he was missing and his ear and throat appear to have been cut off. the medical examiner ruled the death accidental due to cocaine and methamphetamines. the family doesn't buy it. as you know, as a new yorker, a winter storm is slamming the northeast it could dump more than ten inches of snow in some areas. more than 2,000 flights have already been cancelled, many out of new york, where people are still trying to get home from the super bowl. and a little further south in atlanta after nearly three inches of snow paralyzed the city last week, georgia's governor has set up a task force to figure out how they can better deal with winter storms. >>> a man is back on land after claiming to have been lost at sea for 13 months in the pacific ocean. he lived off turtles, fish, rainwater and even his own urine. authorities are trying to verify his story. >> charming guy, anderson. >>> a look at the life and incredible career of fill

local authorities insist alfred wright was not murdered. his family is not convinced and the u.s. case and linsey davis has the story. >> i feel like they held him hostage and they tortured him. >> reporter: the family of 28-year-old alfred wright says they believe their son's death was not the accident that law enforcement claims. >> i had doubts from the beginning and i think it was just a mother's intuition. >> reporter: a loving father of three and physical therapist living in jasper, texas, alfred was last seen here on november 7th of last year. his family says he had just seen a client and was on his way home when his truck broke down so he called his wife lauren to come get him. since she was home with the kids she asked her in-laws to pick him up. when lauren called him back she said she was disturbed by what she heard. >> like he was in distress. i had never really heard that from him before. >> reporter: when alfred's parents arrived they saw his truck but not alfred. >> it was completely not like alfred to run from his responsibilities, to run from his family. >> report

alfred wright disappeared at the rest of these woods. the physical therapist was on his way to see the last location of the day. when his truck broke down at the store. right called his wife when she called him back, she knew something was wrong. he was breathing heavily. >> i was acting him things like "are you working on your truck? are you mad, are you running?" i never got a response. >> she never heard from him again. that night his family discovered his abandoned truck and called the sab een county sheriff for help. the sheriff called off the search after four days. family and friends combed through the woods. on day 18 a terrible discovery. as the last twist the body landed straight, straight like this. this is the air landing in the ditch. >> i walked up on him, it seemed like his spirit spoke loudly into my spirit and said, "daddy, i knew you would find me." his face looks mutilated. the space was skeleton, and eyes were gone, ears was missing. the official autopsy noted his tuping was missing and the facial damn was due to anim

. >> reporter: alfred wright's body was found less than 150 yards from where sheriff deputies had originallywas he so close? we didn't find him. it's not like he was miles away. he was right there. >> reporter: saying there was no foul play, sheriff tom maddox called off the search after only four days leaving family and friends to find the body on their own. >> his spirit spoke out to me and said, daddy, i knew you were going to find me. >> reporter: just as the sheriff had for seen, an autopsy did find drugs, three kinds, including meth. though his family insists they had never seen alfred do any drugs. >> i still know and believe wholeheartedly that someone did this to my husband. >> debra feyerick joins us live with more. >> you are going to have a special report this weekend? >> yes. saturday at 11:30 and again on sunday. there are so many questions involving how he disappeared and why he ran from his truck, his truck after it had broken down right next to a gas station. most of all, the question is, why did the sheriff give up looking so quickly and why did he determine this was, in fa

. >> there is no way on god's earth that alfred wright would have come down this road.y enemies? >> not that i know of. >> then the body mysteriously appears. was it an accident or murder? what doesn't make sense to you about what you were told by law enforcement? >> everything. >> could a single silver dime expose a killer? >> when i heard that a dime was found close to his body, that spooked me. >> the search for answers in a

. >> reporter: the family of 28-year-old alfred wright says they believe their son's death was not thems. >> i had doubts from the beginning and i think it was just a mother's intuition. >> reporter: a loving father of three and physical therapist living in jasper, texas, alfred was last seen here on november 7th of last year. his family says he had just seen a client and was on his way home when his truck broke down so he called his wife lauren to come get him. since she was home with the kids she asked her in-laws to pick him up. when lauren called him back she said she was disturbed by what she heard. >> like he was in distress. i had never really heard that from him before. >> reporter: when alfred's parents arrived they saw his truck but not alfred. >> it was completely not like alfred to run from his responsibilities, to run from his family. >> reporter: the next day his watch and i.d. were both found at a ranch near where he disappeared. the police organized a massivec there will be wind chis that are colder than this. i'll leave you just simmering >> freezing rain is still comi