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DeSwiss

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Sat Feb 8, 2014, 04:59 PM Feb 2014

Throat Slashed, Eyes, Teeth, Ear Missing - Clearly An Overdose - Huh?



The Young Turks ·Published on Feb 7, 2014

"Unanswered questions shroud the death of an East Texas man as his family rejects authorities' claims that their loved one died of a drug overdose, believing instead that foul play was involved.

The family of 28-year-old Alfred Wright wants to know more about his death in November, including why the initial search was called off after only four days and how authorities could have missed finding his body in an area so close to where his clothing was located. They also say that Wright, a father of three, wasn't a drug user, but that authorities quickly said drugs played a role in his disappearance even before his body was found.

The official autopsy concluded the death was accidental due to drug intoxication. But Dr. Lee Ann Grossberg, a forensic pathologist hired by Wright's family, said her preliminary review found things that were "suspicious of homicidal violence.""* Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) break it down.

*Read more here from Juan A Lozano / AP / ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/death-east-texas-man-shrouded-mystery-22418620
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Throat Slashed, Eyes, Teeth, Ear Missing - Clearly An Overdose - Huh? (Original Post) DeSwiss Feb 2014 OP
I hope somebody gets to the bottom of this. The official version insults your intelligence.nt raccoon Feb 2014 #1
"Official versions" often do debunkthis Feb 2014 #2
, blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #3
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