Alfred Wright, a 28-year-old African-American physical therapist, husband and father of three, was found dead last fall in Sabine County, Texas.<br /><br />Wright grew up in Jasper, the town where the infamous racially charged murder of James Byrd took place 15 years ago.<br /><br />Wright's family believes his marriage to a white woman could have been a motive for his death.<br /><br />Wright was on his way to see a patient when his pickup truck broke down. <br /><br />He parked outside a store and he called his wife, Lauren, for help. She called his parents to assist her husband. When they arrived at the store, Wright was missing.<br /><br />Wright's wife called him back on the phone.<br /><br />"And that's when I heard the heavy breathing, the respiratory distress of some kind," Lauren told KHOU 11 News. "It was very heavy breathing and I just could sense that something wasn't right."<br /><br />The Sabine County Sheriff's Office conducted a search but called it off after four days, saying they'd exhausted their resources.<br /><br />Wright's body was found 18 days later by his father and volunteers. He was only wearing his boxer shorts, one sock with his cell phone tucked inside and his black sneakers.<br /><br />Wright's throat had been slit, and he was missing an ear and two front teeth. <br /><br />The county autopsy report found that Wright's death was "accidental" and caused by a drug overdose. <br /><br />Suspicious, Wright's family had their own autopsy conducted. The forensic pathologist hired by the family said her preliminary review found evidence of "homicidal violence."<br /><br />The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it will open an investigation into the case.<br /><br />Wright is survived by a wife and three sons. Wright was the breadwinner for his wife and three sons, so the family is in need of donations. <br /><br />If you want to help, go to the Alfred Wright Foundation at GoFundMe.<br /> <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come
