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1. San Bernardino County Sun - News
www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,2 - [Cached]Published on: 8/18/2004 Last Visited: 8/19/2004
Fogelstrom then commented, 'That's not where I put (Sears)," Riverside County sheriff's Investigator Gary LeClair said in the affidavit, paraphrasing Tesselaar.
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"Lt. Walker told me he did not think at the time this investigation would develop into a possible crime,' LeClair said in the affidavit.
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Although an autopsy was conducted, Sears' cause of death remains pending, LeClair said Wednesday.He refused to specify if there was any trauma to Sears' body, but he did say that the facts detailed in the affidavit are still being considered and that homicide has not been ruled out.
"We're still following up all leads and different angles,' LeClair said.
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"I explained to (LeClair) that in my opinion, based on what this kid was saying, that he was able to explain details on minute things, but when it came to his buddy, he seemed to have a lack of memory.'
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"He was unable to recall who gave him the knife and what was significant about its sentimental value,' LeClair said in the affidavit, paraphrasing Tesselaar.
During Fogelstrom's conversation with Tesselaar, he broke down, began to cry, and recanted his story about the argument he and Sears got into and about finding his friend dead and moving his body.
The Fogelstroms could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. -
2. thedesertsun.com | Affidavit: Pal knew hiker had died
www.thedesertsun.com/news/stor - [Cached]Published on: 8/3/2004 Last Visited: 8/3/2004
"He said he spoke to a bush, an Indian and possibly Sears, but he could not recall if Sears was in fact present or a hallucination," according to the affidavit prepared by Riverside County Sheriff's Investigator Gary LeClair.
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LeClair said in the affidavit that initially Fogelstrom told authorities he last saw Sears near their campsite on July 15 -- the day after they'd arrived at the Jumbo Rocks area of the park.
He told them he and Sears on the 14th drank tea made from Jimson weed and that night hallucinated several times, according to the affidavit. -
3. Search warrant released in Sears' death investigation North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News
www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/ - [Cached]Published on: 8/3/2004 Last Visited: 8/3/2004
Homicide investigator Gary LeClair of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said at that time that he wanted the warrant "for evidence of a murder."

