Minister died of asphyxiation
A local pastor was found dead Sunday in his east Montgomery home. Gary Aldridge, minister at Thorington Road Baptist Church had been previously reported missing. WSFA 12 News had the only crew on the scene.
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Officers wouldn't comment on the nature of the death or if there were any signs of forced entry. However, there are unconfirmed reports that the body was bound when it was discovered.
June 25, 2007 - WFSA News
Church Members Distraught over Pastor's Death
Church members were at the scene throughout the day, scrambling for answers to this mysterious death.
"We hadn't heard anything, so we pulled up to see what was going on, and that's when they told us what had happened," Lindsey said.
Nobody could figure out how the 15 year veteran of Thorington Road Baptist Church wound up dead.
(Somewhere after this date, the church issues a request for people to "refrain from speculation.")
October 3, 2007 - Montgomery Advertiser
Police close investigation into Aldridge's death
Police have closed their investigation into the death of the Rev. Gary Aldridge.
October 4, 2007 - Montgomery Advertiser
Police: No foul play in Aldridge's death
Forensic results indicate Aldridge was alone at the time of his death, the release states.
[The medical examiner's] report stated Aldridge died of asphyxiation and there were no injuries to his body.
October 5, 2007 - Montgomery Advertiser
Records sealed in pastor's death
The Montgomery Advertiser has since requested information regarding the case numerous times but with no success.
"We've completed our investigation," [the medical examiner] said, "but Mrs. (Jan) Aldridge has approached the courts to keep the case sealed from the public."
October 6, 2007 - Montgomery Advertiser
Aldridge autopsy released
A Montgomery minister found in his home this summer died with his hands and feet bound behind his back and dressed in two rubberized suits, an offical autopsy showed.
October 8, 2007 - The Smoking Gun
Dead Reverend's Rubber Fetish
Cause of death: Asphyxia-and that's where we'll stop.
Manner of death: Accident
Evidence of injury: There are numerous straps and cords restraining the decedant. There is a leather belt about the midriff. There is a series of ligatures extending from the hands to the feet. The hands are bound behind the back. The feet are tied to the hands. There are nylon ligatures holding these in place with leather straps about the wrists and ankles. There are plastic cords also tied about the hands and feet with a single plastic cord extending up to the head and surrounding the lower neck. There is a dildo in the --
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