55. Linda Leary asked the police, about Harry, "How... What happened?" - she then called The Officer

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NQEDN8ynl58

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2025-11-15

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Public

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0:22

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55. After being informed of BMX legend Harry Leary’s passing, Linda Leary Taylor recalls asking the policeman “what happened?” She was provided with the number of the officer that took the report and found him. Linda recalled that officer and spoke with him briefly. 

We invite you to listen to our conversation with Linda Leary Taylor and Kyle A. Huffman’s while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

We invite you to listen to our recent conversation about BMX legend Harry Leary with one of his sisters, Linda Leary Taylor, while walking over the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

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Transcript

I asked the policeman how what happened and what they did is they gave me the
and what they did is they gave me the the number of the officer that took the
the number of the officer that took the report and that had went out and found
report and that had went out and found him basically.
him basically. And so then at that point I called that
And so then at that point I called that officer and spoke to him briefly.

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