11. Harry Leary loved to drive. He went driving and they found him about 60 miles outside of Phoenix

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cep-8DsMOCI

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2025-11-10

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11. Harry Leary loved to drive. He went driving and they found his body about 60 miles from Phoenix. He died of heatstroke. Greg believes that Harry died Wednesday night or Thursday morning but wasn’t found until Saturday.

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The bottom line is he went he loved to drive his car and he went driving and
drive his car and he went driving and they found him on some road out about 60
they found him on some road out about 60 miles outside of Phoenix in his car on
miles outside of Phoenix in his car on Saturday basically died of heat stroke
Saturday basically died of heat stroke >> while sitting in his car there.
>> while sitting in his car there. >> Okay. So that there was a 4-day
>> Okay. So that there was a 4-day difference essentially that you were
difference essentially that you were looking for.
looking for. >> Yeah. I think he probably passed
>> Yeah. I think he probably passed Thursday or Wednesday night or Thursday
Thursday or Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
morning. >> Okay. truly, but you know, they found
>> Okay. truly, but you know, they found him Saturday, so that was the date they
him Saturday, so that was the date they put on the death certificate.

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