7. Greg Mathias and Harry Leary trained together until-Greg last saw Harry at practice on Wednesday

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2025-11-10

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7. Greg Mathias last saw Harry Leary at practice at Black Mountain BMX - a Wednesday night. Greg couldn’t get a hold of Harry for a couple of days. Then, Harry’s sister and Mom started to question Greg.

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So yeah, he put that together and we were we were training up to the time he
were we were training up to the time he last time I saw him.
last time I saw him. >> And that's I guess that's one question
>> And that's I guess that's one question you had. You were running a clinic with
you had. You were running a clinic with him the day before he passed.
him the day before he passed. >> Now actually it was a practice night at
>> Now actually it was a practice night at Black Mountain. So it was a Wednesday
Black Mountain. So it was a Wednesday night.
night. >> Okay.
>> Okay. >> And we were just doing our usual
>> And we were just doing our usual practice. We practiced till pretty much
practice. We practiced till pretty much time from the close. and uh you know he
time from the close. and uh you know he he seemed fine and everything else and
he seemed fine and everything else and he was off. I know he was off the next
he was off. I know he was off the next two days and it was basically the last
two days and it was basically the last time I saw him. He would text me every
time I saw him. He would text me every morning so it was kind of weird. Next
morning so it was kind of weird. Next morning he didn't text me.
morning he didn't text me. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> And so I I texted him several times
>> And so I I texted him several times throughout the day and called him and
throughout the day and called him and and I couldn't get a hold of him, you
and I couldn't get a hold of him, you know, for a couple days. I texted him
know, for a couple days. I texted him and told him I was going to come over to
and told him I was going to come over to his apartment and kick his ass.
his apartment and kick his ass. [laughter]
[laughter] >> Yeah. No, I got
>> Yeah. No, I got >> He didn't answer obviously. Linda called
>> He didn't answer obviously. Linda called me. His sister called me and his mother
me. His sister called me and his mother uh Saturday I think it was
uh Saturday I think it was >> and started kind of questioning me. They
>> and started kind of questioning me. They didn't know who I was. Oh.

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