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HILLSBOROUGH MAN’S FAMILY DEMAND ANSWERS THE FAMILY of a man, formerly of Hillsborough, have said they “need answers” after his dead body was found wrapped in plastic in the American desert. Andy Jackson’s body was found by a walker in September 2017. It was near the village of Magdalena and forensic reports say it had been there for at least a month. However, following the grim discovery, Andy’s family back here in Britain didn’t find out about his death until January. The 51-year-old was born in Nottingham before moving to S6. He then emigrated to Albuquerque, the state in which his body was found. He had married in America and changed his name to AJ Gryffin. Although his family had lost contact with Andy, they followed his new life on Facebook, where he hadn’t posted since just before his death.
“I wouldn’t rule out that he could have become involved in something underhand to survive over there financially as he could be a bit of a loose cannon. “But we’ve been given no evidence of that. The worst thing is not knowing what happened to Andy. “He was more than six foot tall and he wasn’t shy about sticking up for himself. So I don’t think he would have rolled over easily. It’s a grim thought.” “We need answers. Andy’s still in a morgue in Albuquerque and the police don’t seem to be doing anything. We’re still waiting for a death certificate.” Speaking to The Mirror, Andy’s friend Matthew Whiddon, 53, said: “AJ really wanted to work as a chef and open a
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Andy’s brother, Robin Jackson, said: “As a family we’d lost touch with Andy, but since his murder we’ve been told he was obsessed with Breaking Bad.
restaurant. He’d found a guy who was willing to put the money up. “It was to host dinner parties specialising in marijuana pizzas in Colorado, where the drug was legalised a few years ago. AJ said he could make edible marijuana that he could cook in the food so that you couldn’t taste it. “He had tons of aggravation with a guy before he died, and he’d got mixed up with a bit of a bad crowd. I’m sure I know who killed AJ. I thought straight away his murder had to be personal – and in my mind there’s only one person who could have done it. “I think AJ knew too much about the guy and probably threatened to expose his wrongdoing. As soon as I heard where his body had been found, I was sure who had done it. “Even though I was his best friend, the police have never contacted me. I’m not a hard man to find.”
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