WACO, Texas -- As a grief-stricken Baylor University tried to come to terms Monday with the death of basketball player Patrick Dennehy and the murder charge against his former teammate, investigators recovered a 9mm pistol, shell casings and what appeared to be Dennehy's shoes near his body, according to a published report.

Fund-raising campaign

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Efforts to help the mother and stepfather of Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy, whose roommate has been charged with his murder, have expanded beyond sale of his first car to also include a garage sale and a bank trust account. Family friends James and Corina Ackerman, who bought the car about five months ago, said they'll turn over profits from the sale of the vintage 1973 Ford Mustang and the yard sale to Valorie and Brian Brabazon. "Somebody will buy it sooner or later," said James Ackerman, who manages a Carson City apartment building where the Brabazons lived until recently. Dennehy, whose body was identified Sunday by Texas authorities, also lived at the apartment when not in school. Brian Brabazon, driving back from Waco, Texas, with Dennehy's possessions, said Monday that Dennehy had opened his home to Carlton Dotson, the former Baylor basketball player accused of killing him. "I'm trying not to be bitter, but I want justice," Brabazon told the Reno Gazette-Journal as he left Laughlin, Nev., for Carson City. "I don't know any of the details yet, but I do know that when Carlton's wife left him and when he lost his place to live, Patrick took him in," he added. Brabazon, traveling with his wife and their 15-year-old daughter, also said Dennehy was a wonderful son. "Raising him was a lot easier than most people have it," said Brabazon. "He's a boy that any parent would be proud to call their son. He had a beautiful smile and a beautiful heart. He was a compassionate person who made everything around him better." Ackerman said he talked to Brian Brabazon by telephone Saturday to get his permission for the fund-raising efforts. He said the Brabazons were low on money and appreciative of the effort. Ackerman said he'll accept bids on the car and other donations at (775) 841-1490 or by mail to the Brabazons, care of James Ackerman, 2808 Menlo Drive, Apt. 1, Carson City, Nev., 89701. -- The Associated Press

But authorities believe Dennehy was killed with another gun that has not yet been found, and that Dennehy died in a clearing in the field and was moved 15 or 20 feet into the tall weeds, The Dallas Morning News reported in Tuesday's editions.

The newspaper cited a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the basis of its report. The McLennan County Sheriff's Office declined to comment on the report Monday night, a dispatcher told The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, Baylor men's basketball coach Dave Bliss has been left wondering if he missed any signs that such a tragedy was about to unfold. Dennehy, a 6-foot-10 center, had been missing about six weeks. His body was found Friday night in a field three miles south of town and was identified Sunday.

Carlton Dotson, who played basketball at Baylor last season and had been living with Dennehy since spring, was arrested last week in his home state of Maryland on a murder charge from Texas. Dotson, 21, remains jailed without bond, awaiting extradition to Texas.

"What you do is you second-guess yourself," Bliss said Monday. "Were there things that had indicated to us that this situation may have the opportunity to occur?

"This is especially difficult because the grief is compounded by the unbelievable sense of the occurrence and the unimaginable way he came to die."

Dennehy's funeral is to be held at Jubilee Christian Center, a Pentecostal church in San Jose, Calif., later this week or early next week, pastor Dick Bernal said. Dennehy's mother wanted his funeral and burial to be in San Jose because he was at his happiest there and it was his home, Bernal said.

A campus-wide memorial service for Dennehy is being planned for September at Baylor, the world's largest Baptist university with 14,000 students.

In a statement, Baylor President Robert B. Sloan Jr. said the school was in a period of "unspeakable grief." He said the university has suffered the "heart-wrenching loss" of student deaths in the past "but never in such a startling and perplexing manner."

Dotson was arrested July 21 after calling 911, saying he needed help because he was hearing voices, authorities said. He told FBI agents in Maryland that he shot Dennehy, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. But after his arrest, Dotson told The Associated Press that he "didn't confess to anything."

Dotson's attorney, Grady Irvin, said Monday that police have not told him details of the investigation. He said he will determine whether there is a valid basis for extradition and whether an arrest warrant for Dotson was obtained properly.

McLennan County Sheriff's Capt. Paul Wash said sheriff Larry Lynch went out of town and told the department not to release any information about the case Monday.

Bliss confirmed Monday that the coaching staff received a letter from the mother of Dotson's estranged wife who was concerned about his mental health. Bliss said the letter arrived in June after Dotson had returned to Maryland and that he gave it to authorities investigating Dennehy's disappearance.

Melissa Kethley, who married Dotson in August and separated from him in April, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that Dotson met with a therapist she believed was paid for by Baylor because the couple could not afford such treatment.

"They sent him to a therapist before December," she said. "I don't know if it was because of psychological problems or not. But he had started to see a therapist."

Citing student privacy laws, Bliss said he could not comment on whether coaches arranged for Dotson to see a therapist or if Dotson lost his scholarship last spring after failing a drug test and not showing up to take another one.

"Carlton Dotson and I had a conversation about playing time, and he thought it would be a better opportunity if he went somewhere else," Bliss said.

Baylor opened a new inquiry last week into possible NCAA violations, prompted by claims made by some of Dennehy's relatives and friends. Bliss, who just returned from a recruiting trip, said he knew of no wrongdoing on the part of coaches.

Three Baylor Law School professors will investigate allegations that an assistant coach told Dennehy his education and living expenses would be paid if he gave up his scholarship for a year. Attending Baylor costs more than $17,000 a year in tuition and fees.

The committee also will examine whether Dennehy received $1,200 to $1,800 from an assistant coach toward a car loan for his sport utility vehicle, and if players passed urine tests despite smoking marijuana.

Bliss said Monday that the team does not have a drug problem and that drug tests are given regularly. He said he never suspected drug use by any player but if so, he would have given a random test.

Bliss also said he knew of no wrongdoing on the part of coaches.

"There's a lot of conjecture out there (that) people think that we're violating rules," Bliss said. He said there are instances of people misunderstanding the rules.