 Former Scientologist Randy Payne told the "St. Petersburg Times" that Lonsdale "found it impossible" to make a living while spending the majority of his time as a critic of Scientology.Payne stated that in December 2007 Lonsdale had found steady work, and had planned to go back to school in order to get a private investigator's license.Clearwater police discovered Lonsdale's body after they were alerted by neighbors and found a garden hose connecting the exhaust pipe of Lonsdale's car with one of the windows of his home.