Sneak peek: Death and the Dentist | Forensic Files

[Music] tonight. What's the address emergency? I'm in the park tomorrow at Planet
Fitness and Kingston. I was looking up on my husband and I found him in his car and I don't know if he's breathing.
Ma'am, I need you to just stay with me for a second. Okay. Thomas Coleman was dead in a vehicle in a parking lot of a
fitness plaza. The car was sitting here. Yes. actually this particular spot right
in front of us. There was nothing in the car that would suggest anything of him being
attacked or anything obvious of physical trauma. When I was told that my father died, everything I had ever known
changed in a second. My dad was an amazing father to four kids and a great man. At first, we
thought it was a heart attack, something natural, but sudden. After the autopsy, we knew something was
wrong. Something happened to him. The doctor label it as acute mazzlam poisoning. Poisoning.
Yes. Madazzo. What's madazzelam? It's a conscious seditive. It's used in hospital settings, also in dentist
office who do oral surgery. There was no reason for it to be in his system. Is it
like that that you change your mind and go, "This is a homicide." Basically, yeah. We knew Cole's had video on the
corner of their building. Told him I need this video. Why don't you pull it up real quick? We'll take a look at it.
See if there's any cars that meet him there. And uh sure enough, there's a car that pulls in, parks first. So, he shuts
the car down. This is uh Tom Coleman's car pulling in right there. It's 4:54 a.m. Our victim Tom Coleman pulls up
side by side. Here's suspect vehicle and now next to it is Tom Coleman's car. That was basically, holy. Somebody
had knowledge of literally speaking with our victim that morning. See the white SUV here leaving? It appeared to be some
type of SUV. you like a white SUV. We started thinking that the circle of people close to Tom Coleman and the only
person with a white SUV was uh Gilberto Nunees. They suspected Gil Nunes who was
my dad's best friend who we had met. He called. It was shocking. It's emotional for you. Of course, very emotional
because Tom was my best friend truly. He was like a brother to me. We had uh Nunes come meet us for an interview. I
know you met with Tom at Planet Fitness early that morning. No, I know you were there. You know, I wasn't there
probably. I said it over 100 times. I wasn't there. I mean, what do you want me to tell you? Well, I wasn't there.
You gave him a drug that you have access to. Mr. Nunes, his profession was a dentist. Hello. I'm uh Dr. Gbervto
Nunes. Besides treating my patients with dignity and and doing everything I do for them, I just like to serve people,
but not to hurt anybody. You bet him something that killed him. Yes, you did. I'm innocent. I haven't done anything
wrong. This is a murder case without a murder.

All new: In his only TV interview, a New York dentist vows that he didn't kill his lover's husband, who happens to be his best friend. Correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates Saturday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Thomas Coleman was poisoned, leading to a murder investigation involving his best friend Gilberto Nunez.

Key points

The Shocking Discovery. A father’s sudden death leads to a shocking autopsy result: poisoning.
Uncovering the Truth. Surveillance footage reveals a suspect vehicle linked to the victim’s last moments.
The Dentist's Denial. The best friend of the victim is interrogated, claiming innocence despite the evidence.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Everything I had ever known changed in a second.

Reflecting on the sudden loss of a father.

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