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Sneak peek: Death and the Dentist

April 05, 2017 / 03:50

This episode covers the suspicious death of Thomas Coleman, the investigation into his death, and the involvement of his best friend, Gilberto Nunes. Key topics include acute mazam poisoning, video evidence from a fitness plaza, and the emotional impact on Coleman's family.

Thomas Coleman was found dead in his car at a Planet Fitness parking lot in Kingston. Initially suspected to have died from a heart attack, an autopsy revealed acute mazam poisoning, raising questions about foul play.

Investigators reviewed surveillance footage that showed Coleman meeting someone in the early morning hours. The only person with a white SUV, seen leaving the scene, was Gilberto Nunes, Coleman's best friend and a dentist.

Nunes denied being present during the incident, but his access to the drug and close relationship with Coleman made him a prime suspect. The episode highlights the emotional turmoil faced by Coleman's family as they seek justice.

As the investigation unfolds, tensions rise, revealing a complex web of relationships and motives surrounding the case.

TLDR

Thomas Coleman died from acute mazam poisoning, leading to suspicions about his best friend Gilberto Nunes.

Episode

3:50
00:00:06
see emergency I'm in the parkor by Planet Fitness in Kingston I was looking for my husband and I found him in his
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car and I don't know if he's breathing Thomas Coleman was dead in a vehicle in a parking lot of a Fitness
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Plaza the car was sitting here yes actually this particular spot right in front of us there was nothing in the car
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that would suggest anything of him being attacked or anything obvious of physical
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trauma when I was told that my father died everything I had ever known changed in a
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second my dad was an amazing father to four kids and a great man at first we thought it was a heart attack something
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natural but sudden after the autopsy we knew something was wrong something happened to him the
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doctor label it as acute maasam poisoning poisoning yes medz what is mazam it's a conscious
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cative it's used in hospital settings also in dentist office who do oral surgery there was no reason for it to be
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in his system is it like that that you change your mind and go this is a homicide basically yeah
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we knew Kohl's had video on the corner of their building told them I need this video why you pull it up real quick
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we'll take a look at it to see if there's any cars that meet him there and uh sure enough there's a car
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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
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a.m. our victim Tom Coleman pulls up the side by side that was basically holy [ __ ] so
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somebody had knowledge of literally speaking with our victim that morning see the white SUV here
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leaving we started thinking with a circle of people close to Tom Coleman and the only person with a white SUV was
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uh Gilberto Nunes they suspected Gil Nunes who was my dad's best friend who we had met who
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we knew it was shocking it's emotional for you of course very emotional because Tomo was my best friend truly we had uh
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Nunes come meet us for an interview I know you met with Tom at Planet Fitness early that morning no I know you were
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there figure you know I wasn't there probably I said it over a 100 times I wasn't there you gave him a drug that
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you have access to Mr Nunes his profession was a dentist hello I'm uh Dr Gilberto Nunes Gilberto Nunes quick
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quickly became a suspect for some obvious reasons we've been following this case for about a year there have
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been some new developments recently and we've learned there's more to it than meets the eye more than just a
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suspicious death besides treating my patients with dignity and and doing everything I do
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for them I just like to serve people not to hurt anybody you f him something that
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killed him yes you did I mean I haven't done anything wrong this is a murder case without murder
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  • 85
    Most heartbreaking
  • 80
    Most emotional
  • 75
    Most shocking
  • 75
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Episode Highlights

  • Sudden Loss
    A woman discovers her father, Tom Coleman, dead in his car, leading to shocking revelations.
    “Everything I had ever known changed in a second.”
    @ 00m 41s
    April 05, 2017
  • Uncovering the Truth
    An autopsy reveals Tom's death was due to acute maasam poisoning, raising suspicions.
    “We knew something was wrong.”
    @ 01m 01s
    April 05, 2017
  • A Best Friend's Betrayal
    Gilberto Nunes, Tom's best friend, becomes a suspect in his mysterious death.
    “It's emotional because Tom was my best friend.”
    @ 02m 30s
    April 05, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • Everything I had ever known changed in a second.
    Sneak peek: Death and the Dentist
  • This is a murder case without murder.
    Sneak peek: Death and the Dentist

Key Moments

  • Sudden Discovery00:11
  • Autopsy Revelation01:01
  • Betrayal Unfolds02:18
  • Murder Case03:33

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