at that point, i was banging my head against the wall. linda was also growing frustrated. she was now a widow, a single mom, shunned by her husband s family and eagerly waiting for a break in the case. a lot of time passed without an arrest. torturous. every day are you wondering, is today the day or is it never going to happen ? you would kind of get through a point where you d say, okay, we re going to live our lives and when it happens, it happens, you know? and then they d need something from me. and i d get pulled back in again. one of those times police met with linda to explain there was a problem with the original autopsy. turns out it was incomplete because back then, no one suspected poisoning. many samples like the contents of tom s stomach that might have proved midazolam as the actual cause of death weren t saved for testing. so the da s office decided to do something radical. he said, we need to exhume tom s body tomorrow. i just started sobbing. and
wondering, is today the day or is it never going to happen ? you would kind of get through a point where you d say, okay, we re going to live our lives and when it happens, it happens, you know? and then they d need something from me. and i d get pulled back in again. reporter: one of those times police met with linda to explain there was a problem with the original autopsy. turns out it was incomplete because back then, no one suspected poisoning. many samples like the contents of tom s stomach that might have proved midazolam as the actual cause of death weren t saved for testing. so the da s office decided to do something radical. he said, we need to exhume tom s body tomorrow. i just started sobbing. and i was, like, oh my god. i feel like the man can never rest in peace, you know. reporter: in fact, the medical examiner exhumed tom s body twice to do additional testing. reporter: there wasn t just one exhumation in this case. there were two. why twice?
a break in the case. a lot of time passed without an arrest. torturous. every day are you wondering, is today the day or is it never going to happen ? you would kind of get through a point where you d say, okay, we re going to live our lives and when it happens, it happens, you know? and then they d need something from me. and i d get pulled back in again. one of those times police met with linda to explain there was a problem with the original autopsy. turns out it was incomplete because back then, no one suspected poisoning. many samples like the contents of tom s stomach that might have proved midazolam as the actual cause of death weren t saved for testing. so the da s office decided to do something radical. he said, we need to exhume tom s body tomorrow. i just started sobbing. and i was, like, oh my god. i feel like the man can never rest in peace, you know.
at that point, i was banging my head against the wall. reporter: linda was also growing frustrated. she was now a widow, a single mom, shunned by her husband s family and eagerly waiting for a break in the case. reporter: a lot of time passed without an arrest. torturous. reporter: every day are you wondering, is today the day or is it never going to happen ? you would kind of get through a point where you d say, okay, we re going to live our lives and when it happens, it happens, you know? and then they d need something from me. and i d get pulled back in again. reporter: one of those times police met with linda to explain there was a problem with the original autopsy. turns out it was incomplete because back then, no one suspected poisoning. many samples like the contents of tom s stomach that might have proved midazolam as the actual cause of death weren t saved for testing. so the d-a s office decided to do something radical.
patient of gil s and has always admired his generosity. does a lot of volunteer work in poor areas. reporter: did he ever say why he likes to do that? i think he s a man who cares. it s as as simple as that. i mean, he cares about his patients. and he cares that about, you know, people having access to good dental care. reporter: he was a member of the local chamber of commerce, a volunteer firefighter, voted one of the top hudson valley dentists five times, and chosen to endorse products in online ads. i m dr. gilberto nunez. i m a practitioner in kingston, new york. it was a very thriving practice. we were v we re very busy. reporter: his office manager, irene prehn, has worked for gil for 13 years. he s always very positive and very upbeat, very kind. he s a pleasure to work for. reporter: and everyone else police spoke to said the same. gil nunez seemed to have nothing to hide. what s more, after weeks of investigating, there was still no clear cause of deat