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morning as usual, he was up and out of the house before linda and of the kids were even awake. >> he normally got up to go to the gym around five for 30. and give me a kiss on the forehead. >> after working out like clockwork he almost went straight to his job as a physical therapy supervisor. he and linda usually texted soon after. but when linda sent him a message that morning. >> i didn't get a response, and usually tom is good at responding. and i was getting a little concerned. but maybe he's on a meeting, maybe see no, whatever tied up. >> she wasn't really worried until her phone brian, it was a friend of tom's name gill. >> i got a phone call from gill, and he said no i haven't heard from tom either. but he didn't show up at work. >> what's going through your mind, is there concern? or maybe he's at the gym? >> tom would never, missed a morning of work. >> linda jumped in her car to retrace her husband steps.
interested in speaking to anyone close to tom. including his friend that raced to the scene that morning. nunez was his name. he was a prominent local dentist. originally from the dominican republic. >> how long, i guess, have you known him? >> we've been, i mean, i've known him for four years. but we, were like, starting in friendship like three years ago. >> gill seemed to know a lot about tom's life, his work hours, his marriage, even his medical history. >> at any medical conditions that you know? >> yes. but i know, he had sleep near. >> investigators also to fish for information about chauvin's wife. >> has landed doing? i guess. >> yeah, i've been. there you know, i go to the house. >> how she? doing >> she is not too good. you? now she's very, really, really, really bad. >> you know. bad shape. >> that wasn't all gill had to say about linda.
that be? how could i am not have known? >> a family would wonder if other secrets maybe hidden. >> why would you do this, how could you be so irresponsible. >> the whole thing was an atrocity, it wasn't a tragedy, it was an atrocity. >> it all began just a couple of hours north of new york city. a photographer's dream called the hudson valley. rolling hills, on the majestic river. and quaint small towns. >> easy good girl. >> for linda it was the perfect place to raise a family. >> i grew up in --, small schools. yeah, just involved in sports. >> everyone seems friendly, it seems kind of -- >> a small home town, you know. >> it's where linda lived with her husband tom and their
she was crying on the phone. crying that this had happened and she didn't use the word responsible, but i know that is what she felt. tom's daughter, jillian, who have been close with their step mom, was no furious. >> why would you do? this how could she be so irresponsible? just math, really, and confused. trying to process it. took a long time to process. i stopped talking to linda that point. >> linda's sister was also finding out about the affair for the first time. >> she was just very sad and very upset. i think embarrassed or ashamed for having been in a relationship other than her marriage. >> what did you tell her, as the protective covers older sister? >> it's not your fault. she blamed herself from that moment on. he didn't choose this. people have affairs. millions of people. every day.
he was such a sweetheart. >> so, that morning, when tom went mia, linda was frantic. she jumped in her car to look for him. >> usually goes to the gym. so, i went to the gym. i pulled in and, at first, i don't see his car. as i pulled further through, i saw his car. so, i just pulled up alongside. i looked over. and i was like, oh, my god. he was laying down. i thought, he fell asleep. like, he looks like he is sleeping. and, i jumped into the car and i opened the car. and i said, what do you doing? they're looking for your work? >> but tom wouldn't wake up. linda called 9-1-1. >> all-star 9-1-1, what is the dress of your emergency? >> i'm in -- i'm in the parking lot by planet fitness in kingston. i was looking for my husband, and i found him in his car. and i don't know if he's breathing. >> what did you think had happened to him? >> at that point? maybe had a migraine and took some migraine medicine and lay
mom, shunned by her fifth husband's family and eagerly waiting for a break in the case. >> a lot of time passed without an arrest. >> torture us. >> every day are you wondering, is today the day? it's never going to happen? >> it would kind of get to the point where you would say, okay, we're gonna liberalize and when it happens it happens. you know? and then they would need something from me. and that i would get pulled back in again. >> one of those times, placement with linda to explain there was a problem with the original autopsy. turns out, it was incomplete because back that, no one suspected poisoning. many samples, like the contents of tom stomach, that might have proved midazolam as the cause of death, weren't safe for testing. so, the da's office decides to do something radical. >> they said, we need to examine tom's body tomorrow. i just started sobbing. i was like, oh, my god. it feels like the man --
family. a loving home where they celebrated birthdays and holidays. thanksgiving, 2011, was a busy time. visiting relatives, over eating, and watching football. >> you just love the game of football, he was a giants fan from a kid. >> and you took comfort to his first game? >> i did, i have pictures of him like standing down by the field. look at me! a kid in a candy store. it was great. >> both linda and tom had been married before, but this felt like the real deal. what was it about tom's personality that made him so lovable? and maybe you love him? >> he had a shyness about him that was sweet. he had like a kind of shy flirty kind of way. it was just adorable. >> when it came time to tie the knot, they rolled the dice and eloped. >> little white chapel? >> a chapel. it was beautiful, flowers, music, really beautiful.
you would see. >> if it's a good friend that died, is that not possible that someone would have a very hysterical reaction to that? >> you do see strange reactions, but i believe his reaction was more than overdramatic. i would say. we kept a dinner back of our heads for later on. >> both linda and gayle told police the fair was now over. but investigators weren't so sure. and began watching them closely. >> there was electronic surveillance, in terms of constantly monitoring their phone records, their computer records, and we also had a gps tracker on nunez car for a while. >> where are you hoping to find with? that >> we just wanted to determine whether, in fact, they were still together. if they were together, at all. >> it looked like gil and linda are telling the truth. after weeks of watching them, police found no signs they had been together since tom died. phone records also prove that
coming up. linda, under the microscope. >> she took a polygraph. >> yes, she did? >> pass? they'll? >> when investigators asked gayle first alibi? >> i was home alone. >> this isn't the strongest alibi. >> it is no alibi. >> when dateline continues. continues okay, snacks and popcorn are gonna be expensive. let's just accept that. going to the movies can be a lot for young homeowners turning into their parents. bathrooms -- even if you don't have to go, you should try. we all know where the bathroom is and how to us it, okay? you know, the stevensons told me they saved money bundling their boat insurance with progressive.
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