1 00:00:12,945 --> 00:00:14,213 - I'm craig melvin, 2 00:00:14,215 --> 00:00:17,315 And this is "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 3 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:19,351 - Nothing in this case makes sense. 4 00:00:19,353 --> 00:00:22,554 - They say doctors make the worst patients, 5 00:00:22,556 --> 00:00:24,023 No matter how sick. 6 00:00:24,025 --> 00:00:25,223 - She said, "is it high blood pressure? 7 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,558 "is he having a heart attack?" 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,360 - But this doctor wasn't just sick, 9 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:30,429 He was dying. 10 00:00:30,431 --> 00:00:32,397 - No one knew exactly what it was. 11 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:34,900 - And then they found the crystals. 12 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:36,668 - It's a poisoning case, which are very are. 13 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:38,036 - But solving a medical mystery 14 00:00:38,038 --> 00:00:40,705 Didn't solve the main mystery... 15 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:42,541 Who poisoned him? 16 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:45,243 - He took a drink of it and said, 17 00:00:45,245 --> 00:00:46,511 "there's something wrong with this." 18 00:00:46,513 --> 00:00:50,148 - Was money the motive, or was there another reason? 19 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:52,584 - Everything about this case is nuts! 20 00:00:52,586 --> 00:00:54,319 It's sex, lies, and audiotape. 21 00:00:54,321 --> 00:00:58,190 - Turns out this busy doctor also had a busy love life 22 00:00:58,192 --> 00:01:00,325 At home and at work. 23 00:01:00,327 --> 00:01:01,359 - She loved him. 24 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:03,395 - I think she loved doctor blumenschein. 25 00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:04,863 - I said, "why?" 26 00:01:04,865 --> 00:01:06,865 She said, "it was just sex, evette." 27 00:01:06,867 --> 00:01:09,001 - Who wanted the doctor dead? 28 00:01:09,003 --> 00:01:10,569 - Who has the motive? 29 00:01:10,571 --> 00:01:13,405 It's the person who isn't getting what they want. 30 00:01:13,407 --> 00:01:21,413 ♪♪ 31 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:25,417 - Hello, and welcome to "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 32 00:01:25,419 --> 00:01:29,387 George blumenschein was at the top of his profession. 33 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:32,557 Then, suddenly the doctor known for saving lives 34 00:01:32,559 --> 00:01:35,828 Found himself fighting for his own. 35 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:38,697 The diagnosis? Poisoning. 36 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:41,700 Soon, police discovered a secret love triangle 37 00:01:41,702 --> 00:01:43,702 At the center of this mystery, 38 00:01:43,704 --> 00:01:45,003 And they needed to find out 39 00:01:45,005 --> 00:01:49,975 Which of the good doctor's relationships might be lethal 40 00:01:49,977 --> 00:01:51,710 Before it was too late. 41 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:55,581 Here's andrea canning with "fatal attraction". 42 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:57,316 - There's a place in houston, texas 43 00:01:57,318 --> 00:01:59,551 They call the mecca of medicine. 44 00:01:59,553 --> 00:02:01,720 Md anderson cancer center. 45 00:02:01,722 --> 00:02:04,122 - Their goal is making cancer history, 46 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:07,425 And so the best and the brightest work there. 47 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:10,896 - A hive of top tier physicians researching, 48 00:02:10,898 --> 00:02:13,398 Saving lives. 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,335 - I was never a number, I was never just a-a patient, 50 00:02:17,337 --> 00:02:18,504 I was a human being. 51 00:02:19,673 --> 00:02:21,473 - But what happened when one of their own 52 00:02:21,475 --> 00:02:23,742 Became dangerously ill? 53 00:02:23,744 --> 00:02:24,743 - I was shocked. 54 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:26,511 It's crazy things happening. 55 00:02:26,513 --> 00:02:28,013 - I never imagined that that would happen to anybody 56 00:02:28,015 --> 00:02:29,748 That I knew. 57 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:33,218 - Not with cancer, but still something lethal 58 00:02:33,220 --> 00:02:34,786 And bizarre. 59 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:37,355 - It was the worst kept secret at md anderson. 60 00:02:37,357 --> 00:02:39,691 - Hollywood couldn't write this script. 61 00:02:39,693 --> 00:02:40,826 It's unbelievable, 62 00:02:40,828 --> 00:02:42,294 And that's why it's true. 63 00:02:46,266 --> 00:02:50,836 - It was around midnight, January 27th, 2013. 64 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:53,238 A 48-year-old man wobbled through the doors 65 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,742 Of md anderson slurring his words, disoriented. 66 00:02:57,744 --> 00:03:00,846 - Keep in mind he didn't go to the emergency room 67 00:03:00,848 --> 00:03:02,447 At a standard hospital. 68 00:03:02,449 --> 00:03:04,416 - Ryan korsgard covered the story 69 00:03:04,418 --> 00:03:08,186 For nbc station kprc-tv in houston. 70 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,455 - He went to a cancer hospital. 71 00:03:10,457 --> 00:03:12,591 - Perhaps just where he felt safe? 72 00:03:12,593 --> 00:03:15,727 - Perhaps. And his office was also there. 73 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:18,730 - Maybe he felt safe there because the sick man 74 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:21,099 Was george blumenschein jr., 75 00:03:21,101 --> 00:03:23,268 A doctor specializing in neck, head, 76 00:03:23,270 --> 00:03:27,138 And lung cancer at md anderson. 77 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:28,740 Like many of his talented peers 78 00:03:28,742 --> 00:03:31,610 Dedicated to researching and curing cancer, 79 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:33,011 Doctor blumenschein's life 80 00:03:33,013 --> 00:03:35,513 Seemed to revolve around his work. 81 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:36,681 - The people who worked with him 82 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:39,217 Said he reveals very little about his personal life. 83 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:40,886 He didn't talk about anyone he was dating, 84 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:43,221 Anything along those lines. 85 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:46,758 - Now this very private man was at md anderson, 86 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,360 Not to be examined, 87 00:03:48,362 --> 00:03:51,096 But to research his own symptoms. 88 00:03:51,098 --> 00:03:52,964 Friends at the hospital urged him 89 00:03:52,966 --> 00:03:55,000 To go straight to the e.R. 90 00:03:55,002 --> 00:03:57,502 - And it sounded like it was tough even to coax him 91 00:03:57,504 --> 00:03:58,837 Into the emergency room. 92 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:06,211 - George's girlfriend, evette toney, a scientist, 93 00:04:06,213 --> 00:04:07,980 Shot this video on her cell phone 94 00:04:07,982 --> 00:04:10,181 As they sat outside the e.R. 95 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:13,452 She wanted to show george that he wasn't acting normally, 96 00:04:13,454 --> 00:04:16,655 And convince him that he needed to check himself in. 97 00:04:16,657 --> 00:04:18,523 The video would later be crucial 98 00:04:18,525 --> 00:04:20,192 To solving a mystery. 99 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,535 - To see the usually articulate doctor like this 100 00:04:30,537 --> 00:04:32,237 Was a strange sight. 101 00:04:32,239 --> 00:04:35,273 - Cindy molina is a friend and former assistant 102 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:36,875 Of george's. 103 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,143 - What's george like? 104 00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:39,578 - Very charming. 105 00:04:40,681 --> 00:04:42,547 He's a great guy. 106 00:04:42,549 --> 00:04:45,484 - She says that george was professional, friendly, 107 00:04:45,486 --> 00:04:48,119 And always had a good bedside manner. 108 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:49,621 - Was it just the way he greeted you, or... 109 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,189 - Yeah, just the way he greeted you. 110 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:54,259 I thought he was very respectful, caring. 111 00:04:54,261 --> 00:04:57,195 Patients did call me and make comments about him 112 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:58,697 That, you know, he's a great doctor 113 00:04:58,699 --> 00:05:02,133 And they're so glad he's their doctor. 114 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:06,104 - But now the doctor was the one in need of care. 115 00:05:06,106 --> 00:05:07,505 George's research partner, 116 00:05:07,507 --> 00:05:10,108 A doctor named ana maria gonzalez, 117 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:12,777 Was also with him outside the e.R. 118 00:05:12,779 --> 00:05:15,213 Ana had seen him at the office that day, 119 00:05:15,215 --> 00:05:17,482 And later at a business dinner. 120 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:19,451 That cell phone video documents her 121 00:05:19,453 --> 00:05:20,952 Describing his symptoms. 122 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:28,994 - Finally, george agreed to be examined. 123 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:31,596 And in the small world of md anderson, 124 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:34,599 Word spread fast that one of their esteemed doctors 125 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:36,801 Had checked into the e.R. 126 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:38,070 - What's your gut telling you though 127 00:05:38,072 --> 00:05:40,839 When you're thinking about what he could be sick with? 128 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:42,140 - The first thing is like, "oh my gosh, 129 00:05:42,142 --> 00:05:44,076 "is it high blood pressure? Is he having a heart attack?" 130 00:05:44,078 --> 00:05:45,944 Or, you know, what-- "what is it? 131 00:05:45,946 --> 00:05:48,179 "is he stressed?" 132 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:51,282 - Doctors suspected george might have suffered a stroke, 133 00:05:51,284 --> 00:05:53,218 But his mri was clear. 134 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:56,287 Whatever was wrong, it was getting worse. 135 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:57,956 - He's deteriorating quickly. 136 00:05:57,958 --> 00:05:59,691 His health is going downhill. 137 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,761 - Just a few hours after arriving at the e.R., 138 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:04,829 The doctor was unconscious. 139 00:06:04,831 --> 00:06:06,231 His organs failing, 140 00:06:06,233 --> 00:06:08,633 And he was rushed to the icu. 141 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:11,136 - There seemed to be concern that he might not make it. 142 00:06:11,138 --> 00:06:13,538 - Through the night, george lay near death 143 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:16,741 As his loved ones stood vigil outside the room. 144 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:19,411 Inside, the medical staff wondered, 145 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:22,714 Exactly how had their colleague ended up here? 146 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:26,050 And it wasn't long before police were wondering 147 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,186 The same thing. 148 00:06:28,188 --> 00:06:29,654 - Coming up... 149 00:06:29,656 --> 00:06:31,923 As doctors work to save one of their own, 150 00:06:31,925 --> 00:06:35,327 Someone notices something strange. 151 00:06:35,329 --> 00:06:37,162 - They started doing tests, 152 00:06:37,164 --> 00:06:39,197 And that's when they found these crystals. 153 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:40,765 You're a doctor, you know everything 154 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:42,267 That goes into your body. 155 00:06:42,269 --> 00:06:44,068 How was this introduced? 156 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:49,541 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 157 00:06:49,741 --> 00:06:54,512 ♪♪ 158 00:06:54,514 --> 00:06:55,880 - In the early morning hours 159 00:06:55,882 --> 00:06:58,082 After he was admitted to the e.R., 160 00:06:58,084 --> 00:07:01,219 Doctor george blumenschein lay unconscious. 161 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:04,289 He was in critical condition in the icu 162 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:07,592 Of the very hospital where he practiced medicine. 163 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:08,793 - I was worried about him. 164 00:07:08,795 --> 00:07:10,562 - Were you just really praying 165 00:07:10,564 --> 00:07:11,830 That he would come through this? 166 00:07:11,832 --> 00:07:12,964 - Oh, of course. 167 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:15,099 He's a great person. 168 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:17,635 - No one was sure why this perfectly healthy man 169 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:20,171 In his forties was working one day 170 00:07:20,173 --> 00:07:22,974 And on the brink of death the next. 171 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:24,008 - It was a race against time 172 00:07:24,010 --> 00:07:26,178 Because no one knew exactly what it was. 173 00:07:26,180 --> 00:07:28,046 They knew that there was kidney failure. 174 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:30,281 - Did they just start running a battery of tests? 175 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,583 - They started doing tests 176 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:34,519 And that's when they found these crystals. 177 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:36,588 - Crystals in his system? 178 00:07:36,590 --> 00:07:38,022 That could be a sign of anything 179 00:07:38,024 --> 00:07:40,825 From dehydration to kidney stones. 180 00:07:40,827 --> 00:07:43,661 But looking at those crystals under a microscope, 181 00:07:43,663 --> 00:07:47,065 One of george's doctors made a startling discovery-- 182 00:07:47,067 --> 00:07:49,367 An unusual chemical formation, 183 00:07:49,369 --> 00:07:50,969 A deadly one. 184 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:52,937 It was ethylene glycol, 185 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:55,540 Most commonly known as the toxic ingredient 186 00:07:55,542 --> 00:07:57,509 In antifreeze. 187 00:07:57,511 --> 00:08:00,745 It damages the heart, attacks the kidneys, 188 00:08:00,747 --> 00:08:03,949 And just half a cup can kill you. 189 00:08:03,951 --> 00:08:05,884 -This must be just a shock to everyone 190 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:10,321 When they realize that this top-notch doctor 191 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:12,357 Has taken ethylene glycol. 192 00:08:12,359 --> 00:08:13,825 - Absolutely. You're a doctor, 193 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:16,160 You know everything that goes into your body. 194 00:08:16,162 --> 00:08:18,230 How was this introduced? 195 00:08:18,232 --> 00:08:20,698 - George was in and out of consciousness 196 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:23,835 And being kept alive on dialysis. 197 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,771 Now that doctors knew what was making him sick, 198 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:30,708 They called in investigators to figure out how it happened. 199 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:32,710 - It's a poisoning case, which are very rare. 200 00:08:32,712 --> 00:08:34,045 We don't see those very often. 201 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:35,280 - Nathan hennigan, 202 00:08:35,282 --> 00:08:37,849 Then an assistant district attorney for harris county, 203 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:40,318 Has a background in science and medical crimes. 204 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,654 He and his partner at the time, justin keiter, 205 00:08:42,656 --> 00:08:44,389 Had to consider every possible way 206 00:08:44,391 --> 00:08:46,491 The poison got into george's system. 207 00:08:46,493 --> 00:08:49,694 - He wanted to find out that this was all a mistake. 208 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,596 Maybe he just accidentally ingested something 209 00:08:51,598 --> 00:08:52,597 Somewhere else. 210 00:08:52,599 --> 00:08:53,598 He would have preferred that 211 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,700 Than to know that someone did this to him. 212 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:59,003 - Accidental poisoning was not so far-fetched. 213 00:08:59,005 --> 00:09:01,039 In its pure form, ethylene glycol 214 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,708 Is used in labs all over md anderson. 215 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:07,211 It's colorless, odorless, and has a sweet taste. 216 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:09,614 But after checking out the accident theory, 217 00:09:09,616 --> 00:09:10,949 It seemed unlikely. 218 00:09:10,951 --> 00:09:13,685 George hadn't been in a lab recently. 219 00:09:13,687 --> 00:09:16,487 - We couldn't establish that he had access 220 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:18,489 To ethylene glycol at all. 221 00:09:18,491 --> 00:09:22,293 - Lieutenant max sosa was a university of texas police officer, 222 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:24,429 And part of the investigative team. 223 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,631 The former houston homicide detective 224 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:28,299 Took his job at the medical center 225 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:31,569 As a quiet retirement gig. 226 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:34,639 - You would deal with things like stolen lunches 227 00:09:34,641 --> 00:09:36,975 From the communal fridge, 228 00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:38,843 A missing dolly, 229 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:41,613 Not exactly houston homicide. 230 00:09:41,615 --> 00:09:43,915 - They have their own forms of crimes, 231 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:46,584 But, uh, nothing on- on the same scale 232 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:49,053 As, uh, municipal law enforcement. 233 00:09:49,055 --> 00:09:51,255 - Lieutenant sosa looked at george's case 234 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:52,957 And found it puzzling. 235 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:54,659 If this wasn't an accident, 236 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:57,128 There were still other possibilities. 237 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:59,397 Suicide came to mind. 238 00:09:59,399 --> 00:10:00,865 - Did you ask doctor blumenschein, 239 00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:02,800 "did you try to take your own life?" 240 00:10:02,802 --> 00:10:04,936 - Yes. I mean, I asked him. 241 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:07,939 And there was no history of any mental health issues 242 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,507 Or conditions. 243 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:10,808 - He said no, I take it? 244 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:12,176 - Yes, ma'am. 245 00:10:12,178 --> 00:10:15,680 - Satisfied that this was neither suicide nor accident, 246 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:18,149 There was only one conclusion left... 247 00:10:18,151 --> 00:10:21,219 Someone tried to kill george. 248 00:10:21,221 --> 00:10:22,887 - It's starting to look like 249 00:10:22,889 --> 00:10:24,822 A prominent doctor was poisoned. 250 00:10:24,824 --> 00:10:26,157 What's your gut telling you? 251 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:27,826 - At first the only thing that we can do 252 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:31,529 Is try to narrow down who was around the doctor. 253 00:10:31,531 --> 00:10:33,631 - The first person they wanted to talk to, 254 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:36,234 Of course, was george's live-in girlfriend, 255 00:10:36,236 --> 00:10:37,802 Evette toney. 256 00:10:37,804 --> 00:10:41,305 - The woman in charge of the emergency room that night 257 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:44,175 Had concerns about evette toney, 258 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:45,443 And she told you that. 259 00:10:45,445 --> 00:10:48,647 - She indicated that, um, we needed to look at evette. 260 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:51,916 She shared food with him, she shared wine with him, 261 00:10:51,918 --> 00:10:53,451 Uh, the night before. 262 00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:56,254 - Evette told lieutenant sosa she didn't have a clue 263 00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:58,657 Why someone would want to hurt george. 264 00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:01,860 She suggested that maybe it was a random act. 265 00:11:01,862 --> 00:11:03,995 - She was throwing out all kinds of hypothesis 266 00:11:03,997 --> 00:11:05,263 And hypotheticals. 267 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:07,265 She actually tells detective sosa, 268 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:08,199 "well I don't know, 269 00:11:08,201 --> 00:11:10,001 "maybe he was an unintended victim, 270 00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:13,571 "and he, uh, was the victim of some psycho waiter 271 00:11:13,573 --> 00:11:15,339 "that wanted to hurt a lot of people." 272 00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:17,308 - There wasn't a psycho waiter. 273 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:20,111 None of evette's theories made sense. 274 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:23,147 Investigators wanted to know more about evette 275 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,583 And her relationship with george. 276 00:11:25,585 --> 00:11:27,952 They found out that the couple dated on and off 277 00:11:27,954 --> 00:11:29,454 For about a decade. 278 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:31,756 They'd lived together, then broken up, 279 00:11:31,758 --> 00:11:34,625 And she'd recently moved back in. 280 00:11:34,627 --> 00:11:35,693 - So doctor blumenschein 281 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:37,628 Is somewhat of a commitment phobe? 282 00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:40,398 - Doctor evette toney said that she had real issues 283 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,400 With the fact he didn't wanna commit. 284 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:45,036 And she said that her remedy for that 285 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:47,238 Was they were going to have a baby. 286 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,507 - Now that they were trying to start a family, 287 00:11:49,509 --> 00:11:53,378 George the bachelor was also talking about marriage. 288 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:57,248 Evette had once called herself george's common-law wife. 289 00:11:57,250 --> 00:12:00,017 Investigators wondered if she had anything to gain 290 00:12:00,019 --> 00:12:02,954 Financially if george was killed. 291 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:04,122 - How much is he worth? 292 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:05,790 - He's worth several million dollars. 293 00:12:05,792 --> 00:12:10,561 And that fact alone is motive. 294 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:13,898 - They pressed that lead, pulled his insurance papers, 295 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:16,134 And requested george's will. 296 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:19,370 - Would she have been entitled to his money if he died? 297 00:12:19,372 --> 00:12:20,471 - No. 298 00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:21,739 This man didn't even have a will. 299 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:25,009 And everything was left on the insurance policies 300 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:26,677 To his brother. 301 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:27,946 - Dead end there. 302 00:12:27,948 --> 00:12:30,215 Still, lieutenant sosa put in a request 303 00:12:30,217 --> 00:12:33,551 To do surveillance on evette and george's house. 304 00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:35,153 - Did you ask evette toney, 305 00:12:35,155 --> 00:12:36,888 "did you have anything to do with this?" 306 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:38,222 - Yes, ma'am, I did. 307 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:39,423 - What response did you get? 308 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:40,758 - She said, "absolutely not." 309 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,627 She offered her financials, 310 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:45,363 She offered anything under the sun. 311 00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:47,965 She offered to submit to a polygraph. 312 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:50,034 - She even turned over the bottle of wine 313 00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:53,104 She and george drank the night before he got sick. 314 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:55,640 Tests on the bottle came up clean. 315 00:12:55,642 --> 00:12:58,643 The lieutenant decided to call off the surveillance. 316 00:12:58,645 --> 00:13:00,912 The cooperative, mild-mannered girlfriend 317 00:13:00,914 --> 00:13:03,848 Hardly seemed like a killer to him. 318 00:13:03,850 --> 00:13:05,984 So if not evette toney, 319 00:13:05,986 --> 00:13:10,121 Who in the world wanted doctor george blumenschein dead? 320 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:13,024 - Did you worry there was somebody responsible out there? 321 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:14,725 - Yes. 322 00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:18,129 And if they didn't succeed were they gonna try again? 323 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:21,299 - That's exactly what investigators were thinking. 324 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:23,968 They placed a guard at george's door. 325 00:13:23,970 --> 00:13:26,337 - At that point we didn't know if anyone would attempt 326 00:13:26,339 --> 00:13:29,140 To go into his room and try to do it again. 327 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,809 - You were concerned about his life? 328 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:32,777 - Yes, ma'am. Very concerned. 329 00:13:32,779 --> 00:13:36,280 - A second murder attempt? - Yes, ma'am. 330 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:37,749 - Investigators were about to discover 331 00:13:37,751 --> 00:13:39,884 This prominent cancer doctor 332 00:13:39,886 --> 00:13:43,221 Had a private life full of secrets. 333 00:13:43,223 --> 00:13:45,756 Did he also have enemies? 334 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:47,558 Coming up... 335 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:50,361 Behind closed doors at the hospital. 336 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:51,629 - The plot started to thicken. 337 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:53,064 - I think people started to realize 338 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:54,566 And put pieces together. 339 00:13:54,568 --> 00:13:58,136 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 340 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,377 ♪♪ 341 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:08,412 - Two weeks after he was poisoned, 342 00:14:08,414 --> 00:14:11,515 Doctor george blumenschein was still suffering. 343 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:16,587 His body ravaged by the toxic chemical ethylene glycol. 344 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,823 After digging around in his personal life, 345 00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:21,392 Investigators were no closer to figuring out 346 00:14:21,394 --> 00:14:23,461 Who wanted george dead. 347 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:26,731 So they turned their attention to his professional life. 348 00:14:26,733 --> 00:14:28,833 But to the investigators' surprise, 349 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:30,601 Many of the brilliant scientists 350 00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:33,671 At md anderson were less than chatty. 351 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,506 - These doctors who you were dealing with 352 00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:36,941 Are very private people. 353 00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:37,775 - They are. 354 00:14:37,777 --> 00:14:39,010 - And very intelligent. - Yes. 355 00:14:39,012 --> 00:14:42,480 - Were they eager, willing witnesses? 356 00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:43,814 Did they want to be part of this? 357 00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:46,150 - No. No one wanted to be a part of this case. 358 00:14:46,152 --> 00:14:48,620 - Still, one of george's closest colleagues 359 00:14:48,622 --> 00:14:50,355 Made herself available. 360 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:53,958 Doctor ana maria gonzalez, george's research partner, 361 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,893 The coworker who was by his side 362 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,929 As he checked in to the er. 363 00:14:57,931 --> 00:14:59,363 A fellow workaholic, 364 00:14:59,365 --> 00:15:03,167 Ana knew the details of george's life at the hospital. 365 00:15:03,169 --> 00:15:05,569 - How often were they together working? 366 00:15:05,571 --> 00:15:07,205 - Seemed like all the time. 367 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:10,474 I mean, they traveled together, 368 00:15:10,476 --> 00:15:13,844 They worked either in his office or her office, 369 00:15:13,846 --> 00:15:15,546 They were always on the phone. 370 00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:18,115 - Doctor gonzalez, who was born in colombia, 371 00:15:18,117 --> 00:15:21,686 Was a fast rising star in breast cancer medicine. 372 00:15:21,688 --> 00:15:26,257 - I truly believe that she holds the cure for women 373 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:27,592 In the world. 374 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:30,194 - As patients like silvia lieber saw it, 375 00:15:30,196 --> 00:15:33,998 Doctor gonzalez was nothing short of a miracle worker. 376 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,002 - She has this compassion and understanding 377 00:15:38,004 --> 00:15:41,272 About the disease and about the women she treats. 378 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:44,342 - Doctor gonzalez also treated nadine ideman. 379 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:45,476 - You know, I was never a number, 380 00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:48,379 I was never just a-a patient, 381 00:15:48,381 --> 00:15:50,915 I was a human being who had a full life. 382 00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:53,217 - Did she immediately put you at ease? 383 00:15:53,219 --> 00:15:54,685 - She absolutely did. 384 00:15:54,687 --> 00:15:57,989 You know, she's, um, really small of stature, 385 00:15:57,991 --> 00:15:59,890 But she's feisty and she said, 386 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:02,026 "we're just going to go after this." 387 00:16:02,028 --> 00:16:03,728 And I said, "yup, 388 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:06,097 "you and I are gonna get along just fine." 389 00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:07,765 And we have. 390 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,734 - Ana met george years earlier 391 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:12,103 When she referred a patient to him. 392 00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:14,638 Soon after, she invited him to collaborate 393 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,540 On a research project. 394 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:19,777 Multiple studies followed, they were invited to lecture 395 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:21,645 And travel around the world. 396 00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:23,180 After working for george, 397 00:16:23,182 --> 00:16:26,317 Cindy molina took a job assisting ana. 398 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:30,154 - I knew she was trying to get his career going. 399 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:32,523 Writing more grants and helping him get promoted 400 00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:36,060 And he wasn't the most organized person. 401 00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:39,263 - So ana really had an impact on george's life? 402 00:16:39,265 --> 00:16:40,431 - Yes. 403 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:42,433 - Was he very grateful for that? 404 00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:43,768 - I think he was. 405 00:16:43,770 --> 00:16:46,303 - How eager were you to talk to doctor gonzalez? 406 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:47,405 - Very eager. 407 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:49,540 Uh, she knew his habits, his schedule, 408 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:53,944 About the timeline that, uh, I needed information on. 409 00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:58,282 - Ana provided valuable details about the day george got sick. 410 00:16:58,284 --> 00:16:59,484 She told the lieutenant 411 00:16:59,486 --> 00:17:02,620 She and george worked in their offices and md anderson, 412 00:17:02,622 --> 00:17:05,790 Then attended a business dinner together that evening. 413 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:08,726 She witnessed his condition slowly worsen 414 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:11,395 And even followed george as he drove himself to the hospital 415 00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:12,963 Around midnight. 416 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:15,699 - And every minute that you can account for 417 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,902 I would imagine helps you 418 00:17:17,904 --> 00:17:19,637 Put together that crucial timeline. 419 00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:20,738 - Yes, ma'am. 420 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:22,073 - What does she tell you? 421 00:17:22,075 --> 00:17:26,777 - I asked her for, uh, an account of the week prior 422 00:17:26,779 --> 00:17:28,979 To him going into the hospital. 423 00:17:28,981 --> 00:17:31,715 - Ana told him all about george's week, 424 00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:34,051 The details of his busy schedule. 425 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:36,187 She was sharing a lot. 426 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:39,690 But, as lieutenant sosa listened, he had a hunch 427 00:17:39,692 --> 00:17:42,927 She might also be leaving something out. 428 00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:45,296 So he went back and pressed george and ana's 429 00:17:45,298 --> 00:17:48,099 Reticent colleagues for more information. 430 00:17:48,101 --> 00:17:50,801 What was up with george and ana? 431 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,636 - Sosa starts to find out that there might have been 432 00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:54,638 Something more than just a working relationship 433 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,540 Between, um, doctors blumenschein 434 00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:57,475 And gonzalez. 435 00:17:57,477 --> 00:17:58,943 - The plot started to thicken. 436 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:00,411 - I think people started to realize 437 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:01,979 And put pieces together. 438 00:18:01,981 --> 00:18:04,115 - Even though the folks at md anderson 439 00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:06,884 Weren't so keen to talk to investigators, 440 00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:08,652 That didn't keep them from whispering 441 00:18:08,654 --> 00:18:11,689 About george and ana among themselves. 442 00:18:11,691 --> 00:18:13,724 - Did ana know that people were gossiping? 443 00:18:13,726 --> 00:18:15,226 - I'm sure she did, 444 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:18,095 And I'm sure some of it got to her too. 445 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:21,699 But she and I never really talked about it. 446 00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:24,702 - Lieutenant sosa asked ana point blank, 447 00:18:24,704 --> 00:18:27,071 Were she and george having an affair? 448 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,405 She denied it. 449 00:18:28,407 --> 00:18:30,575 He also asked george the same thing, 450 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:32,577 And george also said no. 451 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:35,179 But the investigator wasn't convinced. 452 00:18:35,181 --> 00:18:37,248 The question nagged at him. 453 00:18:37,250 --> 00:18:39,617 Now, weeks since he was poisoned, 454 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:41,385 George was out of the hospital, 455 00:18:41,387 --> 00:18:44,155 Feeling stronger, and back at work. 456 00:18:44,157 --> 00:18:47,258 The investigator decided to invite him out for a drive 457 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:50,061 Away from his girlfriend and colleagues. 458 00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:53,230 In the car, george finally confessed... 459 00:18:53,232 --> 00:18:57,001 He and ana were partners in more ways than one. 460 00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:59,937 - Were these quick trysts that they were having? 461 00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:02,706 Or was this a deep, emotional connection? 462 00:19:02,708 --> 00:19:05,876 - I never got an indication from, uh, doctor blumenschein 463 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:07,678 That, uh, it was a deep connection. 464 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,081 It was just, um, a fling. 465 00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,283 - George told the lieutenant the affair went on 466 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:14,051 For a year and a half. 467 00:19:14,053 --> 00:19:15,920 He said it was a casual thing, 468 00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,288 That sometimes when they traveled 469 00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:20,558 To professional conferences they'd share a room, 470 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,028 A sort of coworkers with benefits arrangement. 471 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:26,097 In fact, the day he got sick 472 00:19:26,099 --> 00:19:28,866 He'd stopped at ana's on the way to work. 473 00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:32,236 - They go upstairs, they, um, have a sexual liaison. 474 00:19:32,238 --> 00:19:34,104 - He carried her up the stairs, 475 00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:35,139 That doesn't-- 476 00:19:35,141 --> 00:19:37,508 That sounds like something kind of romantic. 477 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,577 Not a casual, "I'm not into this". 478 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,312 - They were having some sort of a romantic-- 479 00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:44,115 A casual, sexual, romantic, uh, thing going on. 480 00:19:44,117 --> 00:19:45,183 - And they split a shot of vodka 481 00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:47,718 Before they left for md anderson. 482 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,187 - To investigators, this prestigious hospital 483 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,256 Was looking more and more like the setting 484 00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:54,792 Of a soapy daytime drama, 485 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:58,195 Drama that changed the shape of the investigation. 486 00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,331 - Anytime you have a love triangle, 487 00:20:00,333 --> 00:20:02,900 The different points, the vertices of that triangle, 488 00:20:02,902 --> 00:20:04,001 Are gonna be the ones you look at. 489 00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:05,569 You have evette, maybe she's mad 490 00:20:05,571 --> 00:20:07,171 Because she's got a cheating boyfriend 491 00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:08,372 And she wants to get revenge. 492 00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:11,075 And you have ana, who's the other woman. 493 00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:12,943 - Poking around george blumenschein's 494 00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:14,545 Professional life 495 00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:18,282 Had led investigators right back to his private life, 496 00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:21,385 Giving them a dramatic new theory of the crime. 497 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:24,288 - Coming up... 498 00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:25,889 - Who has the motive? 499 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:30,027 It's the person who isn't getting what they want, 500 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:33,163 Who has to have what they know they can't. 501 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:36,234 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 502 00:20:39,771 --> 00:20:44,175 ♪♪ 503 00:20:44,177 --> 00:20:47,077 - Welcome back to "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 504 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,545 I'm craig melvin. 505 00:20:48,547 --> 00:20:52,383 Who wanted george blumenschein dead? 506 00:20:52,385 --> 00:20:53,751 The respected cancer doctor 507 00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:56,020 Barely survived an attempt on his life. 508 00:20:56,022 --> 00:20:58,789 Now investigators were focused 509 00:20:58,791 --> 00:21:01,392 On a secret george had spilled, 510 00:21:01,394 --> 00:21:04,128 His personal and professional lives 511 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:07,131 Were tangled in a love triangle. 512 00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:10,200 Was it the key to cracking this case? 513 00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:11,902 Soon, detectives would discover 514 00:21:11,904 --> 00:21:16,140 That someone in this story had an obsession. 515 00:21:16,142 --> 00:21:18,842 Once again, here's andrea canning 516 00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:21,645 With "fatal attraction". 517 00:21:21,647 --> 00:21:23,814 - The first big break in the investigation 518 00:21:23,816 --> 00:21:26,217 Into who poisoned george blumenschein 519 00:21:26,219 --> 00:21:30,221 Came when the doctor finally admitted he was a cheater. 520 00:21:30,223 --> 00:21:31,555 He was carrying on an affair 521 00:21:31,557 --> 00:21:33,490 With his esteemed research partner, 522 00:21:33,492 --> 00:21:36,193 Ana maria gonzalez, while going home 523 00:21:36,195 --> 00:21:38,762 To his girlfriend, evette toney. 524 00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:41,832 Investigators went back to talk to evette. 525 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:44,502 - Evette did have a motive. 526 00:21:44,504 --> 00:21:48,105 Her guy is having an affair with another doctor. 527 00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:48,906 - The thing about evette 528 00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:51,542 Is she didn't know about this affair 529 00:21:51,544 --> 00:21:53,711 Until after blumenschein was poisoned. 530 00:21:53,713 --> 00:21:55,546 - Evette toney is so naive 531 00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:59,149 And so clueless as to what's going on, she says, 532 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,617 "yeah, no, no, there's nothing funny going on-- 533 00:22:00,619 --> 00:22:01,986 "they're really good friends. 534 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:04,621 "I've asked him before and he's told me no." 535 00:22:04,623 --> 00:22:06,857 She doesn't know what's going on. 536 00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:09,426 - She told investigators that george only fessed up 537 00:22:09,428 --> 00:22:10,761 About the affair 538 00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:13,464 A few weeks after he was poisoned. 539 00:22:13,466 --> 00:22:15,966 So with evette essentially cleared again, 540 00:22:15,968 --> 00:22:18,469 Investigators turned to the other sharp point 541 00:22:18,471 --> 00:22:21,605 Of this love triangle, doctor gonzalez. 542 00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:24,809 And george had some interesting things to say. 543 00:22:24,811 --> 00:22:25,876 As he told it, 544 00:22:25,878 --> 00:22:27,745 In the weeks before his poisoning, 545 00:22:27,747 --> 00:22:30,114 Ana's affections intensified. 546 00:22:30,116 --> 00:22:32,283 She called and texted him constantly, 547 00:22:32,285 --> 00:22:33,884 Showered him with gifts, 548 00:22:33,886 --> 00:22:37,421 And even started buying the same things he owned. 549 00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:41,092 - Buying the same type of car that he has, 550 00:22:41,094 --> 00:22:43,361 Buying the same type of watch he mentions, 551 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:46,230 She buys herself the exact same luggage. 552 00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:47,698 - After he was hospitalized, 553 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:50,934 George believed ana might be behind the poisoning, 554 00:22:50,936 --> 00:22:52,703 But he kept his suspicions quiet 555 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:54,972 Until pressed by investigators. 556 00:22:54,974 --> 00:22:56,940 George broke off the affair with ana, 557 00:22:56,942 --> 00:22:58,976 But never told her why. 558 00:22:58,978 --> 00:23:02,279 Instead, he decided to secretly record their calls. 559 00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:23,367 - George later gave the recordings 560 00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:25,068 To investigators, 561 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:28,005 And in those calls they heard a woman distraught 562 00:23:28,007 --> 00:23:30,474 Over the lover she couldn't have, 563 00:23:30,476 --> 00:23:32,977 And jealous of the woman who had him. 564 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:51,829 - You listen to that 565 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,430 And you can hear it in her voice. 566 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:56,200 She says, "she won. She won". 567 00:23:59,138 --> 00:24:00,604 - She needed doctor blumenschein 568 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:02,473 To continue her research. 569 00:24:02,475 --> 00:24:06,043 They had a special bond, why would she want him dead? 570 00:24:06,045 --> 00:24:07,244 - Little did doctor blumenschein know 571 00:24:07,246 --> 00:24:09,580 How special that bond was that she wanted. 572 00:24:09,582 --> 00:24:11,248 Who has the motive? 573 00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:15,453 It's the person who isn't getting what they want, 574 00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:18,789 Who has to have what they know they can't. 575 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:21,425 That's her, she wanted more. 576 00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:23,827 - And it turns out prosecutors thought 577 00:24:23,829 --> 00:24:26,597 Ana had opportunity too. 578 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:29,867 She had access to ethylene glycol in her lab, 579 00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:31,535 And she and george had been together 580 00:24:31,537 --> 00:24:33,604 The whole day he got sick, 581 00:24:33,606 --> 00:24:37,541 Giving her plenty of chances to slip him the poison. 582 00:24:37,543 --> 00:24:42,146 On may 29, 2013, police arrested ana 583 00:24:42,148 --> 00:24:44,381 On charges of aggravated assault. 584 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:47,818 Ana's patients didn't believe it. 585 00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,186 - I didn't understand it. 586 00:24:50,623 --> 00:24:51,955 That was devastating for me. 587 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:54,291 She was what held me together. 588 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:58,028 - She's incapable of that. She heals people. 589 00:24:58,030 --> 00:25:01,231 - Ana's trial began in the fall of 2014. 590 00:25:01,233 --> 00:25:03,834 The courtroom was filled with family and patients there 591 00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,235 To support her. 592 00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:06,904 - She is so highly accomplished. 593 00:25:06,906 --> 00:25:08,973 She is about a hundred pounds, 594 00:25:08,975 --> 00:25:12,109 She doesn't exactly look like a killer. 595 00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:14,144 Did you worry that the jury would have a hard time 596 00:25:14,146 --> 00:25:16,847 Convicting someone like doctor gonzalez? 597 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:19,917 - Worried about it every night and every day. 598 00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:22,452 Holy smokes, this is a doctor, 599 00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:25,088 Who in their right mind can look at her 600 00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:27,925 And think this is someone that was capable 601 00:25:27,927 --> 00:25:30,995 Of doing such unimaginable things? 602 00:25:30,997 --> 00:25:32,529 - Prosecutors told the jury 603 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:34,465 How this so-called casual affair 604 00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:38,435 With george blumenschein wasn't so casual to ana. 605 00:25:38,437 --> 00:25:42,439 - And it led to her absolute obsession. 606 00:25:42,441 --> 00:25:44,174 - A string of colleagues testified 607 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:47,544 Ana couldn't contain her feelings for george. 608 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:51,515 - It seemed like, um, ana was, um, 609 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:53,917 Very infatuated with doctor blumenschein. 610 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:56,820 - Whenever we discussed any topic really, 611 00:25:56,822 --> 00:26:00,090 Within a few sentences george's name would come up. 612 00:26:00,092 --> 00:26:01,091 - She loved him. 613 00:26:01,093 --> 00:26:03,427 - I think she loved doctor blumenschein. 614 00:26:03,429 --> 00:26:07,097 - The affair was the worst kept secret at md anderson, 615 00:26:07,099 --> 00:26:08,899 According to this doctor. 616 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,434 - Were you ever under the impression 617 00:26:10,436 --> 00:26:13,136 That there was more than just a work relationship 618 00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:15,372 Between the defendant and doctor blumenschein? 619 00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:17,140 - I had heard rumors, yes. 620 00:26:17,142 --> 00:26:19,176 - The doctor also said she and ana 621 00:26:19,178 --> 00:26:21,045 Weren't even close friends. 622 00:26:21,047 --> 00:26:23,581 But that didn't stop ana from volunteering details 623 00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:25,316 About the relationship. 624 00:26:25,318 --> 00:26:27,718 - She told me a little bit information 625 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,454 About their, um, intimacy. 626 00:26:30,456 --> 00:26:33,323 Basically, she-she said that they were seeing each other. 627 00:26:33,325 --> 00:26:35,258 - Yes. - Another doctor testified 628 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:37,828 About a curious conversation with ana 629 00:26:37,830 --> 00:26:40,530 The morning after george was hospitalized. 630 00:26:40,532 --> 00:26:43,166 Ana told her that george was poisoned. 631 00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:44,501 The only problem, 632 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:48,672 This was hours before doctors even confirmed it. 633 00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:50,941 - She told me that george was very sick 634 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:52,543 And he was in the icu 635 00:26:52,545 --> 00:26:58,081 And he had, um, ingested ethylene glycol. 636 00:26:58,083 --> 00:27:00,684 - She told you that Monday morning? 637 00:27:00,686 --> 00:27:02,252 - Monday morning. 638 00:27:02,254 --> 00:27:04,688 - And the witness also recalled a conversation 639 00:27:04,690 --> 00:27:08,025 With ana that sounded to her like a confession. 640 00:27:08,027 --> 00:27:13,697 - She then told me, while quite tearful, 641 00:27:13,699 --> 00:27:20,370 That, um, she had ethylene glycol in her labs. 642 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:23,106 As did most md anderson. 643 00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:27,644 She said, "I'm going to get in so much trouble for this." 644 00:27:27,646 --> 00:27:30,180 - Knowing the jury would wonder about the other woman 645 00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:32,549 In this love triangle, the prosecution 646 00:27:32,551 --> 00:27:34,685 Called evette toney to the stand. 647 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,820 She testified about how she only found out 648 00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:40,457 About the affair after george became sick. 649 00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:42,726 - I felt so stupid. I mean, I was-- 650 00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:45,128 I trusted her. I trusted him. 651 00:27:45,130 --> 00:27:48,965 - The prosecution asked evette what everyone in court was thinking, 652 00:27:48,967 --> 00:27:50,734 Why was she still with george? 653 00:27:50,736 --> 00:27:53,671 - Because I know the affair with the defendant 654 00:27:53,673 --> 00:27:57,808 Is not the sum of who-who he really is. 655 00:27:57,810 --> 00:27:59,676 We're still working on our relationship. 656 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:03,681 It's-it's, um, it's a work in progress. 657 00:28:03,683 --> 00:28:06,216 - Then, evette told the jury about what happened 658 00:28:06,218 --> 00:28:08,351 When she confronted ana. 659 00:28:08,353 --> 00:28:11,788 - Did she seem to care? - No. 660 00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:16,359 - Did that hurt worse? - Yes, it did. 661 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:17,828 - What did you say? 662 00:28:17,830 --> 00:28:19,296 - I said, "why?" 663 00:28:19,298 --> 00:28:21,432 She said, "it was just sex, evette." 664 00:28:21,434 --> 00:28:23,233 - But the prosecution thought it was about 665 00:28:23,235 --> 00:28:25,001 Much more than that. 666 00:28:25,003 --> 00:28:27,904 - Everything about this case is nuts! 667 00:28:27,906 --> 00:28:29,973 You couldn't write this script in hollywood, 668 00:28:29,975 --> 00:28:32,109 It's sex, lies, and audiotape. 669 00:28:32,111 --> 00:28:35,245 - The jury was about to go on a wild ride 670 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:39,182 Full of wicked plots and homicidal obsession. 671 00:28:39,184 --> 00:28:42,052 - Was the affair at the center of this case causal, 672 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,354 Or something more? 673 00:28:44,356 --> 00:28:46,623 The very private doctor blumenschein 674 00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:50,794 Was about to air his dirty laundry under oath. 675 00:28:50,796 --> 00:28:52,596 - Coming up... 676 00:28:52,598 --> 00:28:54,331 Ana is the one on trial, 677 00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:57,434 But george is the one in the hot seat. 678 00:28:57,436 --> 00:28:59,836 - I was wrong. It was the wrong thing to do. 679 00:28:59,838 --> 00:29:02,873 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 680 00:29:05,810 --> 00:29:10,480 ♪♪ 681 00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:13,316 - Make no mistake about this... 682 00:29:13,318 --> 00:29:18,689 She is devious, diabolical, and dangerously deadly. 683 00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:22,559 - To the prosecution in the trial of ana maria gonzalez, 684 00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:27,063 The defendant was an increasingly unhinged lover. 685 00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:31,868 - She became absolutely and totally obsessed 686 00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:34,671 With him and wanting him. 687 00:29:34,673 --> 00:29:37,508 - They argued that ana, the successful doctor, 688 00:29:37,510 --> 00:29:39,509 Had been on a downward spiral 689 00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,611 Doing crazy things to stir up trouble 690 00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:43,914 In george's relationship with evette. 691 00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:46,583 Things like sending evette an unsigned letter 692 00:29:46,585 --> 00:29:48,151 Declaring that ana and george 693 00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:50,053 Were having a baby together. 694 00:29:50,055 --> 00:29:51,789 - The anonymous letter she's dropping off, 695 00:29:51,791 --> 00:29:53,757 This is all an attempt to manipulate george 696 00:29:53,759 --> 00:29:55,258 Away from evette. 697 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:58,662 - The prosecution said the manipulation didn't end there. 698 00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:01,398 Ana told george that evette was behind a series 699 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,735 Of threatening phone calls she received at her office. 700 00:30:04,737 --> 00:30:06,203 According to the prosecutor, 701 00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:09,139 Those phone calls never happened. 702 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:10,807 - Md anderson has an incredibly sophisticated 703 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:13,109 Phone system that tracks every single call, 704 00:30:13,111 --> 00:30:14,411 And we have all those records 705 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:17,414 And there ain't any anonymous phone calls. 706 00:30:17,416 --> 00:30:20,584 - And strangest of all, the prosecution contended, 707 00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:22,485 Just a month before the poisoning, 708 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:26,022 Ana staged an assault on herself. 709 00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:27,924 She told anyone who would listen 710 00:30:27,926 --> 00:30:30,994 That evette orchestrated the whole thing. 711 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:33,163 - She said she worked with a private investigator 712 00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:34,898 To try to find out who it was. 713 00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:40,370 She said that they traced this person back to louisiana, 714 00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:43,173 And he was a relative-- I believe she said, 715 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:45,375 A cousin of evette toney. 716 00:30:45,377 --> 00:30:48,211 - But investigator sosa told the jury he thought 717 00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:50,380 Her wounds were actually self-inflicted. 718 00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:51,648 - Are you telling this jury 719 00:30:51,650 --> 00:30:52,916 You felt that they were inconsistent 720 00:30:52,918 --> 00:30:54,618 With the attack-- supposed attack that happened? 721 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,319 - That's correct. 722 00:30:56,321 --> 00:30:59,056 - The person who'd seen ana's apparent obsession 723 00:30:59,058 --> 00:31:01,725 Up-close was the object of it. 724 00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:05,528 A reluctant george blumenschein took the stand. 725 00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,864 - Are you a private person? - I would say yes. 726 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:11,134 - How private? 727 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:13,203 - Very private. This is not easy. 728 00:31:13,205 --> 00:31:14,671 - The prosecution needed george 729 00:31:14,673 --> 00:31:16,907 To rehash their relationship. 730 00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:19,576 How casual sex turned into something 731 00:31:19,578 --> 00:31:21,177 That almost killed him. 732 00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:22,412 - It's hard saying no to her. 733 00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:24,547 She doesn't accept no. 734 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:27,751 - Would you often tell her that this was a bad idea? 735 00:31:27,753 --> 00:31:29,586 - Um, regularly. 736 00:31:29,588 --> 00:31:32,155 - George recounted how ana initiated their affair 737 00:31:32,157 --> 00:31:34,024 One day in his office. 738 00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:35,058 - At some point she sat on my knee and said, 739 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,426 "just-just shut up. 740 00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:39,329 Let me sit on your knee, it's not a problem." 741 00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:41,765 She started to kiss me on my neck. 742 00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:42,966 I remember what she said. 743 00:31:42,968 --> 00:31:45,702 She said, "I'm gonna eat your ear." 744 00:31:45,704 --> 00:31:48,038 - But the prosecution didn't pretend their victim 745 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:49,773 Was an angel. 746 00:31:49,775 --> 00:31:52,976 - Well you didn't stop her. - I didn't, no. 747 00:31:52,978 --> 00:31:54,177 - You cheated on evette. 748 00:31:54,179 --> 00:31:55,512 - I did. I cheated on evette. 749 00:31:55,514 --> 00:32:00,684 It-it was a wrong thing to do. 750 00:32:00,686 --> 00:32:03,119 - George said he was always clear with ana. 751 00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:05,088 He wasn't leaving evette. 752 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:07,391 But ana was still demanding. 753 00:32:07,393 --> 00:32:10,193 - She accused me of not returning phone calls. 754 00:32:10,195 --> 00:32:11,795 - Ana, according to george, 755 00:32:11,797 --> 00:32:14,064 Went over the top with fancy gifts 756 00:32:14,066 --> 00:32:16,032 Like gold jewelry from colombia 757 00:32:16,034 --> 00:32:18,201 And a $5,000 watch. 758 00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:21,004 - She bought herself the ladies' version of it, 759 00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:23,006 And then said, "well, I can get you the guys' version. 760 00:32:23,008 --> 00:32:24,207 "wouldn't you like it?" 761 00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:25,275 And I'm like, "you know I don't want that. 762 00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:27,110 "that's too expensive, I don't want it." 763 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:28,878 And then suddenly, 764 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,814 "I bought it for you, here it is." 765 00:32:30,816 --> 00:32:32,949 - And, he said, she forced him to accept 766 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:35,118 A $1,000 suit. 767 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,453 - ...I'm like, "ana, I don't want a suit 768 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:37,554 "that I haven't seen." 769 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:38,621 "no, no, no, you need a suit." 770 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:40,890 I was like, "fine. 771 00:32:40,892 --> 00:32:41,658 "if that's what you want to do, 772 00:32:41,660 --> 00:32:42,759 "go ahead and do it." 773 00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,361 I ended up giving it to goodwill. 774 00:32:44,363 --> 00:32:47,897 And I felt like it was, again, pushing a boundary. 775 00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:50,600 - What finally pushed ana over the edge, 776 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:53,436 Claimed the prosecutors, was when george and evette 777 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:56,172 Started talking babies and marriage. 778 00:32:56,174 --> 00:32:59,309 George recalled ana made this bizarre offer... 779 00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:00,877 - She said, "you know what? 780 00:33:00,879 --> 00:33:01,911 "I'd have a kid with you." 781 00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:04,047 I'm like, "well that's kind of you to say." 782 00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:05,281 "no, no, no. I can have a kid with you 783 00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,650 "and I can move to europe for a year 784 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,387 "and I could come back, and you can be the uncle." 785 00:33:10,389 --> 00:33:12,255 And I was like, "no, thank you. 786 00:33:12,257 --> 00:33:14,391 "that's not what we wanna do." 787 00:33:14,393 --> 00:33:17,961 - The prosecution argued if ana couldn't have george, 788 00:33:17,963 --> 00:33:19,729 No one could. 789 00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:23,133 - The defendant had a fatal attraction. 790 00:33:23,135 --> 00:33:25,002 - Is doctor gonzalez glenn close? 791 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:30,106 - She fits the role without a doubt. 792 00:33:30,108 --> 00:33:31,808 - She's a bunny boiler. 793 00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:35,345 - And then the prosecution had george tell the jury 794 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:37,547 About the day he almost died. 795 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:40,283 - ...And the only thing that, um, 796 00:33:40,285 --> 00:33:43,686 Had been strange was that the cup of coffee, 797 00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:45,688 The coffee that I had on Sunday. 798 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:49,092 - And that was the key to the prosecution's case. 799 00:33:49,094 --> 00:33:52,963 Ana served george coffee during their morning rendezvous. 800 00:33:52,965 --> 00:33:55,865 It was the only thing he said he drank that day 801 00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:58,034 Before he felt sick. 802 00:33:58,036 --> 00:33:59,469 - When you started drinking it, 803 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:01,304 Did you notice anything strange about it? 804 00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:02,906 - It was incredibly sweet. 805 00:34:02,908 --> 00:34:06,576 - Ethylene glycol has an intensely sweet flavor. 806 00:34:06,578 --> 00:34:09,379 George told the jury ana served the sweet coffee 807 00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:10,647 At her home 808 00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:12,315 And then brought more of it in travel mugs 809 00:34:12,317 --> 00:34:13,850 To the hospital. 810 00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:15,752 Within hours of drinking it, 811 00:34:15,754 --> 00:34:18,188 He was lightheaded and slurring. 812 00:34:18,190 --> 00:34:20,924 - I couldn't even remember who I was talking to 813 00:34:20,926 --> 00:34:22,959 Or why he was there. 814 00:34:22,961 --> 00:34:26,663 - And by night, he was in the icu. 815 00:34:26,665 --> 00:34:28,498 - Well what's so hard about reliving this part? 816 00:34:30,602 --> 00:34:32,602 - Because I almost died. 817 00:34:34,039 --> 00:34:35,672 - To button up their case, 818 00:34:35,674 --> 00:34:37,941 The prosecution called a leading expert 819 00:34:37,943 --> 00:34:39,676 In ethylene glycol. 820 00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:43,680 - Based on the timeframe for when symptoms appear, 821 00:34:43,682 --> 00:34:47,917 I would, um-um, conclude that he had ingested 822 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,753 The ethylene glycol on Sunday morning. 823 00:34:50,755 --> 00:34:52,489 - The only thing he drank that morning was the coffee. 824 00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:53,656 And it was the coffee 825 00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:57,427 That strangely tasted sickeningly sweet. 826 00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:59,162 - According to the prosecution, 827 00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:00,830 Ana spent the day with the man 828 00:35:00,832 --> 00:35:04,901 She was trying to kill, watching him deteriorate, 829 00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:08,204 And following him as he finally drove himself 830 00:35:08,206 --> 00:35:09,673 To the hospital. 831 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:14,744 - The prosecution entered that cell phone video into evidence, 832 00:35:14,746 --> 00:35:17,447 And told the jury to take a good look. 833 00:35:17,449 --> 00:35:21,251 Ana was right there next to george, smiling, 834 00:35:21,253 --> 00:35:24,254 Pretending to help when she knew full well 835 00:35:24,256 --> 00:35:25,922 What was wrong. 836 00:35:26,792 --> 00:35:28,625 - Coming up... 837 00:35:28,627 --> 00:35:31,161 Now it's the defense's turn. 838 00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:32,795 The case against ana? 839 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:35,064 - Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. 840 00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:36,099 Nada. 841 00:35:36,101 --> 00:35:38,868 - Will the jury see it that way? 842 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:42,005 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 843 00:35:45,876 --> 00:35:50,246 ♪♪ 844 00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:51,214 - Welcome back. 845 00:35:51,216 --> 00:35:54,151 Doctor ana gonzalez was on trial 846 00:35:54,153 --> 00:35:57,854 For poisoning her ex-lover, doctor george blumenschein. 847 00:35:57,856 --> 00:36:01,891 The prosecution portrayed her as an unhinged paramour 848 00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:05,896 In a toxic love triangle enraged over george's plans 849 00:36:05,898 --> 00:36:10,033 To have a baby with his longtime girlfriend, evette. 850 00:36:10,035 --> 00:36:12,969 Now, it was the defense's turn, 851 00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:15,772 And they would argue the wrong woman 852 00:36:15,774 --> 00:36:18,107 Was charged with this crime. 853 00:36:18,109 --> 00:36:20,643 Here's andrea canning with the conclusion 854 00:36:20,645 --> 00:36:22,946 Of "fatal attraction". 855 00:36:22,948 --> 00:36:25,382 - As the case against doctor ana maria gonzalez 856 00:36:25,384 --> 00:36:27,917 Unfolded, she stood stoic 857 00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:31,120 In a suit that seemingly overwhelmed her frame. 858 00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:34,023 Nadine ideman, her former patient and now friend, 859 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:36,726 Came to court with ana each day. 860 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:37,894 - She just held onto her emotions 861 00:36:37,896 --> 00:36:39,862 'cause she didn't want to fall apart 862 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:41,798 In front of her family. 863 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:45,101 But we'd get back in the car and we would cry, 864 00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:48,738 We would pray, we would-- I'd scream. 865 00:36:48,740 --> 00:36:51,074 - But now it was ana's defense team's turn 866 00:36:51,076 --> 00:36:52,609 To hit back. 867 00:36:52,611 --> 00:36:54,711 Derek hollingsworth, andy drumheller, 868 00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:57,413 And billy belk were ana's attorney's. 869 00:36:57,415 --> 00:37:00,750 - They called her "devious", "dangerously deadly", 870 00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:04,487 "diabolical", "fatal attraction." 871 00:37:04,489 --> 00:37:09,125 Do you think that that started to stick with the jury? 872 00:37:09,127 --> 00:37:11,494 - Well I mean, that was clearly what their goal was. 873 00:37:11,496 --> 00:37:13,930 I thought that the prosecutor's theory 874 00:37:13,932 --> 00:37:15,665 Of the case, this diabolical killer, 875 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:17,434 Was a bit of an overreach. 876 00:37:17,436 --> 00:37:19,636 - Certainly, the defense told the jury, 877 00:37:19,638 --> 00:37:21,404 Ana cared for george, 878 00:37:21,406 --> 00:37:23,974 But not in the outrageous homicidal way 879 00:37:23,976 --> 00:37:25,808 The prosecution claimed. 880 00:37:25,810 --> 00:37:28,578 - This case is about a consenting, 881 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:32,582 Consensual relationship between two peers. 882 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:35,118 It's not a case of fatal attraction. 883 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,121 - The defense argued ana wasn't obsessed. 884 00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:41,157 She bought george gifts because she was generous. 885 00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:45,028 All those alleged plots were just sheer speculation. 886 00:37:45,030 --> 00:37:46,796 And under cross examination, 887 00:37:46,798 --> 00:37:49,465 George had positive things to say about ana. 888 00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:52,402 - She was a dear friend and somebody I cared about. 889 00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:55,805 - As for ana becoming increasingly unhinged? 890 00:37:55,807 --> 00:37:58,007 George told the jury how in the days leading up 891 00:37:58,009 --> 00:38:00,810 To his poisoning, their casual relationship 892 00:38:00,812 --> 00:38:02,745 Showed no signs of trouble. 893 00:38:02,747 --> 00:38:05,682 - This wasn't a relationship that was in any kind of crisis 894 00:38:05,684 --> 00:38:08,351 On the week of January 25th, was it? 895 00:38:08,353 --> 00:38:11,187 - Uh, no. 896 00:38:11,189 --> 00:38:13,757 - In fact, nothing had changed in your relationship 897 00:38:13,759 --> 00:38:17,026 With doctor gonzalez at this point in time, had it? 898 00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:18,561 - No. 899 00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:20,930 - In fact, on the morning the prosecution said 900 00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:24,434 Ana tried to poison george, he came on to her. 901 00:38:24,436 --> 00:38:27,203 - You actually carried her up the stairs to the bedroom 902 00:38:27,205 --> 00:38:28,972 She has upstairs, did you not? 903 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,173 - Uh, I did. 904 00:38:30,175 --> 00:38:32,909 - Surprise, you all have a romantic encounter 905 00:38:32,911 --> 00:38:34,711 When you're there, right? - Yes, sir. 906 00:38:34,713 --> 00:38:35,978 - And it was one that you initiated, 907 00:38:35,980 --> 00:38:37,914 Not one that she initiated that day, right? 908 00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,182 - Yes, sir. 909 00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:40,717 - In fact, everything that happened in your relationship 910 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:44,520 With this woman was consensual, wasn't it? 911 00:38:44,522 --> 00:38:47,490 - Um, yes, it was consensual. 912 00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:50,126 - Ana's attorneys attacked the investigation, 913 00:38:50,128 --> 00:38:52,195 Charging that investigators dismissed 914 00:38:52,197 --> 00:38:55,264 The most obvious suspect too quickly. 915 00:38:55,266 --> 00:38:57,900 - There can be no doubt that doctor evette toney 916 00:38:57,902 --> 00:38:59,802 Would be a natural person of interest. 917 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:02,271 And the fact of the matter is, 918 00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:05,641 She was never, ever investigated. 919 00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:08,044 - The defense wasn't buying evette's story 920 00:39:08,046 --> 00:39:10,580 That she had no clue about the affair. 921 00:39:10,582 --> 00:39:13,416 - You're a smart woman, right? 922 00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:15,151 - Thank you for saying that. 923 00:39:15,153 --> 00:39:16,986 - Aren't alarm bells going off in your head? 924 00:39:16,988 --> 00:39:19,689 - I asked him the few times that I thought 925 00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:23,693 Maybe something was going on and he said no. 926 00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:25,695 There's nothing I can do if someone's lying. 927 00:39:25,697 --> 00:39:28,598 - Did you ever follow him? - No, I wouldn't do that. 928 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:29,566 - Did you ever think about it? 929 00:39:29,568 --> 00:39:31,000 - No. It's just ridiculous 930 00:39:31,002 --> 00:39:32,669 - It never crossed your mind? - No. 931 00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:36,639 - Then, the defense flipped evette's cell phone video 932 00:39:36,641 --> 00:39:37,907 On its head, 933 00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:40,610 Said it made her look suspicious. 934 00:39:40,612 --> 00:39:43,045 - When she finally sees the man that she is in love with 935 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:45,181 And wants to have children with, 936 00:39:45,183 --> 00:39:47,050 She takes a cell phone video. 937 00:39:47,052 --> 00:39:48,451 She's not sitting next to the guy 938 00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:49,986 That she's been worried about all day, 939 00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:52,522 But with her arms around him trying to comfort him 940 00:39:52,524 --> 00:39:56,492 And make sure he's okay. She's videoing it. 941 00:39:56,494 --> 00:39:58,494 It's just weird. 942 00:39:58,496 --> 00:40:01,464 - And when it came to ana's behavior on that tape, 943 00:40:01,466 --> 00:40:03,399 The defense said she did something 944 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:05,601 Only an innocent person would do, 945 00:40:05,603 --> 00:40:07,837 She told the doctors about the coffee. 946 00:40:11,342 --> 00:40:12,409 - Don't people who commit crimes 947 00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:14,010 Run away from the crime scene? 948 00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:17,213 Don't they clam up and be quiet? 949 00:40:17,215 --> 00:40:21,150 But she's on a video talking about 950 00:40:21,152 --> 00:40:22,552 What happened that day. 951 00:40:22,554 --> 00:40:25,621 - But the defense's biggest target was the science; 952 00:40:25,623 --> 00:40:27,223 Or lack thereof. 953 00:40:27,225 --> 00:40:28,758 They went after the investigation 954 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:31,227 For what they thought was a huge mistake, 955 00:40:31,229 --> 00:40:33,596 Never testing the coffee cups. 956 00:40:33,598 --> 00:40:35,731 - There's no scientific evidence, 957 00:40:35,733 --> 00:40:37,066 There's no scientist who came in here 958 00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:38,534 Out of their 22 witnesses that talked. 959 00:40:38,536 --> 00:40:41,170 That's the most-- look, if they're right, 960 00:40:41,172 --> 00:40:44,441 Then I-I guess you'd call this the murder weapon, right? 961 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,943 If they're right, then this is the weapon, 962 00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,978 The deadly weapon, 963 00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:52,048 That doctor gonzalez used in this case. 964 00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,484 And you don't bother to test it? 965 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,054 Give me a break. 966 00:40:58,056 --> 00:41:00,456 - So they grilled that expert who testified 967 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:03,125 That george could only have ingested the poison 968 00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:04,660 Sunday morning. 969 00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:07,597 Turns out, george had been drinking wine and vodka 970 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,199 In the days before his symptoms surfaced. 971 00:41:10,201 --> 00:41:13,536 The defense got the expert to concede a big point-- 972 00:41:13,538 --> 00:41:16,606 Alcohol, or in technical terms, ethanol, 973 00:41:16,608 --> 00:41:18,674 Could throw off his findings. 974 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:21,544 - If it was demonstrated that he had been consuming 975 00:41:21,546 --> 00:41:24,847 A large amount of ethanol over a long period of time, 976 00:41:24,849 --> 00:41:27,483 That would probably change my opinion. 977 00:41:27,485 --> 00:41:29,419 - In their final words to the jury, 978 00:41:29,421 --> 00:41:31,954 Ana's lawyers drove it home. 979 00:41:31,956 --> 00:41:33,389 - What is the state's case missing? 980 00:41:33,391 --> 00:41:35,625 I don't-- this is overly simple, 981 00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:38,961 But one shred of direct evidence. 982 00:41:38,963 --> 00:41:40,096 And there's nothing. 983 00:41:40,098 --> 00:41:41,497 This is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, 984 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:45,401 Nothing, nothing. Nada. 985 00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:48,505 - After eight long days of testimony from experts, 986 00:41:48,507 --> 00:41:50,507 Friends, and the well-respected doctors 987 00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:52,041 Of md anderson, 988 00:41:52,043 --> 00:41:54,511 The case against doctor ana maria gonzalez 989 00:41:54,513 --> 00:41:57,046 Was now in the hands of the jury. 990 00:41:57,048 --> 00:42:00,517 Both sides paced the halls of the courthouse waiting, 991 00:42:00,519 --> 00:42:02,385 Hopeful, and anxious. 992 00:42:02,387 --> 00:42:03,586 - Everyone be seated. 993 00:42:03,588 --> 00:42:05,988 - Then, after five hours of deliberation... 994 00:42:05,990 --> 00:42:07,156 - Mr. Foreman, 995 00:42:07,158 --> 00:42:08,791 I understand that the jury has reached a verdict? 996 00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:10,626 - We, the jury, find the defendant, 997 00:42:10,628 --> 00:42:12,628 Ana maria gonzalez-angulo, 998 00:42:12,630 --> 00:42:14,463 Guilty of aggravated assault of a person 999 00:42:14,465 --> 00:42:16,933 With whom the defendant had a dating relationship, 1000 00:42:16,935 --> 00:42:18,634 As charged in the indictment. 1001 00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:19,602 - She's innocent. 1002 00:42:19,604 --> 00:42:21,137 She didn't do it. 1003 00:42:21,139 --> 00:42:22,505 She's a good person. 1004 00:42:22,507 --> 00:42:25,007 - In texas, a defendant can ask the jury 1005 00:42:25,009 --> 00:42:28,010 To determine sentencing, as ana did. 1006 00:42:28,012 --> 00:42:29,479 - She was extremely kind. 1007 00:42:29,481 --> 00:42:32,548 - Ana's patients filed in with pleas for leniency. 1008 00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:34,517 - She saved my life, 1009 00:42:34,519 --> 00:42:36,218 And she's gonna-- 1010 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,020 I always felt like she's gonna save 1011 00:42:38,022 --> 00:42:41,357 A whole lot of people's lives. 1012 00:42:41,359 --> 00:42:44,961 - Ana's punishment could have been up to 99 years in prison, 1013 00:42:44,963 --> 00:42:48,397 But her character witnesses had an affect on the jury. 1014 00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:49,632 - You are sentenced, in accordance with the terms 1015 00:42:49,634 --> 00:42:51,100 Of the jury's verdict, to ten years 1016 00:42:51,102 --> 00:42:52,969 In the texas department of criminal justice. 1017 00:42:52,971 --> 00:42:54,403 Go with the bailiff. 1018 00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:56,973 - Ana, once among the top breast cancer doctors 1019 00:42:56,975 --> 00:42:58,240 In the world, 1020 00:42:58,242 --> 00:43:02,178 Was now just another convict in the texas prison system. 1021 00:43:02,180 --> 00:43:06,048 - The medical community has- has definitely lost a giant. 1022 00:43:06,050 --> 00:43:09,118 But not just us, but future generations. 1023 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:11,654 - Doctor blumenschein went back to md anderson, 1024 00:43:11,656 --> 00:43:13,522 Treating patients and researching cures 1025 00:43:13,524 --> 00:43:15,758 For lung cancer. 1026 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,728 In prison, doctor gonzalez began helping cancer patients 1027 00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:20,730 In a support group, 1028 00:43:20,732 --> 00:43:22,198 But she surrendered her medical license 1029 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:23,733 After the trial. 1030 00:43:23,735 --> 00:43:26,936 - She took an oath to not hurt anyone, 1031 00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:28,037 To do no harm. 1032 00:43:28,039 --> 00:43:30,172 In the hipaa-cratic oath, it actually says, 1033 00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:32,341 "you shall not administer poison." 1034 00:43:32,343 --> 00:43:35,144 She violated that in the worst possible way. 1035 00:43:35,146 --> 00:43:39,015 She spun a web of lies, of deceit, of manipulation, 1036 00:43:39,017 --> 00:43:41,451 And in this case now, she's paying for it. 1037 00:43:42,887 --> 00:43:44,020 - That's all for this edition 1038 00:43:44,022 --> 00:43:46,589 Of "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 1039 00:43:46,591 --> 00:43:48,858 I'm craig melvin. Thank you for watching.