Poisoned Milkshake...was there an episode on this? Gilbert Ortiz - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Ireneparalegal · 11-10-2005, 08:54 PM

I recall watching a show, not sure if it was Unsolved Mysteries, they had a guy who was trying to gain weight, he was into weightlifting and trying to build a muscular body. His girlfriend would take him "homemade shakes" for lunch. After a while, he would get nauseated, vomiting, etc. She was poisoning his shakes little by little I think with rat poison. He ended up with some sort of kidney failure and some paralysis (nerve damage to his legs). He survived but the girlfriend fled and they aired this hoping to catch her. Was it Unsolved Mysteries? If so, what ever happened? did she get caught?

themaninblack · 11-10-2005, 09:00 PM

yes there was a man named gilbert ortiz, whose wife elizabeth put poison (insecticide) in what was supposed to be a protein shake... it gave him the shakes alright!
police knew it was her when she came up with the stupid story of somebody taking her son jonathan...

Ireneparalegal · 11-10-2005, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by themaninblack

yes there was a man named gilbert ortiz, whose wife elizabeth put poison (insecticide) in what was supposed to be a protein shake... it gave him the shakes alright!
police knew it was her when she came up with the stupid story of somebody taking her son jonathan...

oh yes, that's the one...i remember because the guy is hispanic. I believe she was having an affair too. do you know if she was caught? i am glad you knew the information. thanx.

Kane · 11-10-2005, 09:18 PM

She was caught in 2000. The son was safely returned to Gilbert. Elizabeth was convicted of attempted murder and sent to prison. Her attempt to appeal the conviction has been unsuccessful.

Ireneparalegal · 11-10-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kane

She was caught in 2000. The son was safely returned to Gilbert. Elizabeth was convicted of attempted murder and sent to prison. Her attempt to appeal the conviction has been unsuccessful.

thanx Kane, I appreciate the information.

JimmyHendricks · 11-10-2005, 10:57 PM

There was a topic about her appeal here, but the link is broken.

Basically she said on appeal that she poisoned him because he regularly beat and raped her on an almost daily basis, and she was trying to save herself and her son by poisioning him.

Yeah, it didn't work. Shocking, huh?

DarkDante · 11-11-2005, 02:22 AM

It's also somewhat important to note that during the original segment Gilbert mentioned that the poisoned shake did immense damage to his nervous system and he was afraid he would never again walk without assistance. When they updated it in 2000 they showed a very brief clip of Gilbert playing baseball with his son and walking and running under his own power so I was glad to see that at least most of his health has returned.

PrettyinPink55 · 11-11-2005, 11:34 AM

I feel so bad for Gilbert!!!

This has to be one of the most overplayed cases on UM, what do you guys think?

nohwheregirl · 11-11-2005, 12:41 PM

"There's a guy outside who says he's gonna take Jonathan!"

"What guy?"

"I don't know, just a guy. I think he had a mask."

"What kind of mask?"

"I don't know, just a mask. It just covered his face."

PrettyinPink55 · 11-11-2005, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

"There's a guy outside who says he's gonna take Jonathan!"

"What guy?"

"I don't know, just a guy. I think he had a mask."

"What kind of mask?"

"I don't know, just a mask. It just covered his face."

So much so that you've memorized the lines, huh?

Ireneparalegal · 11-11-2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDante

It's also somewhat important to note that during the original segment Gilbert mentioned that the poisoned shake did immense damage to his nervous system and he was afraid he would never again walk without assistance. When they updated it in 2000 they showed a very brief clip of Gilbert playing baseball with his son and walking and running under his own power so I was glad to see that at least most of his health has returned.

You know I don't get to watch any daytime television, so I don't get to watch UM. I appreciate the feedback. This story, along with some others, really stuck in my mind and I felt so bad for him. He seems so nice and what a total B***** that ex-wife of his is. I am glad she got caught. Reading the above words of what she said, I couldn't help but laugh, she is soooo bad at lying. I am glad for dumb criminals, how else could they get caught.
I really want to see the update on this on UM. I appreciate the info you all gave me, that's the next best thing to actually watching it.

U.M. Fanatic · 11-11-2005, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

"There's a guy outside who says he's gonna take Jonathan!"

"What guy?"

"I don't know, just a guy. I think he had a mask."

"What kind of mask?"

"I don't know, just a mask. It just covered his face."

Hilarious!

Ireneparalegal · 11-11-2005, 09:41 PM

I am just happy she got caught and now she is all alone in prison...stupid B****!!!

JimmyHendricks · 11-12-2005, 01:35 AM

I have never seen the update with Gilbert playing with his son. Good to know he recovered.

I think bad acting had a part in that segment as well. I mean, UM is notorious for getting the worst people to play characters, but whoever played Elizabeth was just terrible.

DarkDante · 11-12-2005, 04:13 AM

In all fairness JH - Unsolved Mysteries wasn't exactly looking for Academy Award winning actors for their shows. It was not necessary to be a great actor to be on UM - you just have to reinact the part in a way to covey the facts to the public in order to help catch the criminals. Some cases were actually very good as I always cite the Rick Church segment as being as good as any mainstream horror flick around. Just awesome awesome stuff there.

When UM was in it's glory years and they were not using digital sources - it was one of the best produced shows on television which often made up for some of the lackluster acting.

11-10-2005, 08:54 PM	#1
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11-11-2005, 11:34 AM	#8
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I feel so bad for Gilbert!!! This has to be one of the most overplayed cases on UM, what do you guys think?
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11-10-2005, 09:00 PM	#2
themaninblack Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 573	yes there was a man named gilbert ortiz, whose wife elizabeth put poison (insecticide) in what was supposed to be a protein shake... it gave him the shakes alright! police knew it was her when she came up with the stupid story of somebody taking her son jonathan...

11-10-2005, 09:18 PM	#4
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	She was caught in 2000. The son was safely returned to Gilbert. Elizabeth was convicted of attempted murder and sent to prison. Her attempt to appeal the conviction has been unsuccessful.

11-10-2005, 10:57 PM	#6
JimmyHendricks Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 112	There was a topic about her appeal here, but the link is broken. Basically she said on appeal that she poisoned him because he regularly beat and raped her on an almost daily basis, and she was trying to save herself and her son by poisioning him. Yeah, it didn't work. Shocking, huh?

11-11-2005, 02:22 AM	#7
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	It's also somewhat important to note that during the original segment Gilbert mentioned that the poisoned shake did immense damage to his nervous system and he was afraid he would never again walk without assistance. When they updated it in 2000 they showed a very brief clip of Gilbert playing baseball with his son and walking and running under his own power so I was glad to see that at least most of his health has returned.

11-11-2005, 12:41 PM	#9
nohwheregirl THE Mystery Machine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 1,057	"There's a guy outside who says he's gonna take Jonathan!" "What guy?" "I don't know, just a guy. I think he had a mask." "What kind of mask?" "I don't know, just a mask. It just covered his face."

11-11-2005, 09:41 PM	#13
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I am just happy she got caught and now she is all alone in prison...stupid B****!!!

11-12-2005, 01:35 AM	#14
JimmyHendricks Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 112	I have never seen the update with Gilbert playing with his son. Good to know he recovered. I think bad acting had a part in that segment as well. I mean, UM is notorious for getting the worst people to play characters, but whoever played Elizabeth was just terrible.

11-12-2005, 04:13 AM	#15
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	In all fairness JH - Unsolved Mysteries wasn't exactly looking for Academy Award winning actors for their shows. It was not necessary to be a great actor to be on UM - you just have to reinact the part in a way to covey the facts to the public in order to help catch the criminals. Some cases were actually very good as I always cite the Rick Church segment as being as good as any mainstream horror flick around. Just awesome awesome stuff there. When UM was in it's glory years and they were not using digital sources - it was one of the best produced shows on television which often made up for some of the lackluster acting.