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Mastermind · 08-14-2008, 01:40 PM

Anyone remember a case of a young hispanic couple. The wife poisoned the husband's protein milkshake and the girlfriend kidnapped their daughter or son.

What was the name of the couple and was this case ever updated?

crystaldawn · 08-14-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mastermind

Anyone remember a case of a young hispanic couple. The wife poisoned the husband's protein milkshake and the girlfriend kidnapped their daughter or son.

What was the name of the couple and was this case ever updated?

The man's name was Gilbert Ortiz. I can't remember his wife's name offhand. There was an update. His wife was captured. I'm not sure what her sentence was. The boy (Jonathon) was missing for a while after the mom was found but one day a relative brought him into prison to see his mother and they were able to reunite him with this father. UM did a nice update of the dad and son together.

LooksLikeCRicci · 08-14-2008, 02:22 PM

*groan* He's got Jonathan! That man took Jonathan!

WongStuff · 08-14-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

*groan* He's got Jonathan! That man took Jonathan!

One of the worst UM acting segments ever....of course that also means it's hilarious.

ididn'tdoit · 08-14-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

*groan* He's got Jonathan! That man took Jonathan!

Lol!

Didn't see that one coming...

charmedsignora · 08-14-2008, 04:33 PM

ididn'tdoit, who is that in your avatar? Is that Liz Charmichael?

Necco · 08-14-2008, 04:34 PM

I've always kind of wondered... was the bad acting in that segment on the actress or on the subject? Maybe that actress was actually AWESOME and Jonathan's mom was really that bad an actress herself.

James T · 08-15-2008, 03:54 AM

UPDATES

The attempted murder conviction and life sentence of an East Palo Alto woman who tried to kill her husband with a poisoned milkshake have been upheld by a state appeals court in San Francisco.

Elizabeth Fuentes-Ortiz, 34, was convicted in San Mateo County Superior Court in 2002 of trying to poison her husband, Gilbert Ortiz, 10 years earlier.

She delivered the insecticide-laced milkshake along with a hamburger and French fries to her husband for lunch at his job at a Toys R Us store in Redwood City on March 11, 1992.

The next day, as Ortiz lay in critical condition at a hospital, Fuentes-Ortiz fled to Mexico with the couple's 2-year-old son.

Fuentes-Ortiz was arrested by FBI and Mexican authorities in a town near Guadalajara eight years later. The boy was found several months afterward and returned to his father's custody.

While Fuentes-Ortiz was a fugitive, a story about the crime ran several times on the television show "Unsolved Mysteries.''

The poison caused Ortiz to suffer cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, lung collapse and permanent nerve damage.

In a decision made public last week, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeal unanimously rejected Fuentes-Ortiz's appeal argument that her trial was flawed because the jury was not instructed that it could find that she acted in self-defense.

Fuentes-Ortiz had claimed she was abused by her husband and feared she was in imminent danger. But the appeals court said there was no evidence that Fuentes-Ortiz had reason to believe she was in immediate danger and that she was therefore not entitled to a self-defense jury instruction.

Fuentes-Ortiz's sentence was for life in prison with possibility of parole, with an additional six years for concealing a child and inflicting great bodily injury.

ididn'tdoit · 08-15-2008, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by charmedsignora

ididn'tdoit, who is that in your avatar? Is that Liz Charmichael?

Yes, that is correct

joshypiano · 08-15-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Necco

I've always kind of wondered... was the bad acting in that segment on the actress or on the subject? Maybe that actress was actually AWESOME and Jonathan's mom was really that bad an actress herself.

I was always under the impression the scene was deliberately done that way to underscore the unbelievability of her story and how it seemed concocted on the fly. I think they tried to emphasize how stupid her overall scheme was.

nohwheregirl · 08-15-2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Necco

I've always kind of wondered... was the bad acting in that segment on the actress or on the subject? Maybe that actress was actually AWESOME and Jonathan's mom was really that bad an actress herself.

Yes, that subject has been debated back and forth many times on this message board. I'm going with the "awesome actress" side. Man, you really relate to that nurse thinking she was full of it. I might change my mind next week, though.

Kennedy · 08-16-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

*groan* He's got Jonathan! That man took Jonathan!

.. haha laughed my ass off when i seen this 1

Allierain · 08-20-2008, 12:00 PM

You can play the "Masked Man/Little Boy" drinking game. Everytime the detective chick on the segment says those words, take a shot.

"The man with the mask and the little boy"
"We had a witness in the parking lot. He didn't see a masked man and he didn't see a little boy."
"There WAS no masked man and there WAS no little boy."

lilmissd · 08-22-2008, 04:30 PM

Nice Avatar Joshypiano! Love Ric Flair!

joshypiano · 08-22-2008, 06:27 PM

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Nice Avatar Joshypiano! Love Ric Flair!

I went and saw his retirement match at Wrestlemania earlier this year in Orlando. Quite moving.

08-14-2008, 01:40 PM	#1
Mastermind Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1,843	What case was this? Gilbert Ortiz Anyone remember a case of a young hispanic couple. The wife poisoned the husband's protein milkshake and the girlfriend kidnapped their daughter or son. What was the name of the couple and was this case ever updated?

08-14-2008, 04:33 PM	#6
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08-14-2008, 02:22 PM	#3
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	groan He's got Jonathan! That man took Jonathan!

08-14-2008, 04:34 PM	#7
Necco Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2006 Posts: 1,149	I've always kind of wondered... was the bad acting in that segment on the actress or on the subject? Maybe that actress was actually AWESOME and Jonathan's mom was really that bad an actress herself.

08-15-2008, 03:54 AM	#8
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,571	UPDATES The attempted murder conviction and life sentence of an East Palo Alto woman who tried to kill her husband with a poisoned milkshake have been upheld by a state appeals court in San Francisco. Elizabeth Fuentes-Ortiz, 34, was convicted in San Mateo County Superior Court in 2002 of trying to poison her husband, Gilbert Ortiz, 10 years earlier. She delivered the insecticide-laced milkshake along with a hamburger and French fries to her husband for lunch at his job at a Toys R Us store in Redwood City on March 11, 1992. The next day, as Ortiz lay in critical condition at a hospital, Fuentes-Ortiz fled to Mexico with the couple's 2-year-old son. Fuentes-Ortiz was arrested by FBI and Mexican authorities in a town near Guadalajara eight years later. The boy was found several months afterward and returned to his father's custody. While Fuentes-Ortiz was a fugitive, a story about the crime ran several times on the television show "Unsolved Mysteries.'' The poison caused Ortiz to suffer cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, lung collapse and permanent nerve damage. In a decision made public last week, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeal unanimously rejected Fuentes-Ortiz's appeal argument that her trial was flawed because the jury was not instructed that it could find that she acted in self-defense. Fuentes-Ortiz had claimed she was abused by her husband and feared she was in imminent danger. But the appeals court said there was no evidence that Fuentes-Ortiz had reason to believe she was in immediate danger and that she was therefore not entitled to a self-defense jury instruction. Fuentes-Ortiz's sentence was for life in prison with possibility of parole, with an additional six years for concealing a child and inflicting great bodily injury.

08-20-2008, 12:00 PM	#13
Allierain Forum Old Fart Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 30, 2002 Location: Somewhere Posts: 509	You can play the "Masked Man/Little Boy" drinking game. Everytime the detective chick on the segment says those words, take a shot. "The man with the mask and the little boy" "We had a witness in the parking lot. He didn't see a masked man and he didn't see a little boy." "There WAS no masked man and there WAS no little boy."

08-22-2008, 04:30 PM	#14
lilmissd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 172	Nice Avatar Joshypiano! Love Ric Flair!