Following fifteen years of conjecture surrounding Gary Coleman’s demise, his ex-wife, Shannon Price, attempted to prove her innocence by taking a polygraph test.
However, Price did not receive the desired response when she was asked about the specifics of the actor’s deadly fall.
Price states in the first episode of A&E’s upcoming documentary series, Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, “I literally have had the odds working against me my entire life, so I’m hoping, I’m really hoping, for a good outcome.”
She goes on to say that not everyone is adept at passing a polygraph exam. However, there is a glimmer of hope that things will go my way and that people will think, “Well, you know what? She’s just an ordinary girl who happened to be in a bad situation.
Years of controversy surrounding the Different Strokesstar’s untimely death in 2010 after he fell at their Utah home led Price to decide to take the test. Following a cerebral hemorrhage, the former child star passed away at the age of 42; his death was determined to be an accident.
Although the police stated that Coleman’s death was not suspicious, rumors of his ex-wife’s participation have persisted ever since. Price was present at the house when the incident occurred; she had divorced Coleman two years prior but was still living with him.
Price has stated that she called 911 after discovering him in a pool of blood following his fall, however the call’s tape seems to show her declining to assist Coleman as instructed by the operator.
Several of Price’s responses were deemed dishonest by the lie detector test, which was conducted by George Olivo, a retired FBI agent and seasoned polygraph examiner.
Price is questioned about whether she intentionally denied Coleman assistance after he fell, but her response is deemed to be ambiguous.
Olivo comments, “That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow,” after observing this outcome. However, you are still the same person sitting there, still a little preoccupied and still anxious. However, this is how I see it: For fourteen years, you have been struggling with the question of whether you did everything you could for Gary when he fell and you phoned 911. You still haven’t found a solution.
Coleman later says, “No,” in response to Olivo’s question about whether Price physically caused her to fall. Nevertheless, the test concludes that her response revealed deceit.
The next day, Olivo tells her that you failed the exam over Gary’s fall. Shannon, I am certain of two things. First of all, during this polygraph portion yesterday, you were not entirely truthful with me. Second, there is more to this narrative than has been previously mentioned. The body is always truthful. The truth is always revealed by the body. You failed the lie detector test because of something that was clearly visible in your body language.
Price, who appears unfazed, claims that since the results are the product of a machine, she is not shocked by them.
I am aware of my location. I’m at peace, she says. I am not incarcerated for a purpose. That has a valid explanation. It is as a result of their exhaustive investigation.
Olivo, however, retaliates, claiming that Price is still concealing something.
According to you, you have nothing to conceal. He informs her, “You know exactly why you failed this test.” Regretfully, in my professional view, the facts are not in your favor today.
On July 10, at 9 p.m., A&E will premiere the two-hour series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception.
