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Gary Coleman’s Ex-Wife Fails Polygraph on Causing His Fatal Fall

Price’s lie detector on A&E’s Lie Detector: Truth or Deception flagged deception on whether she caused Coleman’s fall in 2010.

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Shannon Price (C), ex-wife of actor Gary Coleman, attends an estate court hearing on June 14, 2010 in Provo, Utah. Judge James Taylor of the 4th District Court in Provo, Utah ruled to delay for 48 hours the cremation of the body of Gary Coleman and appointed an impartial 3rd party to watch over the Coleman Estate until a final decision is made. Two different wills for Gary Coleman are being contested in court. (Photo by Stuart Johnson-Pool/Getty Images), Actor Gary Coleman attends the premiere of "Midgets vs. Mascots" during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at AMC Village VII on April 25, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
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Overview

  • During the premiere of A&E’s Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, former FBI agent George Olivo concluded that Price was deceptive when denying she physically caused Coleman’s fall.
  • Her answers on whether she struck Coleman during their marriage and intentionally withheld aid after his fall produced inconclusive polygraph results.
  • Coleman died at 42 from a brain hemorrhage following a fall down the stairs at his Santaquin, Utah, home, with Utah police ruling the death accidental.
  • Two days after Coleman was placed in a medically induced coma, Price made the decision to remove him from life support.
  • Before his death, Coleman had obtained a restraining order against Price and she faced domestic violence allegations, although she was never charged.