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ST. LOUIS \u2013 \u201cDTF St. Louis,\u201d<\/a> a dark comedy limited series staged in suburban St. Louis, follows a bizarre love triangle between three middle-aged individuals, all navigating chaotic personal lives and unexpected misadventures.<\/p>\n The show, set for its penultimate episode Sunday and series finale next weekend, isn\u2019t actually filmed in St. Louis, likely leaving many fans wondering how much of the story is even true.<\/p>\n Turns out, it\u2019s complicated.<\/p>\n According to People Magazine<\/a>, the original concept for the project that became \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d was meant to based on a true story, but the series itself is not strictly based on a true story. However, it drew inspiration from a real-life true crime case, which was also not based in St. Louis.<\/p>\n In 2022, HBO first made plans to adapt a series based on a New Yorker<\/em> report called \u201cMy Dentist\u2019s Murder Trial,\u201d<\/a> which focused on a high-profile murder trial of an upstate New York dentist named Dr. Gilberto Nunez.<\/p>\n Nunez was accused in the November 2011 death of his friend Thomas Kolman. Investigators found traces of Midazolam, a powerful sedative used by doctors and dentists, in Kolman\u2019s body.<\/p>\n Four years later, prosecutors formally charged Nunez with second-degree murder. For a time, it was alleged that Nunez was having an affair with Kolman\u2019s wife and even impersonated a CIA officer to convince her to leave him.<\/p>\n According to The New Yorker<\/em>, police reviewed security footage showing Nunez parked near Kolman at a gym before his death. Investigators also found vials of Midazolam in the Nunez\u2019s dentist office, along with internet searches about the drug on his computer.<\/p>\n Ultimately, Nunez was acquitted of the murder charge, but later convicted on forgery and insurance fraud charges related to Kolman\u2019s death.<\/p>\n