Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother is opening up about his death. Pamela Warner sat down with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts for an interview shared on Tuesday and revealed heartbreaking new details surrounding her son's drowning. As we already know, Malcolm was in Costa Rica two months ago when he met a tragic fate in the ocean. But what we didn't know is that he was there for his 8-year-old daughter's school. Pamela revealed: "His wife and daughter had been in Costa Rica three weeks prior. She is homeschooled, and this was part of an immersion program.