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The murder of Scott Amedure occurred on March 9, 1995, at his mobile home in Lake Orion, Michigan. The 32-year-old was killed by 24-year-old Jonathan Schmitz, three days after the men appeared as guests for the taping of an episode of the tabloid talk show The Jenny Jones Show.
Aug 24, 2017 · A Michigan man who murdered a gay admirer three days after the victim revealed his same-sex crush on the “Jenny Jones” talk show has been set free after 22 years in prison. Jonathan Tyler...
May 9, 2020 · The trial hearing of the case revealed that Schmitz was bipolar, in addition to suffering from Graves’ disease. Hence, he was charged with second-degree murder that would cost him 25 years in prison, at a minimum, but not exceeding 50 years. The case was later overturned due to an appeal.
Feb 24, 2022 · After the “Jenny Jones killer” was convicted of second-degree murder, the Amedure family sued The Jenny Jones Show for the wrongful death of Scott Amedure. At trial, Jones got on the stand and testified that she didn’t get permission from Schmitz to humiliate him on national television.
May 14, 2020 · The first episode is titled “Talk Show Murder” and it features a famous case where a man named Jonathan Schmitz was confronted by another man, Scott Amedure, who had a crush on him on The Jenny...
May 23, 2022 · After Scott Bernard Amedure went on "The Jenny Jones Show" and confessed his crush on Jonathan Schmitz, the man shot and killed Amedure on March 9, 1995. The notorious episode never made it to air, but can still be watched online today.
May 11, 2020 · Netflix's Trial By Media examines the murder of 32-year-old Scott Amedure by Jonathan Schmitz, after Scott revealed he had a crush on Jonathan on The Jenny Jones Show.
Aug 22, 2017 · JACKSON, Mich. -- A Michigan man convicted in the 1995 killing of a man who expressed romantic interest in him on national television has been released from prison. The Michigan Department of...
Aug 18, 2017 · A Michigan man convicted of murdering another after his victim identified him as his same-sex crush during a 1995 TV taping of the Jenny Jones show will soon be released from prison, PEOPLE...
PONTIAC, Michigan (CNN) -- Jonathan Schmitz -- who admitted killing a gay admirer after the man revealed his crush on him during a taping of the "Jenny Jones" talk show -- was sentenced...
