Case Number 26: The Jenny Jones Show Murder

If you've ever thought to yourself "How could 90's daytime talk shows get any worse?", but haven't heard of this case... buckle up! Elysia talks Savannah through the drama filled adventure of how one episode of The Jenny Jones Show ended in tragedy. It's got salacious tv, a murder with a gay panic defense, and a civil suit led by a showboat of an attorney.

 

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Sources:

Trial by Media on Netflix

 

https://www.courttv.com/title/judgment-with-ashleigh-banfield-mi-v-jonathan-schmitz/

 

https://www.courttv.com/title/5-amedure-v-jenny-jones-the-episode/

 

https://www.healthline.com/health/affective-disorders

 

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/lesser_crime#:~:text=Despite%20that%2C%20a%20jury%20cannot,guilty%20of%20the%20greater%20crime.

 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1162141.html

 

https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Proximate+Cause

 

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