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The Jenny Jones Show was taping an episode titled "Revealing Same Sex Secret Crush" on March 6th, 1995. In typical "ambush tv" fashion, Jonathan Schmitz was surprised to learn that his good friend, Scott Amedure, had a crush on him. 3 days after the taping of the show, Scott Amedure would be murdered in his own home. The case would go on to spark a debate about whether or not The Jenny Jones Show played a role in the murder.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvUzzbzFNc

Podcast 10 Minute Murder, Gay Panic Defense

Podcast, Morbid, Ep. 160

https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=sports_entertainment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealing_Same_Sex_Secret_Crush

https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/how-jenny-jones-eventually-killed-the-tv-talk-show-industry

https://allthatsinteresting.com/scott-amedure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DDASyfpXVg

https://lgbtqbar.org/programs/advocacy/gay-trans-panic-defense/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VmAVqMBqqU&t=702s

https://www.tuko.co.ke/facts-lifehacks/celebrity-biographies/441867-what-happened-jonathan-schmitz-trial-by-media/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jenny_Jones_Show

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