Trial Story - The Jenny Jones Show Murder (1997)

Gregg Jarrett walks viewers through Michigan vs. Jonathan Schmitz aka "The Jenny Jones Show Murder Trial." On March 9, 1995, Jonathan Schmitz killed Scott Amedure. Three days prior, the two had appeared together on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show - the subject being Same Sex Secret Crushes. It was Scott who had a crush on Jonathan. Seen in interviews during this episode are: Connie Schmitz (the defendant's mother) Frank Amedure, Jr. (the victim's brother) James Burdick & Fred Gibson (defendants attorneys) Roman Kalvtiak (prosecutor) an anonymous juror Seen at trial (in order of appearance) are: Craig Stout (Sheriff's Detective) Nancy Morgan (who sold the murder weapon to Schmitz) Donna Riley (a mutual friend of the victim and defendant) Michelle Wright (coworker and friend of the defendant) Gary Brady (the victim's roommate and the only witness to the crime) Habib Vazir, M.D. (psychiatrist) Karen Lautens Campbell (Jenny Jones Show producer) Ron Muccianti (Jenny Jones Show associate producer) Stephen Kucharski (former boyfriend of the victim) Jenny Jones (at 25:59) Alan Schmitz (defendant's father) Dr. Michael Gacia (endocrinologist) Dr. Carol Lieberman (a Beverly Hills psychiatrist) Dr. Michal Abramsky (clinical psychiatrist) Dr. Carol Holden (psychologist)