Was The Jenny Jones Show to Blame?| The Murder of Scott Amedure
Trigger Warning: Murder, Exploitation, and an Idiotic Defense.
A crush, by definition, is a “brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate.” From the outside looking in and on a surface level, Scott Amedure’s crush and admiration for acquaintance Jonathan Schmitz was innocent at best. Nothing further would’ve come between the two as Schmitz identified as a straight man. But then, three days after appearing on a daytime talk show, things turned deadly for the worst. But who is truly to blame for this tragedy? Was it Jonathan Schmitz who murdered Scott by way of the “gay panic” or The Jenny Jones Show, who prioritized views over their guests’ well-being, comfortability, and honesty?
Who Was Scott Amedure?
Scott Bernard Amedure was born on January 26th, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Frank and Patricia Amedure and had three brothers and a sister. When Scott was five, the Amedure family moved to Michigan, but his parents divorced two years later. He joined the army at 17, serving for three years and coming out as…
