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The Murder of Scott Amedure

The Murder of Scott Amedure

Update: 2023-10-261
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A 32-year-old man named Scott Amedure was killed by 24-year-old Jonathan Schmitz, three days after the men appeared as guests for a taping of an episode of The Jenny Jones Show. Amedure had publicly revealed in the episode that he had a secret crush on Schmitz. Saadia and Asad explore the story.

Source Materials 



  • The New York Times - November 13, 1996 


  • The New York Times - December 5, 1996 


  • People V Schmitz (1998)

  • Esquire


  • All That’s Interesting 


  • True Crime Documentary - Scott Amedure: The ‘Gay Panic’ Murder


  • True Crime - The Jenny Jones Show Murder 


  • The Tyee 


  • Money Geek - 10 LGBTQ+ Charities And Nonprofits To Donate To


HOW YOU CAN HELP:

  • Listeners can help by supporting nonprofit organizations that seek to protect and advance the rights of black individuals such as the Black Lives Matter Movement, the National Action Network, the Grassroots Law Project, and Color of Change. 


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Gary

How do the hosts not see how much embarrassment can devastate people.

Nov 26th
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