The Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a lower court decision that threw out a $29.3 million award against the “Jenny Jones Show” following the murder of a guest.
The lawsuit stemmed from the 1995 death of Scott Amedure, who was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The show never aired.
Amedure’s family sued the show, contending Schmitz was ambushed and tricked into believing his secret admirer was a woman.
[S]chmitz is now serving a 25- to 50-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.
I guess it just goes to show that murderous homophobia (or being the victim thereof) does not pay. Read all about it here from the AP via Findlaw.
The Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a lower court decision that threw out a $29.3 million award against the “Jenny Jones Show” following the murder of a guest.
The lawsuit stemmed from the 1995 death of Scott Amedure, who was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The show never aired.
Amedure’s family sued the show, contending Schmitz was ambushed and tricked into believing his secret admirer was a woman.
[S]chmitz is now serving a 25- to 50-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.
I guess it just goes to show that murderous homophobia (or being the victim thereof) does not pay. Read all about it here from the AP via Findlaw.
The Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a lower court decision that threw out a $29.3 million award against the “Jenny Jones Show” following the murder of a guest.
The lawsuit stemmed from the 1995 death of Scott Amedure, who was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The show never aired.
Amedure’s family sued the show, contending Schmitz was ambushed and tricked into believing his secret admirer was a woman.
[S]chmitz is now serving a 25- to 50-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.
I guess it just goes to show that murderous homophobia (or being the victim thereof) does not pay. Read all about it here from the AP via Findlaw.
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