Man Who Killed Gay Admirer From 'Jenny Jon Show' Out of Prison

The Jenny Jon Show trial – which the fay of 'gay panic' murr victim Stt Amre sued the show and s producers – is revised Trial by Media. * jenny jones gay *

Von Hoek nied was a hate crime, though, sistg there was no evince Schmz hated gays.

“It’s also a remr of jt how important is that we work to dismantle the LGBTQ bias that leads to thgs like the ‘gay panic’ fense our urtrooms. Amre's murr shed a light on homophobia Ameri.

The "gay panic" fense that Jonathan Schmz's legal team employed to attempt to exonerate their client isn't somethg that is looked upon wh much rpect today. The Amerin Bar Associatn f the gay panic fense as a "legal strategy which asks a jury to fd that a victim's sexual orientatn or genr inty is to blame for the fendant's vlent reactn, cludg murr.

THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS GAY ADMIRER AFTER APPEARG ON "JENNY JON" HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISONTHE 1995 MURR OF STT AMRE SPARKED A NATNWI DISCSN ON BOTH TRASH TELEVISN AND THE GAY-PANIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY TRISH BENDIXAUGT 22, 2017/2:42 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY TRISH BENDIXAUGT 22, 2017 / 2:42 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS GAY ADMIRER AFTER APPEARG ON \"JENNY JON\" HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-08-22T18:42:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-08-22T18:42:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TRISH BENDIX","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MAN NVICTED OF MURRG A GAY IEND WHO REVEALED HIS CSH ON HIM BEFORE A LIVE STUD DIENCE HAS BEEN RELEASED OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 1995, STT AMRE AGREED TO REVEAL HIS SECRET CSH ON A MALE ACQUATANCE, JONATHAN SCHMZ, ON THE JENNY JON SHOW. BUT JT DAYS AFTER THE TAPG, SCHMZ TOOK A 12-GGE SHOTGUN AND SHOT 32-YEAR-OLD AMRE TWICE THE CHT, KILLG HIM STANTLY.YOUTUBEJOHN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CINT PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON TRASHY TALK SHOWS, WHICH WERE EVERYWHERE THE 1990S AND EQUENTLY FEATURED SUCH "SURPRISE" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE EPISO NEVER MA TO AIR, THE MURR TRIAL BEME FAMO FOR SCHMZ'S E OF THE "GAY PANIC" FENSE. (AMRE'S FAY ALSO SUED THE JENNY JON SHOW, CLAIMG PRODUCERS SHOULD'VE KNOWN ABOUT SCHMZ'S HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNS.) 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THREE DAYS LATER, BACK MICHIGAN, AMRE LEFT A SUGGTIVE NOTE AT SCHMZ'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER FDG THE NOTE, SCHMZ WHDREW MONEY OM THE BANK, PURCHASED A SHOTGUN, AND THEN WENT TO AMRE'S TRAILER. HE QUTNED AMRE ABOUT THE LETTER, RETRIEVED THE GUN OM HIS R, AND FATALLY SHOT AMRE. HE THEN LEFT, LLED 9-1-1, AND NFSED TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT WAS A SET-UP BY THE TELEVISN SHOW," SCHMZ'S ATTORNEY, PETER VON HOEK, TOLD MICHIGAN RAD. “MR. SCHMZ GOT LURED TO CHIGO, NOT KNOWG THAT [SAME-SEX CSH] WERE THE TOPIC. VON HOEK NIED WAS A HATE CRIME, THOUGH, SISTG THERE WAS NO EVINCE SCHMZ HATED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK HE WAS A VERY VULNERABLE PERSON AND GIVEN A LOT OF HIS MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY— HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON HIM DIVIDUALLY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTIVISTS ARE UPSET SCHMZ HAS BEEN RELEASED EARLY, POTG TO AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE U.S. TOLERAT VLENCE AGAST QUEER PEOPLE.MDOC JONATHAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE PAROLE OF JONATHAN SCHMZ IS A REMR OF THE VLENCE THAT LGBTQ AMERINS FACE ACROSS OUR UNTRY AND RIGHT HERE MICHIGAN,” SAID STEPHANIE WHE OF EQUALY MICHIGAN. “IT’S ALSO A REMR OF JT HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT WE WORK TO DISMANTLE THE LGBTQ BIAS THAT LEADS TO THGS LIKE THE ‘GAY PANIC’ FENSE OUR URTROOMS. WE HAVE A GREAT AL OF WORK STILL TO DO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AMRE FAY IALLY WON S $29 LN CIVIL SU AGAST THE JENNY JON SHOW AND WARNER BROS. BUT THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS LATER OVERTURNED THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN S LG, THE APPEALS URT SAID THE SHOW "HAD NO DUTY TO ANTICIPATE AND PREVENT THE ACT OF MURR MTED BY SCHMZ THREE DAYS AFTER LEAVG THE STUD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The ABA reports that as of 2019, eight stat have banned the gay panic fense, wh more bills beg nsired other legislatur.

Would the prohibn of gay panic as a fense have saved the life of Amre 1995? " Frank also hoped that Schmz had overe his homophobia and was able to receive the psychologil help that he need.

"I'd like to know that he learned somethg, that he's a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychologil re. It was one of the most sensatnal media stori of the mid-'90s: a gay gut me out durg a tapg of TheJenny Jon Show, revealed to a straight iend he was cshg on him while a Chigo stud dience watched, and then, days later, the gay man was shot to ath by the man he even more shockg is that after servg ls than 18 years prison, Jonathan Schmz is out of prison for murrg Stt Amre, only 32 at the time of his ath.

'JENNY JON' KILLER WHO MURRED BT IEND OVER GAY CSH TO BE RELEASED OM PRISON

[RELATED: "18 Talk Show Moments That Ma LGBT History"]Schmz, 24 at the time, claimed embarrassment over the episo led him to kill Amre; basilly, a variatn of the gay panic fense. As reported by NBC News, Schmz, who is not gay, turned himself to police and said that he shot Amre bee he was embarrassed on natnal televisn. Schmz, who said he wasn’t gay, later fatally shot Amre Lake Orn.

JENNY JON GUT WHO KILLED GAY MAN RELEASED FROM PRISON

‘I’d like to know that he learned somethg, that he’s a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychologil re.

Jenny Jon’ gay csh show may have been bad taste, but isn’t liable for the murr of Stt Amre, the urt held. 3 ln award agast “The Jenny Jon Show, ” sayg the talk show had no legal rponsibily to protect a gut who was murred after revealg a gay csh to another gut.

MAN WHO KILLED GAY SECRET ADMIRER OM ‘JENNY JON SHOW’ GETS PAROLE

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMay 8, 1999See the article s origal ntext om May 8, 1999, Sectn A, Page 10Buy ReprtsTimMache is an exclive benef for home livery and digal a se that has foced attentn on nontatnal talk shows, a jury here orred ''The Jenny Jon Show'' to pay $25 ln to the fay of a gay man who was shot to ath after revealg that he was sexually attracted to another man on the jury this northern suburb of Detro found that Warner Brothers, which owns, produc and distribut the show, was negligent the ath of Stt Amre, who died at the age of 32 March 1995.

Jefey Montgomery, the executive director of the Triangle Foundatn, a gay advocy group Michigan, said that by blamg the talk show rather than Mr. Schmz, the platiffs had fed homophobia and created a legal blueprt for Mr. Trial by Media, a new Netflix documentary, sh a h light on the “gay panic” murr of Jenny Jon Show gut Stt Amre.

Stt Amre was a 32-year-old gay man who, 1995, was murred senselsly a se that shocked Ameri.

GAY HISTORY – MARCH 5, 1995: THE JENNY JON SHOW “SECRET GAY CSH” EPISO LEADS TO MURR. [VIO]

After shootg him twice the cht, Schmz lled 911 to nfs to the “gay panic” killg. ‘Gay panic’ fence was ed Jonathan Schmz trial. The se is often ced as an example of the “gay panic” fence tactic that, more than two s on, is still prevalent.

THE HORRIFIC TE STORY OF THE ‘GAY PANIC’ TALK SHOW MURR THAT SHOCKED AMERI

The are the first pictur of the Jenny Jon gut who murred his gay 'secret admirer' enjoyg his eedom after spendg 22 years prison. Stt Amre, an unemployed gay man, was revealed to be Schmz's admirer, tellg the televisn dience about a fantasy that volved Schmz, some whipped cream, strawberri and champagneBut he was ls keen to speak about his new life outsi approached him outsi a pet store, he did not speak, but fay members wh him shouted expletiv. Schmz was 24 when his acquatance Stt Amre, 32, revealed he was romantilly terted him durg tapg of The Jenny Jon Show, then one of the hight ratg daytime talk agreed to appear on a 'secret admirers' segment of the show 1995 and arrived at s studs Chigo expectg his admirer to be a woman, not his gay Schmz found Stt Amre, an unemployed gay man, tellg a televisn dience about a fantasy that volved Schmz, some whipped cream, strawberri, and champagne, he beme embarrassed and, his lawyers said, the unaired segment, Jenny Jon brought Schmz – who later said had no ia what was gog to happen and that he believed his secret admirer would be a woman - on stage and said: Well, gus what, 's Stt that has the csh on you.

He lghed off when was revealed to be his gay neighbor, and said that he is 'pletely heterosexual' Three days after the tapg, on March 9, 1995, Schmz received an anonymo, sexually suggtive note on his doorstep and assumed me om Amre.

MAN WHO KILLED GAY ADMIRER AFTER APPEARG ON ‘JENNY JON’ 1995 SET TO BE RELEASED OM PRISON

'I'd like to know that he learned somethg, that he's a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychologil re. He feared beg perceived as gay by the outsi world and his homophobic father.

KILLER ‘JENNY JON' GAY CSH MURR RELEASED OM PRISON

I’d like to know that he learned somethg, that he’s a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychologil re. A Michigan man who shot and killed a gay man after he nfsed he his secret csh on a TV talk show is schled to be released om prison on Augt 21.

Schmz, who was not gay, was aware that his -worker was openly gay. “I’d like to know that he learned somethg, that he’s a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychologil re.