Weird History
When A Talk Show Appearance Leads To Murder
2025 • E43 Jul 6, 2025 9m
Before we had Real Housewives, ultra-rich Kardashians, and more Bachelors and Bachelorettes than we can count, viewing audiences looking to rot their brains for an hour or two had watch daytime talk shows. Following the success of The Jerry Springer Show, talk shows of the era became increasingly sensational to try and top each other in the ratings.
But on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show, the sensationalism went too far, leaving one guest dead and the other in prison for the crime. How does something like this happen?
But on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show, the sensationalism went too far, leaving one guest dead and the other in prison for the crime. How does something like this happen?