Talk show host Jerry Springer was sued Wednesday by the son of a former guest, killed by her ex-husband hours after the airing of an episode the couple had appeared on involving love triangles.
Jeffrey Campbell of Kalamazoo, Michigan, alleged that "The Jerry Springer Show" episode on which Nancy Campbell-Panitz appeared created "a mood that led to murder."
Prosecutors say that Ralf Panitz, upset about having to move his belongings out of Campbell-Panitz's home, choked and beat her to death after watching the episode on TV at a bar, where he was drinking heavily.
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