Jonathan Schmitz, pictured center and far right, will be freed today after serving 21 years for killing his co-worker Scott Amedure, 32, pictured left.
According to reports, the two men were casual acquaintances. Schmitz, who was not gay, was aware that his co-worker was openly gay.
When Talk Show host, Jenny Jones invited the two men on her show Amedure publicly confessed he had a crush on Schmitz, then 24.
Clips from the episode shows Schmitz laughing and appearing at ease after Amedure’s confession.
Embarrassed by the confession, Schmitz later confronted Amedure outside his trailer and shot him to death.
He told police that he killed Amedure for embarrassing him on national television. The episode never aired. The Jenny Jones Show was canceled in 2003.
Schmitz turned himself into police and he was later convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25-50 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
Schmitz, now 47, was granted parole in March and he is set to be released from a Michigan prison today.
Reacting to Schmitz’s parole, Amedure’s older brother, Frank Amedure Jr, said: “I wanted assurance that the (parole board’s) decision was not based on just good behavior in prison,” he said, adding that he didn’t think Schmitz changed in prison.
“I’d like to know that he learned something, that he’s a changed man, is no longer homophobic and has gotten psychological care.”
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