Talk-Show Slaying Planned, Officer Says

A man who learned during a TV talk-show taping that another man had a crush on him decided to kill his admirer after receiving an anonymous, suggestive note days later, a detective testified in Pontiac, Mich. Defense lawyers argued that Jonathan Schmitz, who is being tried on murder charges in the death of Scott Amedure, acted out of illness that affected his mind. An Oakland County sheriff’s detective said Schmitz admitted he had been humiliated during the taping of the syndicated “Jenny Jones Show” last March. Detective Craig Stout testified that Schmitz said he bought a shotgun and shells, returned to his apartment, then went to Amedure’s home. If convicted, Schmitz faces a mandatory life prison term.