Horrified Netflix viewers disturbed after realising the truth behind The Jerry Springer Show
Horrified Netflix viewers have been left seriously disturbed after realising the truth behind The Jerry Springer Show.
The streaming giant recently added a brand-new documentary to its platform going behind the scenes of America's most controversial talk show to expose its biggest scandals, both on- and off-camera.
The daytime talk show, which started back in 1991, ran for a staggering 27 seasons, and regularly love triangles, secret siblings, and the occasional flying chair.
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The two-part documentary series explored one of the most unsettling true crime cases linked to the show.
Nancy Campbell-Panitz was tragically murdered just a matter of days after appearing on The Jerry Springer Show with her ex-husband, Ralf Panitz, and his new wife, Eleanor.
She was found dead in July 2000, a few weeks after she had filmed the episode on the famous chat show fronted by host Jerry Springer.
However, after realising the show's producers seemingly were after a heavy dose of drama, Nancy walked off the stage and refused to get involved in the theatrics that the show had become infamous for.
When the episode was finally aired, Ralf went over to Nancy's home - shortly after she had been granted a restraining order against him - and horrifically beat and strangled her to death.
He was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole and is currently still behind bars.
The doc also features an interview with Nancy's son, Jeffrey Campbell, who claimed that his mother was 'lied to' when she arrived to pre-record the episode in 2000.
"My mother believed that Ralf had been deported to Germany and that the show was going to pay for his travel back to America, and that they would reconcile, and that he would tell his new girlfriend that he wanted to be with my mother." he said. "But she was basically lied to because that never happened. I don’t think my mother had any idea what she was walking into."
Elsewhere in the doc, Jeffrey explained just how 'shocked' he was after finding out his mum was going to go on the show which is well-known for its heated confrontations.
"As far as my mother going on the show, it was shocking to say the least," he recalled in the documentary. "I was pretty surprised when she told me about going on the show... She didn’t like having her pictures taken much.
"She always had to hide her face or hide behind something, so to see her up there on the stage, just looking like a deer caught in the headlights, like, 'What is going on here?'"
Jeffrey added: "I just wish I could go back and say, 'Don’t do it'."
After watching the series, many Netflix users rushed to social media to share their disgust over what went down on that show for all those years.
One X user penned: "The Jerry Springer documentary is shocking. I can’t believe the depths of depravity the producers would sink to. It’s eye opening to learn what people will do just for ratings, not even for fame or much money."
"The people who worked on The Jerry Springer Show make me sick. They all have blood on their hands. I don’t understand how these people slept at night doing what they were doing and ruining people's lives. Episode 2 made me sick. F*ck them all," slammed another.
And a third added: "Watching the Jerry Springer documentary genuinely has me so f*cking sad. Nancy deserved better…"
"Watching the Jerry Springer doc on Netflix and… I can’t believe we used to watch that sh*t," confessed a final X user.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, is currently available to stream on Netflix.
Topics: Documentaries, Netflix, TV And Film, True Crime
Rhiannon Ingle