Harsh Reality

DESCRIPTION:

On this episode of They Walk Among America… On the evening of July 24th, 2000, Sarasota police officers were dispatched to a house on Grand Cayman Street following a 911 call from a local resident who said a young man had told him he believed his aunt had been killed. After forcing their way into the property, they found a woman lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, beaten to death. It didn’t take long for the victim to be identified, and it took even less time for the media to pick up the story. 52-year-old Nancy Campbell-Panitz had appeared on national television just hours before she was found dead. Her ex-husband and his new wife had confronted her on an episode of The Jerry Springer Show, and it seemed as though their troubles had followed them back home…

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‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.

This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.

Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.

Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.

MUSIC: 

A World Suspended by Brent Wood

Things Gone Wrong by Moments

Into by Hill

Ghosts by Enoch Yang

Jun by Kevin Graham

Storm Before The Calm by LNDO

The Skeptic by CJ-0

Quiet Desperation by JCar

Spooked by jshirts

Night Watch by Third Age

Caffeinated Marimba by JCar

Sussex by Stephen Keech

Rampant by CJ-0

Shadow Passage by Cody Martin

Compassion by Shimmer

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REFERENCES:

NEWSBANK

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 26, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 27, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 29, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 30, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 30, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 1, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 2, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 4, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 11, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 19, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), September 16, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), October 6, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), October 19, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), October 20, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), November 1, 2000

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 17, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 28, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), April 19, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), May 11, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 7, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), September 8, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), September 21, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), November 10, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), November 17, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), November 30, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 1, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 2, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 4, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 5, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 6, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), December 7, 2001

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), February 27, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 3, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 5, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 6, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 7, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 8, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 9, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 12, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 13, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 14, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 15, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 16, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 19, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 20, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 21, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 22, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 23, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 26, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 27, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), March 30, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), May 25, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), June 30, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 11, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), July 18, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), August 10, 2002

Bradenton Herald, The (FL), January 4, 2003

ONLINE ARTICLES

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2002/05/25/springer-guest-gets-life-for-killing-ex-wife/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96357&page=1#:~:text=During%20the%20show%2C%20Campbell%2DPanitz,couple%20even%20after%20divorcing%20Panitz. 

https://eu.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2002/05/27/panitz-receives-life-in-prison/28713131007/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/mar/13/broadcasting.usnews

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/08/07/trio-s-fights-had-gone-on-for-years/

https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,347943,00.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/10/06/springer-episode-surprised-victim/fb29604b-9bab-43ac-8482-7909f82e160a/

https://eu.gainesville.com/story/news/2002/07/11/womans-son-sues-springer-over-death/31610498007/

https://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/03/01/ctv.florida.panitz.trial/index.html