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Published on August 24th, 2009 |
by Denise Borders
Megan Wants a… Killer?
VH1 continues to puke out reality series after reality series; but I have never seen controversy like the crap surrounding Megan Wants a Millionaire. If you haven’t heard already, one of the front runners of her show was wanted for murder and just yesterday committed suicide.
Ryan, right, and his murdered wife, Jasmine, left
VH1’s Official Statement On Megan Wants A Millionaire
Ryan Jenkins was a contestant on Megan Wants A Millionaire, an outside production, produced and owned by 51 Minds, that is licensed to VH1. The show completed production at the end of March. Given the unfortunate circumstances, VH1 has postponed any future airings. This is a tragic situation and our thoughts go out to the victim’s family.
Update: We’re sad to announce that both Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3 officially have been canceled.
http://blog.vh1.com/2009-08-19/vh1s-official-statement-on-megan-wants-a-millionaire/
There was an interesting comment posted on VH1’s site regarding the news:
“Apparently, according to “gossip,†Ryan won I Love Money 3 which had already been filmed, so I guess that’s why they’re choosing not to run that show.”
Whether that is true is unsaid at this point, obviously that’s why it’s referred to as “gossip.”
Ryan on VH1's Megan Wants a Millionaire
I can’t believe all this happened so quickly, it’s like as soon as I heard about this dude being accused for murdering his wife (of only about 5 months), he was on the run, and while they were only accusations, he killed himself which leads us all to believe he must have committed the crime and just knew he would eventually be caught. It’s all sad, him and his wife were both young and he was obviously a successful man so, he must have just been bat-shit crazy. Sheeesh.
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/08/ryan-alexander-jenkins-jasmine-fiore-murder-megan-wants-a-millionaire/
Regarding his death, The Hollywood Gossip reported:
Ryan Jenkins Dead in Hotel; Suicide Suspected
August 24th, 2009 7:32 AM by Free Britney
Tags: Ryan Alexander Jenkins
The hunt for accused murderer Ryan Jenkins is over after he was found dead at the Thunderbird Motel in Hope, British Columbia, near Vancouver.
The reality TV star was wanted for the grisly murder of his wife, swimsuit model and Playboy rep Jasmine Fiore, two Fridays ago in Orange County.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Federal Border Integrity Unit say it’s believed the 32-year-old, who is a native of Canada, took his own life.
“We aren’t releasing the official cause of death at this time,” Sgt. Duncan Pound said. “The preliminary evidence at this time appears to be a suicide.”
Ryan Jenkins was discovered dead by motel staff and identified by fingerprints after eluding police for a week and escaping the U.S. to Canada.
He was wanted in California for first-degree murder charges.
(photo caption) Ryan Jenkins’ body was found hanging, according to law enforcement sources.
The manager of the motel says Ryan Jenkins checked in on Friday, dropped off by a woman in her 20s who drove a PT Cruiser with Alberta license plates.
She stayed for 20 minutes and left. The room was paid for two days.
When Jenkins didn’t check out Sunday, the manager checked on him. When there was no answer, he entered and found Ryan hanging by his belt from a coat rack.
His body was found around 5:00 PST.
Lt. Steve Holliday of Buena Park PD told the press that “The sadness of this is all is that Mr. Jenkins will not stand before an Orange County jury for his crime.”
The mutilated remains of Jasmine Fiore were found in a suitcase in Buena Park, Calif., on August 15. The blonde’s fingers and teeth had been cut off and pulled out, but she was able to be identified by the serial numbers of her breast implants.
Jenkins was a finalist on VH1’s Megan Wants A Millionaire, starring Megan Hauserman. It was airing this summer but was pulled in light of Jenkins’ alleged crime.
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I can’t imagine how much money VH1 has lost in having to cancel the rest of the Megan Wants a Millionaire season as well as I Love Money 3, so you KNOW it’s serious. Which… when it comes to murder, it is obviously a very serious matter. It’s just bizarre how people can seem to have anything you could want, fame, success, money, love, etc… and they can still do crazy crap like this. ‘Tis very sad.
Tags: dead, i love money 3, jasmine fiore, Megan Wants A Millionaire, murder, ryan alexander jenkins, suicide, suspect, VH1
About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles.
Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
