Panitz was not the typical Jerry Springer Show guest.A mild-mannered single mother who didn’t even like having her picture taken, she was offered the opportunity to reunite with her ex-husband, Ralf Panitz,

Luke Sewell spoke about the complex legacy of the notorious talk show, which both coarsened American culture and affirmed the values of free speech.

Building a show around outrage became a "trap" for producers, who "had to keep outdoing themselves" to draw in viewers, the director of "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" told Yahoo Entertainment.

Panitz, talked about how his mother’s volatile relationship with her ex-husband led to her death shortly after they were featured on The Jerry Springer Show. Netflix’s Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera,

Fights, Camera, Action docuseries reexamined guest Nancy Campbell-Panitz‘s brutal murder at the hands of ex-husband Ralf Panitz after their appearance on the controversial talk show. During the second part of the special,