There has been some shocking news to hit the world of reality television this week. A man by the name of Ryan Alexander Jenkins was a contestant on the Vh1 show Megan Wants a Millionaire produced by 51 Minds. Apparently, he was also a contestant on a third season of the show I Love Money of the same production company and network. The first season of Megan Wants a Millionaire was currently on the air but has been removed due to the recent events.
Ryan Jenkins is a Canadian who was recently married to a model named Jasmine Fiore. They were last seen going to a hotel on Friday and he left alone Saturday morning. That same morning, a suitcase was found containing a body that had a removal of teeth and fingers. The body has been identified as Ms. Fiore. Jenkins reported her missing on Saturday evening to the Los Angeles Sheriffs Office. On Wednesday, he fled and left for British Columbia, Canada. A boat was found that belonged to him Thursday which was left at the American and Canadian border. Evidently, he fled on foot into Canada. Now, he is charged with the murder and a search is being conducted in Canada for him. He also has a criminal record where in 2005 he was charged with assault in Canada and recently charged with domestic violence by Ms. Fiore.
I am not a fan of Megan Hauserman by any means. However, for her own sake, I am glad that she did not choose Jenkins to be her suitor even though it was reported that he was a finalist on the show. She could have lost her own life to this man if she had chosen him and nobody deserves to have what happened to Ms. Fiore happen to them. I did see a clip on the news last evening from the show where Megan and Ryan are having dinner together. Megan tells Ryan in the clip that she feels manipulated by him. He was coming across as confident and even arrogant at that point. I have to wonder if Ryan is a bully in real life. Adult bullies are manipulative and are arrogant not to mention charming. He also came across as charming in my opinion. It makes me wonder if he either narcissistic or a psychopath. Vh1 has stated that they do psychological testing on potential contestants for their shows. At the same time, a lot of people on reality television come off as unbalanced because it makes for entertaining television. A personality disorder would have been detected through a test, there is no way to hide that. Then again, he could have taken these tests in the past and knew how to fool them; it’s a possibility.
Again, this is why I say we have to nip this bullying problem during the formative years. Once a person becomes an adult the personality is set. If someone has a personality disorder then it cannot be reversed. Adult bullies are your narcissistic and pathological individuals. I have no idea what Ryan’s past was like. I have never met the man nor have I given him a professional evaluation. However, I hope he is caught for his own sake so he can get the help he evidently needs.
My condolences go out to the family and friends of Jasmine Fiore. She was a lovely girl and I know she will be missed. May she rest in peace.
Elizabeth Bennett is the author of Peer Abuse Know More! Bullying From a Psychological Perspective. Visit Peer Abuse Know More! to learn more.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThe “help” Ryan Jenkins needs is the death penalty or a life sentence without parole (really NO parole ever)! My gosh, he cut her fingers off and tore out her teeth (possibly to try to prevent her being identified) after strangling her.
But you are right, Elizabeth. He was a bully.
It was reported today that: “Jenkins had a criminal history in his hometown of Calgary. He was sentenced to 15 months of probation in January 2007 after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. When he was sentenced, the judge ordered him to undergo psychological counselling for domestic violence and attend outpatient treatment for sex addiction, according to court documents.” Now THAT’s a bully.
Vh1 does criminal checks on people too but missed that perhaps because it happened in Canada.
Anyway, even though “Vh1 has stated that they do psychological testing on potential contestants for their shows” I’m wondering if they have ever made public what their criteria are for supposedly “passing” the test? Maybe they LOOK for hinky people. As you said, people on TV who look unbalanced may make “better television” (meaning ratings). Or maybe he’s clever/sick enough to fool the test.
Sure hope they catch him before he hurts or kills anyone else.
Hey m2c, you make a good point. His criminal activity happened in Canada so that is how he slid under the radar in that area more than likely. The charge Jasmine made here in the States happened after the show aired so when they checked, he had no record. Hopefully now, if Vh1 learns that someone is from another country, they can try and do background checks there too.
As for testing, yeah, they have to do that so nobody like this is hired and is allowed on the show to do actual harm to another person while there. But I have often wondered to if maybe they picked people who may not have a full blown disorder but have traits in their personalities that come from these disorders? Like say someone has not tested as a narcassist and does not have all nine criteria outlined by the DSM. However, may have say three or four traits but not enough for the actual diagnosis? I do not have a number here or a DSM in front of me so do not know the actual number of traits a person must have for the diagnosis; I am just guestimating here. The behavior on these shows is not stable and I know these shows encourage this for ratings. Having stable people on there would not be as entertaining. I wonder if Ryan had been tested and diagnosed before and when he took the tests for vh1, he was already aware of the outcome and responded differently on purpose? That can happen also. Its a strong possibility.
Vh1 has to cover themselves too. They will do all they can to ensure that so no possible lawsuits will develop. I do hope in the future they will check those who are from other nations if it is possible so this does not happen again….
Yeah, the more I am hearing about him, the more I am believing he is a bully. The writing is on the wall as they say…..
he has now been confirmed DEAD!!
found in British Columbia
The whole concept of these shows is an abomination.
For pervs, by pervs.
Thank you, branded. I have to say that surprised me. Here’s some info from an article and I will try to post the link. Or just google his name:
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Ryan Jenkins, the VH1 reality-show competitor suspected of having murdered his wife in California, was found dead in a hotel in British Columbia and preliminary evidence indicates he committed suicide, Canadian authorities announced Sunday.
Yes, he committed suicide. This confirmed IMO that he murdered his wife. This whole tragedy could have been prevented if someone had raised Ryan not to be a bully, IMO. His own personality would not have developed into full blown personality disorders which evidently he had.
This is a classic example of why we need to nip peer abuse in the bud at an early age. Before it manifests into adulthood and the bully goes to these lengths.
My condolences to his family also. I know this cannot be easy on them either.
Very sad all around…
I think that teeth and fingernails (and possibly toenails) are like, the only part of the body that won’t decompose, or burn up, or something. Or won’t be digested by pigs. So it was most likely to facilitate disposal of the body.
He has been found dead hanging in a hotel closet. I guess that rules out “death penalty” as well as “sociopath.” Sociopaths never commit suicide.
Unless he was hung by “the real killer.”
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