Jerry Springer has been sued by the son of a former guest, killed by her ex-husband hours after the airing of an episode the couple had appeared on involving love triangles.

A man has been convicted of killing his wife hours after they and another woman were featured on a Jerry Springer Show episode about secret mistresses.

The trial of a man accused of murdering his ex-wife on the day they both appeared on a taped edition of the Jerry Springer show called Secret Mistresses Confronted is starting.