Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
Reality TV Star Murders a Playboy Model - The Ryan Jenkins / Jasmine Fiore story
Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Ryan Jenkins, a Canadian reality TV contestant, became infamous in 2009 when he was accused of murdering his wife, Jasmine Fiore, a model and actress. Fiore’s body was found in a suitcase in a dumpster, with her teeth and fingertips removed in an attempt to prevent identification. Jenkins fled to Canada but was found unalived in a motel room days later.
Who is Ryan Jenkins and what reality show did he participate in?
So this millionaire reality TV star is about to freak out and unalive this Playboy model. Now the guy's name is Ryan. He's 32, he's a real estate developer living in Las Vegas, and Ryan has a problem. He wants to be famous. And you know, finding love would be cool too. And one day in 2009, Ryan's luck starts to change. Because there's a dating show filming for TV called Megan Wants a Millionaire.
And casting producers from the show are trying to find some eligible bachelors to be on it. The only catch is the bachelors have to have a net worth of at least a million dollars. And Ryan's like, hey, I'm a millionaire, or at least my dad is. I could be on that show. And so he goes and he auditions and the producers love him. He's the perfect kind of train wreck that they want for reality TV.
So here's what he has to do. So the network is going to put this woman, Megan, in a mansion with 17 millionaires. And they're all going to sort of compete for her attention. And at the end of the season, she's going to pick the guy she wants to be with. And so all Ryan has to do is be his charming self and maybe he can win Megan over.
Now, Megan, she thinks all these bachelors fighting over her, they're all right. But there's something about Ryan that she really likes. I mean, she thinks he's kind of fun. And so as the show goes on, she eliminates these bachelors one by one. And Ryan ends up making it all the way to the finals. And Megan even wants to choose him as the guy she walks away with.
But unfortunately for them, reality TV is mostly scripted. And producers aren't really feeling this idea. And they're like, look, Megan, this guy is not testing well with audiences. Maybe consider picking one of the other guys. And so in the second to last episode, Megan picks some of the other guys and she sends Ryan home. And that sucks for him because he really wanted to win.
And so he's all bummed out that he got booted off the show. And so to make himself feel better, he goes out to a club in Las Vegas. And that is when he meets this woman, Jasmine. And Jasmine's 28 and she's nice. She's a playboy model and she's got a lot going on. And Ryan thinks she is fine. And all of a sudden he's forgotten all about how much he liked Megan.
And literally two days later, Ryan and Jasmine get married after two days of knowing each other. Yikes. And I guess to rub it in, he has to make sure and hit up Megan and let her know like, hey, I met someone, you missed out. Anyway, whatever, Ryan is finally in love, he met someone nice, and their relationship seems to be going great. Until... Here's the thing about Ryan.
Ryan is apparently not really a millionaire. He is a real estate developer, but the real estate development money he claims he has is actually his dad's money and he has no part in it. And he's not really making a lot of income. And so Jasmine becomes the one supporting them both from her modeling and her other gigs. And this puts a lot of strain on their relationship.
Now here's the other thing about Ryan. Bro is just a jealous ass dude. He's always like, babe, who are you talking to? Let me see your phone. He's that guy. He's also kind of an abusive dude. And so he and Jasmine fight a lot and their relationship ends up on the rocks and then they separate and then they get back together. It's all very shaky.
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