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|imagecaption= The show's logo for the 1997-1998 season
|imagecaption= The show's logo for the 1997-1998 season.
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|foundby= wheelfan82
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The March 18th, 1998 episode of the game show ''Wheel of Fortune'' appeared to the viewer as an average episode. However, '''the episode features a man named Matthew Fenwick who was wanted for being accused of molesting two girls at the time the episode aired'''. A warrant had been issued for Matthew in November, but he wasn’t arrested until one of the girls saw him on the game show. Matthew Fenwick would later be arrested two days after his appearance on ''Wheel of Fortune'' and plead guilty in July 1998 to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.<ref>[https://apnews.com/b371ee137a7b0ad1477e6c569c8e0e18 An Associated Press article about the incident.] Retrieved 08 Aug '20</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KEweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1735,3725313 Another article about his arrest.] Retrieved 08 Aug '20</ref><ref>[https://mugshots.com/US-States/Kansas/Miami-County-KS/Matthew-A-Fenwick.30749470.html A page of Matthew Fenwick's criminal record. ] Retrieved 08 Aug '20</ref>  
The March 18th, 1998 episode (taped February 13th, 1998)<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KEweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1735,3725313 An Time Daily article about the incident.] Retrieved 8 Aug '20</ref>  of the game show [[Wheel of Fortune (partially lost episodes and cut material of game show; 1975-present)|''Wheel of Fortune'']] appeared to the viewer as an average episode. However, '''the episode features a wanted child molester named Matthew Fenwick'''. (who won $4,400 on the show) At the time the episode aired, Matthew Fenwick was on the run after being accused of molesting two underage girls, ages 8 & 10. A warrant had been issued for Matthew in November, but police couldn't track him down until one of the girls saw him on the game show. Matthew Fenwick was arrested two days after his appearance on ''Wheel of Fortune'' and pled guilty in July 1998 to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.<ref>[https://apnews.com/b371ee137a7b0ad1477e6c569c8e0e18 An Associated Press article about the incident.] Retrieved 08 Aug '20</ref>  


==Availability==
==Availability==
The episode currently has not yet publicly surfaced online in any form and it’s unlikely the episode will ever be rerun again for obvious reasons.
The episode has been found as of October 2nd, 2020 by the name of wheelfan82 a user of the Buy A Vowel Boards Forum.<ref>https://buyavowel.boards.net/thread/12020/march-1998-matt-jashelle-noah Retrieved 02 Oct ‘20</ref>
 
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==See Also==
*[[Wheel of Fortune (partially lost episodes and cut material of game show; 1975-present)]]
*[[Wheel Of Fortune (lost unreleased DVD game based on gameshow; 2006-2008)]]
*[[Wheel 2000 (partially lost children's game show; 1997-1998)]]
*[[Wheel Of Fortune (partially lost test pilots of Merv Griffin game show; 1970s)]]
 
==External Links==
*[https://mugshots.com/US-States/Kansas/Miami-County-KS/Matthew-A-Fenwick.30749470.html Matthew Fenwick's page on Mugshots on his arrests.''.] Retrieved 9 Aug '20
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F7_Q1O4wt8 Wheel of Fortune (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]


==References==
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Revision as of 20:36, 3 August 2022

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This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its references to sexual assault & pedophilia.



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The show's logo for the 1997-1998 season.

Status: Found

Date found: 02 Oct 2020

Found by: wheelfan82

The March 18th, 1998 episode (taped February 13th, 1998)[1] of the game show Wheel of Fortune appeared to the viewer as an average episode. However, the episode features a wanted child molester named Matthew Fenwick. (who won $4,400 on the show) At the time the episode aired, Matthew Fenwick was on the run after being accused of molesting two underage girls, ages 8 & 10. A warrant had been issued for Matthew in November, but police couldn't track him down until one of the girls saw him on the game show. Matthew Fenwick was arrested two days after his appearance on Wheel of Fortune and pled guilty in July 1998 to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.[2]

Availability

The episode has been found as of October 2nd, 2020 by the name of wheelfan82 a user of the Buy A Vowel Boards Forum.[3]

The full episode with Matthew Fenwick.

See Also

External Links

References