'Survivor' Producer Employs Reality TV Lawyer
April 10 2010, Published 3:18 p.m. ET
The prime suspect in the murder Monica Beresford-Redman, her reality television producer husband Bruce, has turned to the same legal brain who once cleared celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman.
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Bruce, 38, has engaged top Mexican attorney Eduardo Amerena, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The ‘Survivor’ producer reportedly had scratches on his neck when police questioned him over the mysterious death of his wife, who was found in a septic tank near the hotel where the couple was staying.
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Amerena, who is considered one of the best lawyers in Mexico, was the same man who successfully cleared the crime-fighting star of the "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality show.
He had been charged with illegally detaining a U.S. millionaire rapist.
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Chapman jumped bail in Mexico and fled to the United States in 2003 after spending two weeks in jail.
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The reality television star was eventually cleared in 2007.
Amerena did not return RadarOnline.com's request for comment on the Monica Beresford-Redman case.