Real-life drama fit for daytime television
By LISA FALKENBERG
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Aug. 2, 2010, 9:45PM
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The bizarre case of transgender widow Nikki Araguz has been the stuff of a raucous Jerry Springer segment from the start.
Since she first appeared on the scene as the grieving spouse of fallen Wharton firefighter Thomas Araguz in a legal battle for his death benefits, she has admitted to lying in a court deposition in a child custody case earlier this year, and her lengthy criminal record including theft convictions and a drug charge has come to light.
So last week's revelations that Nikki was once a darling of the daytime talk show circuit, appearing on Maury Povich, Sally Jessy Raphael and multiple times on Springer, weren't surprising.