Wayne Thomas Satz (January 10, 1945 – December 24, 1992) was a reporter who first reported on the

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. His first McMartin broadcast aired on

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on February 2, 1984. Satz presented an unchallenged view of the children's and parents' claims. During the case, Satz became personally involved when he entered into a romantic relationship with

Kee MacFarlane Kathleen 'Kee' MacFarlane (born 1947) is an American social worker known for involvement in the high-profile McMartin preschool trial in the 1980s. She was the Director of Children's Institute International. She developed the concept of the anato ...

, the social worker at the

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, who was interviewing the children. Satz did not reveal the relationship, and continued reporting the unchallenged claims. Satz died in 1992, at age 47, from a heart attack. He was found dead in his

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home.

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* American male journalists 20th-century American journalists 1945 births 1992 deaths Television anchors from Los Angeles People from Studio City, Los Angeles {{US-journalist-1940s-stub