May 18, 2006 4:50 pm US/Eastern
Classics: 'Long Island Lolita' May 19, 1992
Amy Fisher, Joey Buttafuoco and Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Philip O'Brien
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (CBS) ―
The reality soap opera, "The Long Island Lolita," starring Amy Fisher as the violent vixen, Joey Buttafuoco, as the burly cad, and Mary Jo Buttafuoco, as the pathetic victim, started simply enough as a shooting in a quiet, suburban neighborhood.
Amy Fisher Arrested For Shooting Her Lover's Wife Joey Buttafuoco: 'I Never Had Sex With Amy Fisher' Mary Jo Buttafuoco Still Fears For Her Life Amy Fisher Sentenced To Prison For Shooting Mary Jo ButtafuocoThe victim, a woman in her 30s, told police, despite having a bullet in the side of her head, that the shooter was a young girl, a teenager, who rang her front door bell in Massapequa, L.I. and when she answered - fired.
The young woman would soon become a household name and a face that would launch a tidal wave of tawdry publicity.
On May 19, 1992, Amy Fisher was a 17-year-old senior at John F. Kennedy High School in Merrick, L.I. She was having an affair with a 36-year-old auto-body repairman, Joey Buttafuoco.
Amy showed up at school that morning, then slipped away and drove the five miles to the Buttafuoco home in Massapequa. She knocked on the door of the split-level house near the waterfront. Mary Jo Buttafuoco, her lover's wife, answered. The two talked briefly, and then Amy pulled out a .25-caliber semi-automatic from her pocket and fired one shot.
The bullet entered Mary Jo's head near the right ear . She suffered broken bones, eye damage, loss of hearing in one ear, and restricted motor skills. She said she was lucky just to be alive; the doctors agreed.
She described her attacker and from that Joey knew it was Amy. He told Mary Jo - and the police - about their relationship. Amy, an only child, was picked up at her home. She was held in $2 million bond until July 1992 when she went home with her mother.
The explosion of tabloid publicity was enormous. The story had all the characters and juicy ingredients and bore a striking resemblance to the hit 1987 movie, "Fatal Attraction."
Within months, Amy took a plea deal and requested to begin serving her time. She said she was high on drugs at the time of the attack.
In December, at her sentencing, Mary Jo rocked the courtroom, charging Amy had no remorse for the damage she had caused to the victim, her children and her husband. The judge said Amy was a disgrace and sentenced her to 7 years in prison.
Joey did 4 months for statutory rape.
What Are They Up To Today? "Entertainment Tonight's Exclusive: Amy Fisher, Mary Jo and Joey Buttafuoco Together For The First TimeOver the years, the scandal inspried books and a couple of TV movies. Joey Buttafuoco appeared on many television interview shows.
After doing her time, Amy tried to remain anonymous. In recent years, she penned an autobiography, "If I Knew Then," and has written a column for a local newspaper. She is married and has a young child.
Joey and Mary Jo divorced and he is remarried.
Nov. 3, 2005: 'Desperate' Times For Buttafuoco Jan 23, 2006: TV Reunion For Amy Fisher, Buttafuocos? March 31, 2006: Joey Buttafuoco Faces Trial On Ammo Charge April 28, 2006: Amy Fisher Blames Ecstasy For Attack
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