Claudine Longet Dies at 84, Decades After 1977 Sabich Shooting Conviction
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 14
Claudine Longet Dies at 84, Decades After 1977 Sabich Shooting Conviction
13 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 14
Bryan Longet, her nephew, reported Thursday that Claudine Longet had died at 84; no cause or other details were immediately disclosed.
Longet's name remained tied to the 1976 shooting death of Olympic skier Spider Sabich in Aspen, where she said a .22-caliber gun discharged accidentally as he showed it to her.
A 1977 jury convicted her of criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, after prosecutors were hindered by mishandled evidence and illegal search issues; she received 2 years' probation, a $250 fine and 30 days in jail.
Before the case ended her career, the French-born singer-actress had sold more than 1 million copies of her 1967 album "Claudine" and appeared regularly with then-husband Andy Williams on NBC.
Legally silenced for decades, what secrets about the infamous shooting did Claudine Longet take to her grave?
Why did Claudine Longet serve only 30 days for fatally shooting Olympic skier Spider Sabich?
Beyond the scandal, will Claudine Longet's unique lounge-pop music, once a gold record, finally be rediscovered?