Killer Thriller: I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco
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What crime is Mary Jo Buttafuoco known for?
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Today, we are talking about one of the most infamous crimes that continues to capture the public's imagination, and that is the shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco by an underage girl who was having an affair with her husband. This crime absolutely dominated the press. If you are unfamiliar with this case, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, a stay-at-home mother of two small kids... opened her front door, and was shot in the head at her home in Massapequa, New York, by 17-year-old Amy Fisher, who was having a salacious relationship with Mary Jo's husband, Joey Botafuco. Mary Jo sustained severe permanent injuries, including partial facial paralysis and deafness in one ear, and she still, to this day, has the bullet in her head.
The case exploded nationally, with the press dubbing Amy the Long Island Lolita, And Joey denied the affair for years. Mary Jo stood by him, a choice that made her a target of public ridicule. I mean, this family and Amy were on the cover of every magazine and newspaper. There were three TV movies made about the crime, and between 100 and 125 million people watched at least one of them. Scandal media had become dominant in mainstream culture at this time, and this story had everything. Obsession, stalking, a shocking act of violence, and a controversial plea deal that left Mary Jo stunned.
Amy Robach and TJ Holmes present Killer Thriller with your host, Alisa Donovan. Today we are talking about Mary Jo Buttafuoco and her story. And first I'm going to take you back with my producers here to 1992 when this all happened. I think it's interesting right out the gate that we're talking about the Mary Jo Buttafuoco story because in 1992, we all were calling it the Amy Fisher story. Yep. Yep. So I know we're going to talk today about the Lifetime movie that's coming out. I know you've seen it. Tell us about it and why it's different from the two or three versions we knew from the 90s. Okay. So first of all... It's pretty extraordinary, I have to say. It's the first time that we're hearing Mary Jo's story from her own mouth, quite literally.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What crime is Mary Jo Buttafuoco known for?
0:00–12:14
2
How did the media portray the shooting incident?
12:14–20:00
3
What led to Mary Jo Buttafuoco's decision to tell her story?
20:00–21:06
4
How did the film 'I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco' differ from previous portrayals?
21:06–29:19
5
What impact did the crime have on Mary Jo's family?
29:19–34:35
6
How did Mary Jo Buttafuoco's life change after the shooting?
34:35–55:47
7
What themes of forgiveness are explored in the film?
55:47–1:02:20
Speakers
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