Who Can Forget? The Long Island Lolita and the crime that shocked America
'Who Can Forget: 1992' looks back at the shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco by 17-year-old Amy Fisher
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The so-called "Long Island Lolita's" shocking crime captivated Americans in the early nineties.
Fox Nation's "Who Can Forget? 1992" explored 10 of the most memorable moments from the year 1992, including Amy Fisher's famous case.
"This one stopped America. … America couldn't get enough," said comedian Michael Loftus, recalling the near-deadly love triangle that made national headlines.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fisher was sent to prison for seven years for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her then-lover, Joey Buttafuoco, who would also serve time for statutory rape for his relationship with the teen.
Dubbed the "Long Island Lolita," Fisher first met Buttafuoco when her father brought his car into the 35-year-old's auto shop. She was 16 at the time.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mineola, N.Y.: Amy Fisher in Nassau County Court in Mineola, New York on September 14, 1992 with her attorney Eric Naiburg. Fisher was in court being accused of shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa, New York. (Photo by Dick Yarwood/Newsday RM via Getty Images) (Dick Yarwood/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
"Over the next two years, they developed this unseemly romance," FOX Business' Gerri Willis said during the Fox Nation show.
"Amy even admits later that she dinged up the car a few times just to go see her boyfriend."
By 1992, Fisher had grown jealous of Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo, and took it upon herself to eliminate her.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fisher went to Buttafuoco's home, pretending to be her sister, and shot Mary Jo in the head in broad daylight.
Miraculously, Mary Jo survived, but she still has the bullet in her head.
Amy Fisher was arrested and charged with attempted murder. She eventually pleaded out to first-degree assault.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The whole thing was just unseemly, and here, like America, is like celebrating it and couldn't get enough," Loftus added during the Fox Nation special.
There were numerous made-for-TV movies produced about the scandalous love affair. One film even starred actress Drew Barrymore.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A mug shot of Amy Fisher, during her incarceration by the New York State Department of Correctional Services for the shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her lover Joey Buttafuoco, five years earlier, 8th September 1997. Known as the Long Island Lolita, she was paroled from the Albion Correctional Facility in 1999. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images) (Kypros/Getty Images)
After serving seven years, Fisher was released and used her infamy to enter the world of adult entertainment.
Former Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera, who is from the same town as Fisher, recalled an interview in which he asked her about her new career.
"Oh, Geraldo, everybody loves porn," Fisher responded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Since the scandal, Fisher has made reappearances in the spotlight. In 2007, her then-husband Lou Bellera leaked a private sex tape which sold thousands of copies.
Fox Nation's "Who Can Forget? 1992" explores other memorable moments from the year, including Sinead O'Connor's controversial "Saturday Night Live" appearance and the trial of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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