Obit Claudine Longet

FILE - Claudine Longet, left, and Andy Williams arrive at Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo., Jan. 3, 1977, for jury selection Longet's manslaughter trial.

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Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84

Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84

French singer and actor Claudine Longet has died at age 84. She became infamous after being charged with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, in 1976. Longet claimed the shooting was accidental. The trial in Aspen, Colorado, drew worldwide attention. Her ex-husband, singer Andy Williams, supported her throughout. In 1977, a jury found her guilty of criminally negligent homicide. She received probation and a fine. Her entertainment career ended, and she became a subject of mockery. Longet later married her defense attorney and lived a private life in Aspen.