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‘Long Island Lolita’ (Pt 1): Amy Fisher Becomes a Trope
‘Long Island Lolita’ (Pt 1): Amy Fisher Becomes a Trope
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1992, Amy Fisher, a teen girl from Long Island became a tabloid sensation almost overnight – when she shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her much older “boyfriend” Joey Buttafuoco. Within days, the New York Daily News would splash a picture of Amy across its front page with a headline that would follow her forever: The Long Island Lolita. In this episode, Susie and Jess interrogate the way Amy Fisher was covered and examine why her story gripped the nation.
Guests:
Amy Pagnozzi, former and longtime New York Post columnist who covered the Amy Fisher trial
FOR MORE:
Long Island Lolita (Daily News, 1992)
Treachery in the Suburbs (People, 1992)
Inside Edition Flashback: Amy Fisher Sentencing (YouTube)
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Guests:
Amy Pagnozzi, former and longtime New York Post columnist who covered the Amy Fisher trial
FOR MORE:
Long Island Lolita (Daily News, 1992)
Treachery in the Suburbs (People, 1992)
Inside Edition Flashback: Amy Fisher Sentencing (YouTube)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Nov 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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