- Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who made headlines in the 1970s for fatally shooting her Olympian boyfriend, has died at the age of 84.
- Longet was known for her music, including the album Claudine, and her role in the 1968 film The Party alongside Peter Sellers.
- In 1976, she shot and killed her then-boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir 'Spider' Sabich, at their home in Aspen, Colorado, claiming that the Luger pistol fired accidentally.
- Her highly publicised trial resulted in a conviction for negligent homicide, for which she received two years' probation, a $250 fine, and 30 days in jail.
- The incident effectively ended her career in entertainment; she later married her defence attorney, Ron Austin, and settled a lawsuit that prohibited her from discussing the case.
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Claudine Longet, French singer who killed Olympic skier boyfriend, dead at 84
