Singer and Actress Who Shot Spider Sabich Was 84
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Claudine Longet, the French singer and actress known for her 1976 trial after fatally shooting Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died at age 84.
- Longet had a successful entertainment career, recording pop music, appearing on "The Andy Williams Show," and acting in films and TV series during the 1960s.
- In 1976, Longet shot Sabich in his Colorado home, claiming the gun accidentally discharged; she was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and served probation and jail time.
- Following the shooting, Sabich’s family sued Longet for $1.3 million, settling out of court with an agreement that she would not speak publicly about the incident.
- Longet was married to singer Andy Williams, with whom she had three children, and later married her defense attorney; she spent her later years in Hawaii.