Former actress and singer Claudine Longet has passed away at age 84, confirmed by her daughter. A media frenzy surrounded Claudine Longet in 1976 when she was arrested and charged with fatally SH00TING her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich, at his home in Aspen, Colorado, on 21 March 1976. At her trial, Longet claimed the gun accidentally discharged as Sabich was showing her how it worked. Ex-husband singer Andy Williams publicly supported Longet throughout the trial, paid for her legal defense team, and escorted her to and from the courthouse. Asked later about his unwavering support of his ex-wife, Williams said, "She is the mother of my children and we never stopped being friends. We just didn't want to be married anymore."
The jury convicted her of negligent H0MICIDE and sentenced her to pay a small fine and spend 30 days in jail. The trial judge, George E. Lohr, allowed Longet to choose the days to be served, believing this arrangement would allow her to spend time with her children. She decided to serve most of her sentence on weekends.