She was most famous for having “accidentally” shot her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich. She probably killed him in anger, but she got lucky at the trial. The prosecution bungled evidence that would have established that she was high on cocaine, and police mishandled her diary, which contradicted her claim that she and Sabich were happy together.
Even without that evidence, her jury should have convicted her of reckless manslaugher, but her jurors were not much smarter than OJ’s. Longet claimed the gun accidentally discharged as Sabich was showing her how it worked, but forensics showed that the gun was four to six feet away from him when it was fired. Moreover, they were in the bathroom, an unlikely venue for a gun safety lesson. The jury did find her guilty of negligent homicide, and she got the official celebrity jail term – 30 days, to be served on weekends when she was available!
According to SNL, she then organized her own professional skiing tournament, so she could shoot more top skiers. Accidentally, of course.
For you younger readers, SNL used to be edgy.
Long, long ago.
That ended when Michael O’Donoghue left after season three. Lorne did hire Mister Mike back a couple of times, but it was never the same. (Although props go to Will Ferrell for the 1998 Neil Diamond sketch, which was very much like an O’Donoghue concept.)
(She did no nudity that I know of)
The whole accidental bathroom shooting sounds like one of Mr.Mike’s Least-Loved Bedtime Stories.
Thanks for putting up the Will Ferrell/Neil Diamond sketch. Not only was it good, it had John Goodman, who is just so likable in most things. He fit in perfectly.
I liked prose and cons with Eddie Murphy.
“Honey I’m gonna go take a shit, and hey, while I’m in here, squeeze in with me and I’ll show you how to use my gun. Always make sure it’s pointed at my abdomen, like this, before you touch the trigger. Now you try it.”
Oh yeah, her story was as believable as OJ’s, who stated he’d never been at the crime despite his fresh blood being dripped there. The defense’s answer for that was to call Dr. Henry Lee to the stand to say, “Something’s wrong”, without explaining how. And the jury bought it. The esteemed Dr. Lee later went on to declare that 9 year-old Burke Ramsey killed Jon-Benet. You give that guy stacks of money, and he’ll testify the moon is made of green cheese.
I wonder if OJ & Claudine went to the other side only to discover that Spider & Nicole are dating.
Oscar Pistorius was found guilty but got a relatively very light sentence.
Compared to Longet, they threw the book at him. Their crimes were almost identical, but he served many years in prison, while she served 30 days – and got to choose which days!
His original sentence was about half as long, but under the South African system, the prosecution can appeal.
Didn’t he fire *through* the bathroom door and shoot her though? That’s tough to sell as an accident.
He was “trying to shoot an intruder and thought she was in bed.”
Yes, it was a crock.
Yeah, legally he didn’t have a leg to stand on.
Oswald blew his chance. He went with the “I ain’t never knowed anything about any of it” thing. He should’ve gone with the accident routine. He was firing at a potentially dangerous insect on Jackie’s hat, JFK’s skull got in the way, etc.