Nightline starts rightin t joining us, im kyra phillips. A bullet did not silence her, but that single shot still echoes. The island woman shot by her husbands mistress speaking out about the case that changed her family forever. Byron pitts has the story. Tonight we begin with a mysterious shooting in the suburbs in long island. After 27 years, you would think theres nothing new to learn about this story. Oh, but there is. Reporter its the story of a married man with the unforgettable last name, buttafuoco. Joey knew of my intention toward his wife and encouraged me. Reporter his wife, mary jo, unsuspecting of her husbands behavior. Swrojoey is a fabulous liar. I didnt realize that then. I didnt realize how much he man epilated mow and how much he lied to me, but he d. Reporter the drama played out across nearly news outlet ot and tabloid with amy fisher. I was a 16yearold teenager. Now you may think this is an open and shut case. Amy came to my house, shot my mother in the face. Guil
There to kill me. A teenager shows up at a door and shoots her in the face . What . Shes accused of an affair with a married man more than twice his age. Who is amy fisher . Amy fisher, the villain. Dun dun dun well, i guess theres a few villains in this story. Joey buttafuoco. Joey knew of my intentions towards his wife. This phenomenon starts to happy. Happen. Its not about me anymore. Its not about the person who got shot and assassinated in front of her own home. It becomes about joey and amy. Lights, camera, action. Joey loves that. Tell us your side, joey. Right . This story has never gone away. Its been told a million times. I got shot in the head, she did it, and he had something to do with it, too. Now is the time to talk about it and not drown myself in booze and drugs. I kind of made it my mission im going to make this name something again. Because it turned to [ bleep ] if one man can change the meaning of a name, one woman can change it back. And im that woman. Why did lov
Much differently now. The plight of women in abusive relationships. There were all kinds of feminist protesters going snip, snip, snip. If she had just stabbed him to death, we never would have heard of her. Tainted love its been through the ringer. What do you need . Mark. John, are you okay to do the interview without your glasses . Can i read the questions first . No, you cant read the questions first why . cause thats not how it works. Its all a matter of what you believe. You know, i want people to understand the story, the whole story. The truth to the whole story. The whole story was a coverup. The whole court case. Lorena getting off on her charge was a big coverup. Okay. Go for it. Well start where you want to start. What was a coverup . Its one of the most talked about stories of the year. The case has struck a nerve. The sordid details of a marriage gone berserk. The bobbitts could only get more attention if they were starring in a tv movie. This case wont go away. It contin
When youre driving at the speed limit, you cannot stop within 50 feet. Heres san rafael this morning. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Staying in the 50s at the coast. 60s to 70s around the bay and inland neighborhoods this afternoon. Jobina . Good morning. You can see that gray all over our traffic map, thats because the fog is the big talker this morning. We are looking at a sigalert in santa rosa here. This is westbound 12 before llano. The chp is Holding Traffic right now at fulton road. There are several alternates you can take. I will post those on my twitter account. A live look now at 280. Foggy there and dangerous conditions across the bay area. Please be careful if youre out on the roadways. Thanks. Happening today, it has been one year since the camp fire, the deadliest fire in state history. The town of paradise will hold several events today to honor the people who lost their lives. Lauren martinez covered the fire last year and is now live in the newsro newsroom. This mor
Door, and shoots her in the face . What . Shes accused of an affair with a married man more than twice his age. Who is amy fisher . Amy fisher, the villain. Well, i guess theres a few villains in this story. Joey buttafuoco. This phenomenon starts to happy. Its not about me anymore. Its not about the person who was assassinated in front of her own home. Its about joey and amy. Tell us your side, joey, right . This story has never gone away. Its been told a million times. I got shot in the head, she did it, and he had something to do with it, too. Now is the time to talk about it, and not drown myself in booze and drugs. I kind of made it my mission, im going to make this name something again. Because it turned to [ bleep ]. If one man can change the meaning of a name, one woman can change it back. And im that woman. Lets start at the very beginning. This is buttafuoco 101. Here are the players. We have my dad, Joey Buttafuoco. Hes the largerthanlife, you know, baggy pant wearing, mulle