March 11, 1958 was the birthday of statutory rapist Joey Buttafuoco, who achieved his fame when what underage mistress, known as the Long Island Lolita, shot his wife?
Joey Buttafuoco Joey Buttafuoco Joseph A. Buttafuoco (born March 11, 1956) is an auto body shop owner from Long Island. He is best known for having a sexual relationship with a minor, Amy Fisher, who subsequently shot his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the face. Tabloid news coverage labelled Fisher the "Long Island Lolita". Buttafuoco later pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape and served four months in jail. On May 19, 1992, Amy Fisher went to Joey Buttafuoco’s house and informed his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco about his infidelity. Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the right side of
Joey Buttafuoco house and call Joey, Fisher shot her in the face with a .25 caliber semiautomatic pistol. Once Mary Jo regained consciousness, she identified Fisher as her assailant. The investigation of the shooting and the subsequent court cases involved a series of conflicting claims and received significant news coverage in both mainstream news outlets and tabloids. Buttafuoco's lawyer maintained that Buttafuoco was never involved with Fisher and Fisher had invented the affair, while Fisher's lawyer portrayed Fisher as a victim whom Buttafuoco manipulated into the shooting. After Fisher's assault conviction, Buttafuoco was indicted on 19 counts of statutory rape, sodomy, and