Amy Elizabeth Fisher born May 21, [ 2 ] is an American woman, who, in , at the age of 17, shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco , the wife of Joey Buttafuoco , who had initiated a sexual relationship with the underaged Fisher in Due to her age and her affair with a much older man, she became known in the tabloid media as "the Long Island Lolita ".
Fisher was paroled in and became a writer, a webcam model , and a pornographic actress. Fisher was born in Merrick , New York , on Long Island , [ 2 ] to Elliot and Roseann Fisher; [ 4 ] her father was Jewish while her mother's family, Fisher has said, was "a mixture of a lot of different things, including English.
In their conversations, Joey often complained about his wife, and occasionally casually insinuated to Fisher it would be nice if someone killed Mary Jo. She finally told Fisher to leave and then turned her back to return to the house. In a panic, Fisher took out the gun and struck Buttafuoco twice with it, which caused the gun to go off. The bullet hit Mary Jo in the right side of the head, severely wounding but not killing her.
Later Fisher said Buttafuoco fell on her. Neighbors called ; Buttafuoco was operated on all night, and although they could not remove the bullet, doctors were able to save her life. When interviewed by police, Joey Buttafuoco told them that Fisher could be the shooter.
When Mary Jo Buttafuoco regained consciousness the next day, she recognized Fisher from a photo. Fisher was arrested and charged with attempted murder, and on September 23, , after accepting a plea bargain , she pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.
