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Today, we are talking about one of the most infamous crimes that continues to capture the public's imagination,

and that is the shooting of Mary Jo Butterfuko by an underage girl who was having an affair with her husband.

This crime absolutely dominated the press.

If you are unfamiliar with this case, Mary Jo Bodefouca, a stay-at-home mother of two small kids,

opened her front door and was shot in the head at her home in Massapequa, New York,

by 17-year-old Amy Fisher, who was having a salacious relationship with

Mary Jo's husband, Joey Butifuko. Mary Jo sustained severe permanent injuries, including

partial facial paralysis and deafness in one ear, and she still, to this day, has the bullet

in her head. The case exploded nationally with the press

dubbing Amy the Long Island Lolita. And Joey denied the affair for years. Mary Joosted by him,

a choice that made her a target of public ridicule. I mean, this family and Amy were on the cover

of every magazine and newspaper.

There were three TV movies made about the crime, and between 100 and 125 million people watched at least one of them.

Scandal media had become dominant in mainstream culture at this time, and this story had everything.

Obsession, stalking, a shocking act of

violence, and a controversial plea deal that left Mary Jo stunned.

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes present killer thriller with your host, Elisa Donovan.

Today we are talking about Mary Jo Budafuko and her story.

And first I'm going to take you back with my producers here to 1992 when this all happened. I think it's interesting

right out the gate that we're talking about the Mary Jo Botafuko story because in 1992, we all

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