The Murder of Spider Sabich by Claudine Longet (with some Andy Williams thrown in!)

What a Creep
Season 30, Episode 1
“The Murder of Spider Sabich by Claudine Longet”

In the glamorous but turbulent world of 1970s Aspen, ski champion Vladimir "Spider" Sabich was a star athlete with movie-star looks and a lifestyle to match. A member of the U.S. Ski Team and 1968 Olympian, he became a professional skiing sensation and a fixture of Aspen's social scene. In 1972, he began dating French singer and actress Claudine Longet, the ex-wife of crooner Andy Williams. 

Their relationship was passionate but volatile, marked by frequent arguments and jealousy. On March 21, 1976, Sabich was fatally shot in the bathroom of his home by Longet, who claimed the shooting was accidental and occurred while he was showing her how to use a .22-caliber pistol. Sabich, just 31 years old, died en route to the hospital.
What happened during his trial is the stuff of legend! 

Sources for this episode 

• EBSCO
• SnowBrains Blog
• Tahoe Quarterly 
• Wikipedia Spider Sabich
• Wikipedia Claudine Longet
• Time magazine 
• All That is Interesting 
• The Crime Reel on YouTube
• GQ
• The Colorado Sun
• The Denver Post
• NBC News January 1977
• Andy Williams and Claudine Longet sing “Let It Be Me” (1969)

Trigger Warnings: Murder 
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