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British socialite Claus Von Bulow, who was convicted for the attempted
murder of his wife, dies at 92
Claus
Von Bülow, a popular Danish-British socialite, has died at the age
of 92.
Claus was
convicted for the attempted murder of his wife Sunny von Bülow in 1979.
He was charged with deliberately injecting insulin into her, sending her
into an irreversible coma.
The trial was one
of the most sensational of the 20th century. Prosecutors claimed Claus
wanted to get rid of his wife so he could inherit her fortune and continue
his relationship with his mistress, a soap opera actress.
After being
convicted, Claus was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and then was famously
represented on appeal by Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz. He
successfully argued items were illegally seized and the notes from key witness
interviews had not been turned over to the defense.
Claus was then
retried and found not guilty in 1985. His conviction was overturned and he was
ultimately acquitted of trying to murder his wife. He then moved to Europe
where he died at the age of 92.
Claus' acquittal
shocked the world at the time and inspired the movie "Reversal of
Fortune," which chronicles the murder of Sunny von Bülow and
professor Alan Dershowitz's appeal. Jeremy Irons, who played Claus,
won an Oscar for Best Actor.
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