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Trauma Before Tabloid
- Amy Fisher's life was shaped by loneliness, parental absence, and abuse that the media ignored.
- Those private traumas set the stage for her being exploited by older men and criminal networks.
Exploitation Dressed As Romance
- Joey Buttafuoco used charm, cash and criminal side-hustles to exploit a vulnerable 16-year-old.
- He recruited Amy into escort work and profited while she lost agency and youth.
The Murder Attempt At The Door
- Amy visited Mary Jo's house, pretended to be a concerned citizen, then attacked her and the gun fired into Mary Jo's neck.
- The bullet lodged near Mary Jo's spinal cord and she survived with lasting injuries.