The Olympian and the Ingenue: Spider Sabich and Claudine Longet
When a famous French actress and singer meets a handsome Olympic skier in 1970's Aspen, Colorado sparks fly. The duo becomes the IT couple of the party scene - that is until one of them ends up dead. Was it an accident or something more sinister? Sources: 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13681642/spider_sabich 2. Snow Industry News: https://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/2023/august/spider-sabichs-killler-claudine-longet-lists-aspen-mansion-for-595-million/ 3. Stowe Reporter: https://www.vtcng.com/stowe_reporter/on_snow/revisiting-the-scandalous-spider-sabich-shooting-story/article_0fba6b4e-bb80-11ee-99d6-171d5dfd6456.html#:~:text=At%20a%20celebrity%20ski%20race,children%20into%20his%20Aspen%20home. 4. Birmingham Post-Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/795107393/?match=1&terms=dr%20mary%20frances%20sabich 5. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/11/archives/miss-longet-weeps-at-an-autopsy-report-on-sabich.html#:~:text=Sabich%20had%20been%20expected%20to,in%20her%20hand%20while%20Mr. 6. Greeley Daily Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/25122163/?match=1&terms=spider%20sabich 7. Greeley Daily Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/25131335/?match=1&terms=claudine%20longet 8. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/01/archives/miss-longed-given-30-days.html 9. Greeley Daily Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/25125612/?match=1&terms=%22claudine%20longet%22 10. Greeley Daily Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/25130517/?match=1&terms=%22claudine%20longet%22 11. Aspen Dreams: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22559121-aspen-dreams 12. Aspen Times: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/spider-sabich-lives-on-in-film-and-party/ 13. Ski Racing: https://skiracing.com/on-spider-sabich-day-in-snowmass-the-ski-racing-icon-was-honored-for-his-imprint-and-legacy/ 14. GQ: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/claudine-longet-aspens-femme-fatale 15. Power, Privilege, and Justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBCOS8473s 16. The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/13/archives/miss-longet-on-stand-describes-shooting-her-lover.html This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Lume Deodorant - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code LOVEMURDER at LumeDeodorant.com! EarnIn - Download EarnIn today in the Google play or Apple app store! When you download the EarnIn app type in Love Murder under PODCAST when you sign up – it’ll really help the show. https://app.earnin.com/ Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices