Claudine Longet, Singer and Actress at Center of High-Profile 1970s Manslaughter Trial, Dies at 84

In 1976, Longet was charged with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir ‘Spider’ Sabich.

French singer and actress Claudine Longet holds her arm around her daughter Noelle while watching a skiing event in Aspen, Colo., in March 1976. Pictorial Parade/Getty Images

French-born singer and actress, Claudine Longet, whose career was overshadowed by a highly publicized manslaughter trial in the 1970s, has died at the age of 84.

News of Longet’s death was confirmed on May 14 by her nephew, Bryan Longet, however, the cause of death was not disclosed.