Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Self-Help Author

Birthday May 15, 1955

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace United States

Age 69 years old

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About

Self-Help Author and ex-wife of Joey Buttafuoco who was shot in the face by her husband's mistress Amy Fisher in 1992. She published Getting It Through My Thick Skull: Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to Know in 1999.

Before Fame

She says that Fisher didn't threaten her or reveal the gun until she was shot. She had no idea what was going on when it happened. 

Trivia

She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004 to discuss the attempt at her life and her facial reconstructive surgery.

Family Life

Her children are Jessica and Paul Buttafuoco.

Associated With

She and Amber Frey are both writers who's lives were turned upside down by a crime.