The Rolling Stones wrote and recorded a song, "Claudine", about her murder trial and acquittal. The widely bootlegged song remains unreleased due to fears of possible litigation.
Appeared on "People Weekly" magazine's first crime cover (24 January 1977).
Daughter of Danielle Longet.
In 1960, she was the lead dancer of the Folies Bergere revue at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Shot her lover, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, on 21 March 1976 at his Aspen, CO, home after he had told her to move out because she and her three children were "cramping" his lifestyle. At the sensational trial that followed, Longet claimed the gun had discharged accidentally as Sabich was showing her how it worked. She was convicted of criminal negligence and sentenced to 30 days in jail, which she served following a vacation with her defense attorney, Ron Austin, whom she later married. In 1978 she signed a confidentiality agreement with Sabich's parents after they agreed to drop a $1.3-million civil suit against her.
Three children by singer Andy Williams: daughter Noelle Williams, sons Christian Williams and Bobby Williams, who was named for Robert F. Kennedy, a good friend of the Williamses.