Burt Pugach
Burton N. Pugach (April 20, 1927 – December 24, 2020)[1] was a New York City-based lawyer who spent 14 years in prison for hiring men to throw lye in the face of his former girlfriend Linda Eleanor Riss (February 23, 1937 – January 22, 2013), whom he would later marry.
Biography
In 1959, Pugach began a
After he was released from prison in 1974, Pugach and Riss resumed their relationship and married soon thereafter. In 1976 they co-wrote a book, A Very Different Love Story. In 1997 Pugach was once again accused of threatening a woman with whom he was having an affair. Riss appeared at his trial as a character witness for him. Riss died of heart failure on January 22, 2013, at the age of 75.[2] In 2007 Dan Klores produced a documentary film Crazy Love about Pugach and Riss. Pugach died on December 24, 2020, in Queens.[1]
References
- ^ a b Roberts, Sam (April 14, 2021). "Burt Pugach, Protagonist of a Strange Tabloid Love Story, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (January 23, 2013). "Linda Riss Pugach, Whose Life Was Ripped From Headlines, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
Bibliography
- Farnsworth, Ward and Grady, Mark F. Torts: Cases & Questions. Aspen Publishers. 2004. ISBN 978-0-7355-2704-1
- Stainback, Berry. A Very Different Love Story: Burt and Linda Pugach's Intimate Account of Their Triumph Over Tragedy. Morrow, 1976. ISBN 978-0-688-03089-6
External links
- Website for Crazy Love (movie)
- Crazy Love IMDb
- For Worse and for Better: Documenting an Obsession Article from The New York Times
- The Observer Life and Style: Meet the Pugachs, Article from The Guardian
- Homegrown "Crazy Love" Hits Theaters, Article from The Queens Chronicle
- Live From Studio 1A: Burt and Linda's "Crazy Love", Article from Today.com
- Blind to His Faults, Article from The Washington Post
- Linda's Fear Story Rocks Trial, Article from the Daily News
- Pugach Gets 15 Yrs. in Lye Attack on Girl, Article from the Daily News
- Riss v. New York A lawsuit filed by Linda Riss against the New York City Police Department for failing to protect her
- Follow-Up on the News: Love Story, Article From The New York Times
- Follow-Up on the News: Love Story Part II, Article From The New York Times
- Lye in Face Ends in Pair's Marriage, Article From The Lawson Constitution
- Not Just Another Love Story, Article From The Michigan Daily
- A Very Different Love Story Article From The New York Times
- Love After the Lye, People Magazine, February 14, 1977