Lifetime Ripped From the Headlines S2026E03 - I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco

In May 1992, outside her Long Island home, Mary Jo was shot in the head by 17-year-old Amy Fisher  — the mistress of her husband, Joey Buttafuoco. As tabloids sensationalized the scandal and dubbed Fisher the "Long Island Lolita," Mary Jo lay in the hospital fighting for her life. This powerful installment of Lifetime's I Am franchise reveals why Mary Jo and Joey remained married for seven years after the shooting, the lasting physical and emotional impact of the bullet that remains lodged in her head, and how she has found resilience and peace amid unimaginable trauma.