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Amy Fisher will tell her own tale

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Associated Press

Amy Fisher, the former gun-toting teen who spent seven years in prison for shooting her lover’s wife in the face, has an autobiography called “If I Knew Then ... “ due out in the fall.

Fisher, who turns 30 in two weeks, is now married and raising a young son in an undisclosed Long Island, N.Y., community, said her co-author, Robbie Woliver. Woliver is also the editor in chief of the Long Island Press, a free weekly that has featured Fisher as a columnist for the last several years.

Fisher was released from prison in 1999 after serving seven years for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head during a confrontation outside Buttafuoco’s home. Fisher was having an affair with Buttafuoco’s auto mechanic husband at the time.

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The $15.95 paperback, being published by Barnes & Noble-owned iUniverse, starts with Fisher’s troubled childhood, details her relationship with Joey Buttafuoco, her prison time, and her life and rehabilitation in the last five years.

A spokeswoman said Fisher will earn an undisclosed “cut” from the book, but proceeds are also going to several organizations such as Million Mom March and the Legal Aid Society’s Prisoners Rights Project.

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