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Claus von Bulow, Accused of Murdering Heiress Wife, Dies at 92

Danish socialite was convicted, later acquitted, of the crime
Alan Dershowitz led the successful appeal of the conviction

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By David Henry

May 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM UTC

Claus von Bulow, the Danish-born socialite who avoided a 30-year prison sentence in the 1980s after he was retried and acquitted of attempting to murder his wealthy wife with insulin injections, has died. He was 92.

He died on Saturday at his home in London, the New York Times reported, citing Riccardo Pavoncelli, his son-in-law.