Linda Eleanor <I>Riss</I> Pugach

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Linda Eleanor Riss Pugach

Birth
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Death
22 Jan 2013 (aged 75)
Queens, Queens County, New York, USA
Burial
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 26, Crypt 5568, Building 2,
Memorial ID
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Age 75. Linda Pugach, who was blinded in 1959 when her then married lover hired hit men to throw lye in her face — and became a media sensation after later marrying him. The 2007 documentary "Crazy Love" details the infamous New York City crime. She was the daughter of Oscar Riss and Bertha Librus. Linda had an older sister, Rita Riss, who died on April 15, 1936 in Manhattan, NYC at the age of 6 years old.
Age 75. Linda Pugach, who was blinded in 1959 when her then married lover hired hit men to throw lye in her face — and became a media sensation after later marrying him. The 2007 documentary "Crazy Love" details the infamous New York City crime. She was the daughter of Oscar Riss and Bertha Librus. Linda had an older sister, Rita Riss, who died on April 15, 1936 in Manhattan, NYC at the age of 6 years old.


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