The tall, aristocratic von Bulow was charged with putting his wife, Martha “Sunny” von Bulow, into an irreversible coma to gain her fortune so he could live with his mistress, a raven-haired soap opera actress. Sunny von Bulow died in 2008, nearly 28 years after she became comatose. Claus von Bulow, who was portrayed by Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons in a film about the attempted murder case, always maintained his innocence. Sunny Von Bulow — who in her youth resembled Kelly, according to many friends — was the source of the wealth. The prosecution said Claus von Bulow on two occasions injected his wife with insulin in an attempt to aggravate her hypoglycemia and kill her.

Source: National Post May 30, 2019 21:56 UTC