▁Kennedy ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Bell more , ▁New ▁York , ▁Fish er ▁began ▁an ▁alleg edly ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁ 3 5 - year - old ▁Jo ey ▁But ta fu oco , ▁who ▁denied ▁her ▁claim , ▁after ▁dam aging ▁the ▁car ▁her ▁parents ▁had ▁given ▁her ▁for ▁her ▁ 1 6 th ▁birth day ▁and ▁appe aling ▁to ▁But ta fu oco , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁shop ▁to ▁which ▁she ▁took ▁it , ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁rep airs ▁without ▁her ▁family ▁knowing ▁of ▁the ▁damage . ▁ ▁Crime ▁and ▁prison ▁Fish er ▁gradually ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Jo ey ▁But ta fu oco ▁and ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁je alous ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁then - 1 7 - year - old ▁Fish er ▁shared ▁with ▁But ta fu oco ▁her ▁idea ▁of ▁murder ing ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fish er , ▁But ta fu oco ▁helped ▁her ▁plan ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁told ▁her ▁about ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁hab its ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁usually ▁home . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁Peter ▁Gu ag enti , ▁Fish er ▁obtained ▁a ▁. 2 5 ▁cal iber ▁p istol ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁ste al ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁license ▁pl ates ▁from ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁car . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Gu ag enti ▁helped ▁Fish er ▁put ▁the ▁license ▁pl ates ▁on ▁his ▁Pont iac ▁Fire bird ▁and ▁then ▁drove ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁But ta fu