Claus von Bülow (born Claus Cecil Borberg on August 11, 1926 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a British socialite. He was accused of having attempted to murder his wife Martha von Bülow, called Sunny, by insulin injection. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen (Danish: København) is... Martha Sharp Crawford von Bülow (Sunny) (born September 1, 1932 in Manassas, Virginia) is an American heiress. ...

He is related through his mother to the German von Bülows, the patrons of composer Richard Wagner. His father, playwright Svend Borberg, was a Nazi sympathizer who was later convicted of collaboration after World War II. Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use of leitmotifs: themes associated... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Von Bülow graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, and worked as a personal assistant to J. Paul Getty after having practiced law in London during the 1950's. Getty wrote that von Bülow showed "remarkable forbearance and good nature" as his occasional "whipping boy." Von Bülow remained with Getty until 1968, two years after marrying Sunny on June 6, 1966. Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees JCR President Sharon Wilkins MCR President {{{MCR President... Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892–June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

In 1982, Von Bülow stood trial for the attempted murder of his wife Sunny at their estate, Clarendon Court, in Newport, Rhode Island. At the trial in Newport, Von Bülow was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Claus appealed, hiring famous Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz to represent him. Dershowitz and his team of attorneys managed to cast serious doubts on some of the most damning evidence and witness testimony presented in the first trial, and the conviction was reversed in 1984. At a second trial in 1985, a jury found Claus not guilty on all charges. A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... Alan Dershowitz on Democracy Now! Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an Jewish-American political figure and criminal law professor at Harvard Law School, known for his extensive published works, support for Zionism and Israel, and work as an attorney in several high-profile law cases. ...

In spite of the verdict, Sunny's family remained convinced of his guilt. Claus's and Sunny's daughter, Cosima, was disinherited by her maternal grandmother, Annie Laurie Aitken, for having maintained her father's innocence during the trials. Claus's two stepchildren from Sunny's previous marriage to a German prince sued him for $56 million. As a result, he renounced all claims to Sunny's personal fortune, estimated at $75 million, in exchange for Cosima's reinstatement as heiress to her grandmother's fortune. Cosima von Bulow was the daughter of Martha von Bülow and Claus von Bülow, and testified in defense of her father during the famous trial for the attempted murder of her mother. ...

Claus lives in London and writes art and theater reviews. His ex-wife is still in a coma in Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York. New York-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent university hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers, Columbia University Medical Center and New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, each affiliated with an Ivy League University. ...

Dershowitz wrote a book about the von Bulow case, which later was made into a film, Reversal of Fortune, starring Jeremy Irons as Claus - a role which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 film which tells the true story of the permanent coma of socialite Sunny von Bülow and the attempted murder trial and subsequent acquittal of her husband, Claus von Bülow. ... Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is a British actor. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

External links

• CrimeLibrary.com - The Claus von Bulow Case (http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/index.html)
• Harvard Law School Forum - Von Bulow Recounts Trial Experiences (http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/forum/VonBulow.html)