Linda Riss at Bronx County Court for Burton Pugach bail hearing, March 28, 1961., (Photo by Ossie LeViness/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Linda Pugach, who was blinded in 1959 when her lover hired hit men to throw lye in her face — and became a media sensation after later marrying him — has died, her husband said Jan. 24. She was 75.