Deborah Spungen

Deborah Spungen (born 1937) is the mother of Nancy Spungen, who was the girlfriend of punk rocker Sid Vicious, her presumed murderer. Deborah became known for her autobiography And I Don't Want to Live This Life, first published in 1983, details life with her daughter.

Her autobiography tells how she raised Nancy (1958–1978), describing her as disturbed from a young age, and also covers her own life following Nancy's murder in regard to her and her family's treatment by the judicial system and the press. She began the Philadelphia-based non-profit organization FMV, Families of Murder Victims,[1] soon after Nancy's death in order to cope with her tragedy, and later obtained a Master's Degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College.

Biography

Deborah Spungen, born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, has been the owner of a natural foods store, a direct mail consultant, a member of the Philadelphia Crime and Elderly Coalition, and founded the Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.

In 1998, she wrote another book, Homicide: The Hidden Victims.

Spungen's husband, Frank died on July 2, 2010 at the age of 76.[2][3] In addition to Nancy, the couple had two other children, Susan and David.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://lovekillsblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/frank-spungen-1934-2010.html Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Frank Spungen Obituary - Water Mill, New York - Tributes.com".
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