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Born Lisa Jo Druck

March 20, 1964 (1964-03-20) (age 44)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Nationality American Other names Lisa Druck, Lisa Jo Druck, Lisa Hunter, Lisa Jo Hunter, Rielle Jaya James Druck Occupation Actress, Filmmaker Known for The horse murders scandal, Story of My Life, John Edwards extramarital affair, Internet Political Media Producer

Rielle Hunter (born Lisa Jo Druck on March 20, 1964, also known as Lisa Hunter,[1] Lisa Jo Hunter,[1] and Rielle Jaya James Druck[2]) is an American actress and film producer. She is known as the basis of the character Alison Poole in Generation X literature,[3][4] an early victim of the horse murders insurance fraud scandal,[5] as an early adopter of YouTube as a means of distributing political viral marketing,[6] and for having had an affair with Democratic Party presidential candidate John Edwards.[7] Contents [hide] 1 Family and early life 2 Horse murders and Henry the Hawk 3 Literary inspiration 4 Marriage and name change 5 Acting, film, and video career 6 Involvement with John Edwards 7 See also 8 References 9 External links //

Family and early life

Druck was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[8] Her parents, James Druck (1934 – 1990) and Gwen Druck, owned Eagle Nest Farm in Ocala, Florida, where they raised show horses. They had four children, all girls. James Druck was a wealthy lawyer with his own private airplane, who specialized in defending insurance companies. [9]

Lisa Druck went to St. John Lutheran School [10] and North Marion High School in Ocala. [11] After high school, Druck attended the University of Tampa. Two years later she transferred to the University of Florida. She dropped out in her junior year and moved to New York City in 1984.[12]

Horse murders and Henry the Hawk Main article: Horse murders

According to ABC News, Lisa was "a prize-winning equestrian when her father was implicated" in the horse murders scandal, "an ugly plot to electrocute horses for insurance money."[13] James Druck became involved in a 1982 insurance fraud when, according to the convicted criminal and FBI informant Tommy "The Sandman" Burns, James Druck taught Burns how to kill show horses whose lives were insured, including one of Lisa Druck's own horses, the show jumper "Henry the Hawk."[14][15][5][16] Gwen and James Druck divorced that same year; Lisa Druck was 17 years old at the time.[17][18]

Investigative reporter Lester Munson says that Lisa Druck was with her then-boyfriend, Louis Whelen, when Burns slipped into Henry the Hawk's barn with wires and alligator clamps provided by James Druck: they "saw Burns stealing away and chased after him, but The Sandman managed to escape. When the two returned to the barn, they found Henry lying dead in his stall. Lisa confronted her father about the killing of Henry, and he never denied orchestrating the grisly affair for the money."[18] Author Jay McInerney related this episode and the abuse of his character Alison Poole