Martha Sharp Crawford von Bulow, known as Sunny von Bulow, who spent the last 28 years of her life in an irreversible coma, died on Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a statement released by her family’s spokeswoman. She was 76.

Martha von Bulow was the only child of utilities magnate George Crawford and, thus, inherited millions of dollars at the age of four, upon her father’s death.

The heiress and socialite married Prince Alfred of Auersperg in 1957, but the two separated eight years later.

She then tied the knot with Claus von Bulow, who was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors claimed that caused her the coma. In spite of the fact that he was convicted of trying to murder her twice, the conviction was overturned on appeal. In addition, he was acquitted of all charges in a second trial.

In the statement issued by family spokeswoman Maureen Connelly, Martha von Bulow’s children, Annie Laurie “Ala” Isham, Alexander von Auersperg and Cosima Pavoncelli, explain that their mother was “extraordinarily loving and caring” and that she was “especially devoted to her many friends and family members.”

On December 22, 1980, Martha von Bulow was found unconscious in the bathroom of her family’s Newport, Rhode Island, residence and never regained consciousness. She was diagnosed with hypoglycemia.

The story of her life inspired a 1990 film, “Reversal of Fortune,” starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons. The movie is based on a book by Alan Dershowitz, a law professor who also served as Claus von Bulow’s attorney.