62 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
Latest"Millions of TV viewers sat glued to their sets to see what fate Lorena would meet. Would she be found guilty and deported? Found not guilty and have the opportunity to rebuild? John and Lorena would set out on wildly different paths-- John chased fame in a self-destructive downward spiral, while Lorena had to come to grips with the scars of her ordeal, no matter the verdict."
This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena Bobbitt's stories exploded into a 24-hour news cycle. She became a national joke, her suffering ignored by the male-dominated press. But as John spiraled downward, Lorena found strength in the scars of her ordeal.
Editing
Brutal juxtaposition of talk show mockery with police evidence.
Direction
Lorena controls her story; the camera finally serves her.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The case spawned over 100 'Bobbitt' jokes on Leno alone; the doc reveals writers rooms competing to mock her at her lowest.
Virginia's marital rape exemption wasn't fully repealed until 1993 — Lorena literally could not legally say no to her husband when the abuse began.
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