Episode 93: Lorena Bobbitt Part 1

What began as a young woman’s dream come true ended in a nightmare that would become internationally known in headlines, on the covers of tabloids and broadcast in news shows. But the true story behind the punchline was even more horrifying than the media ever explained. This week’s episode is Lorena Bobbitt - Part 1.

SOURCES

Lorena Gallo Foundation: https://www.facebook.com/pg/lorenasredwagon/about/?ref=page_internal

Lorena on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Lorena-Season-1/dp/B07MDLGQTJ

NYT Archive: Lorena Bobbitt Acquitted, Jan. 22 1994 (Subscription Required)

NYT Archive: John Wayne Bobbitt Acquitted, Nov. 11, 1993 (Subscription Required)

John Wayne Bobbitt Still Sends Love Letters to Lorena, The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/lorena-bobbitt-today-advocates-against-domestic-violence/583408/

Niagara DA appears in John, Lorena Bobbitt documentary, Buffalo News: https://buffalonews.com/2019/02/18/niagara-da-appears-in-documentary-on-john-and-lorena-bobbitt/

Lorena Bobbitt on Me Too, Howard Stern’s Attacks and Her New Documentary, Variety: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/lorena-bobbitt-me-too-howard-stern-new-documentary-1203119705/#article-comments

Lorena Bobbitt Is Done Being Your Punchline, Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lorena-bobbitt-domestic-violence_n_585ab844e4b0eb586484cea9

Lorena Bobbitt Turned Her Focus To Advocacy After Her Infamous Case, Elite Daily: https://www.elitedaily.com/p/where-is-lorena-bobbitt-now-shes-been-advocating-for-domestic-abuse-survivors-15962362

The Howard Stern Interview Shown In Lorena Actually Gets Rougher, Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/224494/howard-stern-show-john-bobbitt-interview

DEFENSE TRIO WAS AWKWARD BUT EFFECTIVE, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/01/22/defense-trio-was-awkward-but-effective/b5689fdc-ebe9-40e9-91a7-d307e7ae958e/

You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/arts/television/lorena-bobbitt-documentary-jordan-peele.html

Video Review: 'John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut', Entertainment Weekly: https://ew.com/article/1994/11/11/video-review-john-wayne-bobbitt-uncut/

Fine, We Can (Briefly) Talk About John Wayne Bobbitt's Porn Career, Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/224500/john-wayne-bobbitt-porn-movies-career

Lorena Bobbitt’s American Dream, Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/06/lorena-bobbitt-john-wayne-bobbitt-25-years

John Wayne Bobbitt: I slept with 70 women after ex-wife Lorena lopped my penis off, New York Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bobbitt-slept-70-women-penis-attack-article-1.1380870

Lorena Bobbitt speaks out 25 years later, says 'real story' of her ordeal is about domestic violence, Today Show: https://www.today.com/news/lorena-bobbitt-25-years-later-real-story-about-domestic-violence-t148401

Lorena Bobbitt Biography, Life, Interesting Facts: https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/lorena-bobbitt/

The Definitive Oral History of the Bobbitt Case, 25 Years Later, Washingtonian: https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/27/definitive-oral-history-of-the-bobbitt-case-25-years-later/

Blood tests show Bobbitt became a father in '92, The Journal Times: https://journaltimes.com/news/national/blood-tests-show-bobbitt-became-a-father-in/article_dfa816d5-2d5e-519b-beb7-88ef289f68d6.html

BOBBITT MAY BE HEADING TO JAIL OVER CHILD SUPPORT, The Deseret News: https://www.deseret.com/1995/8/13/19187462/bobbitt-may-be-heading-to-jail-over-child-support

JOHN BOBBITT TELLS COURT HE DIDN'T RAPE HIS WIFE, The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/11/10/john-bobbitt-tells-court-he-didnt-rape-his-wife/46ab79a0-50ea-47e6-807e-2a2f2d093b4a/

Lorena Bobbitt Describes What Happened, The Daily Press: https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19940113-1994-01-13-9401130062-story.html

BOBBITT TRIAL STARTS WITH DETAILS, The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/11/bobbitt-trial-starts-with-details/7da2dfa1-4aa9-41f8-b14a-564425d6ae06/

Bobbitt Jury Re-Enacted Pre-Crime Events : Trial: Members say these actions, a search for the wife’s thoughts and feelings, were turning point in deliberations, The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-23-mn-14680-story.html

Who Is Regina Keegan, The Witness Who Changed The Course Of Lorena Bobbitt’s Trial?, Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/martini-murder/regina-keegan-witness-changed-course-lorena-bobbitt-trial

Closing arguments Wednesday in Bobbitt penis-severing case, UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/09/Closing-arguments-Wednesday-in-Bobbitt-penis-severing-case/5366752821200/

UNITED STATES: JOHN AND LORENA BOBBITT GIVE EVIDENCE IN TRIAL, Reuters: https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/1020257

Battered Woman Syndrome: Is It Enough for a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Plea? The Psychiatric Times: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/forensic-psychiatry/battered-woman-syndrome-it-enough-not-guilty-reason-insanity-plea/page/0/1

BOBBITT ACQUITTED IN ATTACK ON HUSBAND, The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/22/bobbitt-acquitted-in-attack-on-husband/261352ce-974b-4424-a03f-695adc8aeaee/

INSANITY PLEA WORKS FOR LORENA BOBBITT, Greensboro News and Record: https://www.greensboro.com/insanity-plea-works-for-lorena-bobbitt/article_53da683d-dff1-5914-8ff3-3f99d7e403f0.html

This Is What John Bobbitt Is Doing In 2019, Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/224155/john-bobbitt-now-alive-penis-cut-off

Attack of the 5 foot 2 Women: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109167/

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