Amazon's new documentary series Lorena is exactly as described in the title: a four-part documentary miniseries focused on Lorena Bobbitt, the woman at the center of the 1990s criminal case that simultaneously brought attention to domestic violence and became one of the most inappropriate true crime punchlines ever. Although the case of John and Lorena Bobbitt has a considerable pop culture legacy, the story itself is even wilder.
The Crime
The Bobbitts came to the attention of the public on June 23, 1993. Following a domestic dispute, Lorena used a knife to cut off John's penis, drove away and threw it in a field, and eventually called 911. Although the crime that gained the most infamy was that act of castration, it wasn't the only crime committed that night, as a 1994 report from The New York Times explains.
Soon after their wedding in 1989, the Bobbitts' marriage reportedly began to crumble. According to...
The Crime
The Bobbitts came to the attention of the public on June 23, 1993. Following a domestic dispute, Lorena used a knife to cut off John's penis, drove away and threw it in a field, and eventually called 911. Although the crime that gained the most infamy was that act of castration, it wasn't the only crime committed that night, as a 1994 report from The New York Times explains.
Soon after their wedding in 1989, the Bobbitts' marriage reportedly began to crumble. According to...
- 2/16/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
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