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Lorena
TV & Satellite Week
|February 9, 2019
On 23 June 1993, Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband’s penis while he was asleep at their Virginia home.
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The crime shocked America and made headlines around the world and was sensational fodder for the fledgling 24-hour news industry. But, as this excellent documentary shows, lost in all the lurid coverage was an opportunity for a serious debate about domestic violence in America.
This story is from the February 9, 2019 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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