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Lorena Bobbitt cut off her husband John Wayne Bobbitt\u2019s penis with a kitchen knife while he was asleep in their apartment in Manassas, Virginia on 23rd June, 1993. After a nine-hour surgery, Bobbitt\u2019s penis was successfully reattached - and the case became an international news sensation.\nThe 24 year-old manicurist was charged with malicious wounding and faced up to 20 years in prison if convicted. But in court she showed that her then-husband had repeatedly sexually and physically abused her and was found Not Guilty, on the basis of temporary insanity.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how John\u2019s penis was discovered and transported after amputation; explain why Virginia\u2019s marital abuse laws were insufficient to cover the scope of the Bobbitt\u2019s relationship; and consider one of the weirdest offers to ever come from Playboy\u2026\xa0\xa0\nCONTENT WARNING: rape, domestic violence, gore.\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Lorena Bobbitt: SEX, LIES, AND AN 8-INCH CARVING KNIFE\u2019 (Vanity Fair, 1993): https://www.vanityfair.com/style/1993/11/lorena-bobbitt-interview-sex-lies-carving-knife\n\u2022 \u2018You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It\u2019 (The New York Times, 2019): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/arts/television/lorena-bobbitt-documentary-jordan-peele.html?searchResultPosition=4\n\u2022 \u2018The night Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband John's penis\u2019 (ABC 20/20, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSWTavWC_A\n#90s #US #Crime #Strange\nWe'll be back on Monday - unless you join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!\nPlus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices