In this episode of Menopause is Murder, Angela tells the story of Francine Hughes — the quiet Michigan mom who endured years of brutal abuse before one night in 1977 when she decided she’d had enough.
After being beaten, controlled, and terrorized by her husband, Francine waited until he passed out… and then she set the bed on fire.
But this isn’t just a story about flames. It’s a story about survival. About a woman pushed to the brink. About a legal defense that would become a landmark moment for battered women everywhere.Angela walks you through the escalating violence, the breaking point, Marguerite discusses how the verdict that changed conversations about domestic abuse forever.


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