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In the early morning of June 23, 1993, Lorena Bobbitt committed an act so shocking it made her a household name. Hours later, she was driving through Virginia holding the evidence of her crime in her hand, while her husband was rushed to the emergency room.
Lorena claimed years of abuse—emotional, physical, and financial—drove her to the breaking point. Her trial sparked a cultural firestorm, igniting debates about domestic violence, power, and justice that still resonate today.
Three decades later, the Lorena Bobbitt case remains one of the most infamous and polarizing in American true crime history.
Follow True Crime Recaps for more cases that changed the way we talk about crime and justice.
 By Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan
By Amy Townsend, Chris Nathan4.7
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In the early morning of June 23, 1993, Lorena Bobbitt committed an act so shocking it made her a household name. Hours later, she was driving through Virginia holding the evidence of her crime in her hand, while her husband was rushed to the emergency room.
Lorena claimed years of abuse—emotional, physical, and financial—drove her to the breaking point. Her trial sparked a cultural firestorm, igniting debates about domestic violence, power, and justice that still resonate today.
Three decades later, the Lorena Bobbitt case remains one of the most infamous and polarizing in American true crime history.
Follow True Crime Recaps for more cases that changed the way we talk about crime and justice.

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