Lorena
Lorena

Lorena

98% Match2019TV-141 SeasonsDocumentaryCrime

This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena Bobbitt's stories exploded into a 24-hour news cycle. She became a national joke, her suffering ignored by the male-dominated press. But as John spiraled downward, Lorena found strength in the scars of her ordeal.

Overview

This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena Bobbitt's stories exploded into a 24-hour news cycle. She became a national joke, her suffering ignored by the male-dominated press. But as John spiraled downward, Lorena found strength in the scars of her ordeal.

Steven J. Berger

Creator / EP

M. Elizabeth Hughes

Producer

Episodes

Season 1 of Lorena
The Night Of

1. The Night Of

"In the middle of a June night in 1993, a young woman slices off her husband's penis in a seeming fit of rage. John and Lorena Bobbitt's dueling versions of the attack explode into the worldwide media and spill into the courtroom. The nation takes sides as a renewed battle of the sexes feeds a ravenous 24-hour TV news cycle."

62m
A Woman in Trouble

2. A Woman in Trouble

"Acquitted of rape, John became a celebrity while Lorena stood trial, facing decades in prison. TV cameras recorded her ordeal as prosecutors attacked her relentlessly-a jealous shrew, a liar and thief. But though John proved a poor witness, and her lawyers demonstrated years of domestic abuse, it looked doubtful that they could prove she was legally insane the night she cut off his penis."

65m
An Irresistible Impulse

3. An Irresistible Impulse

"As Lorena's trial resumed, all agreed she had been abused. But was she legally insane when she attacked John? Millions stayed glued to their TVs as her testimony reached the fateful night she lost all control. Her lawyers had to prove she was under the influence of an "irresistible impulse," a defense that rarely worked. As momentum seemed to swing against her, a surprise witness took the stand."

63m

Cast & Crew

Lorena Bobbitt

Lorena Bobbitt

Self

John Wayne Bobbitt

John Wayne Bobbitt

Self

Dr. James Sehn

Dr. James Sehn

Self - Urologist

Sindi Leo

Sindi Leo

Self - Crime Scene Technician

John Tillman

John Tillman

Self - Police Officer

Dani Harris

Dani Harris

Self - Police Officer

StatusEnded
Network
Netflix
Original Languageen
TypeScripted

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