Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit

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1. On June 23, 1993, Lorena Bobbit committed an act that would make her infamous around the world: she cut off her husband's penis. In court testimony, what did she allege was the main cause of the wounding incident inflicted on John Wayne Bobbit? John Wayne told her he was leaving her It was an accident--she was just threatening him She was drunk John Wayne had raped her

2. Once Lorena realized the enormity of her actions, what did she do with her husband's severed body part? She threw it into a field, out of her moving car She flung it in a nearby trash dumpster She hid it in their mail box She left it on the bed beside John Wayne

3. Was John Wayne Bobbit's 'member' ever retrieved? Yes No

4. During her malicious wounding trial, Lorena shed light on many other marital incidents that led to the bizarre act of castrating her husband. Lorena accused John Wayne of all of the following EXCEPT: forcing her to have an abortion infidelity physical abuse pedophilia

5. When John Wayne Bobbit testified against Lorena, what did he allege was the real reason behind her assault? He had asked her for a divorce. He was too tired to have sex with her. She was angry because he had sold her jewelry. He had no idea. He thought their relationship was fine.

6. Lorena's attorneys utilized temporary insanity as her defense. More specifically, they proclaimed that her maiming of John Wayne Bobbit was an "irresistible impulse" after years of vicious abuse. Lorena claimed that she had no recollection of the alleged crime and that she was suffering from brief reactive psychosis. How did the jury of seven women and five men react to Lorena's battered woman/temporary insanity defense? They found her guilty They could not react, as the judge called a mistrial They could not reach a consensus They found her not guilty

7. John Wayne Bobbit also had to stand trial for malicious assault against his wife. The jury found him guilty of all charges. True False

8. What happened to John Wayne and Lorena's relationship after the trial? They briefly reconciled They divorced They went into couples' counseling They re-married one another

9. Four years after taking the law into her own hands, Lorena appeared in the news once again in 1997. What was she accused of doing? Stealing clothes Stalking John Wayne Attacking her mother Making false 911 calls

10. John Wayne Bobbit also landed himself in the news after the trials ended. Which of the following did NOT contribute to his headline status? He went to jail for abusing his girlfriend He starred in adult films He attempted to kill Lorena He was arrested for grand larceny