S3 Ep7: The Harrowing Tale of John and Lorena Bobbitt

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The story which caused a media frenzy, and sparked debate and controversy all over the world... Helen and Danni learn about the marriage of John and Lorena Bobbitt, and how Lorena was driven to cutting off her husbands penis, leading to a trial which grabbed America's attention and became a pop culture staple.

Devils in The Dark contains details of graphic violence, murder and suicide. It is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:05.8	Oh yeah.
0:06.6	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity,
0:15.3	autobiographies, true crime, and more.
0:19.3	Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their
0:22.6	flight. Amazon Music Unlimited now includes Audible. No way. Download the Amazon Music app now to start
0:28.4	listening. Terms apply. Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me Helen Anderson and me, Danny Howard,
0:34.5	with two best friends entering the world of true crime. We'll be sharing the
0:38.6	stories of some of the worst and wildest true crime cases in history and we're taking you
0:43.8	along for the ride. In this episode, we're looking at the infamous penis castrator, Rorena Bobbitt.
1:05.2	Music rain abode. Bet you never thought you'd be starting an episode with the word penis.
1:09.5	No, I didn't. When I opened up the script for today, oh, I've seen the word penis. No, I didn't.
1:11.2	When I opened up the script for today, oh, I've seen the word penis a lot here.
1:15.5	But I've actually been plagued on a similar vein by bum holes.
1:21.0	Why?
1:21.6	It's weird.
1:22.0	You know when you notice something and then you just notice it everywhere?
1:24.6	Like if you're like looking at a particular type of car, you'll see it on the road.
1:26.8	Oh yeah.
1:27.7	Yeah. and then you just notice it everywhere. Like if you're like looking at a particular type of car, you'll see it on the road. Oh yeah, yeah. Right.
1:28.4	I was out for a lovely walk, just having a lovely stroll around the area with Sylvie,
1:33.0	trying to get her to have a little nap.
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