In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt retaliated for years of domestic abuse by her husband John by cutting off his penis with a knife while he slept.
Lorena stated in a court hearing that, after coming home that evening, her husband had raped her. After he then went to sleep, she got out of bed and went to the kitchen for a drink of water. She then grabbed an 8-inch carving knife on the kitchen counter, returned to their bedroom, pulled back the bed sheets and cut off his penis.








