ABUSED WOMEN WHO FOUGHT BACK: The Framingham Eight DVD
This program explores the problem of domestic violence through the dramatic stories of the women who became known as the "Framingham Eight." Each woman was imprisoned in Framingham, MA, for killing a spouse or partner they say abused them repeatedly. Each sought to have her sentence commuted, claiming Battered Woman Syndrome as a defense, and several have won their freedom. The program looks at both sides of this issue, speaking with women who say they would be dead now if they hadn’t killed their partners, and to prosecutors and family members of those who were killed who believe the use of Battered Woman Syndrome as a defense has gone too far.
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