118. Lorena (Bobbitt) Gallo

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118. Lorena (Bobbitt) Gallo
Apr 24, 2025
Amanda and Lauren

This week, Amanda and Lauren take you on the wild ride of the infamous incident between Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt) and John Wayne Bobbitt. 

Sources:

  • Refinery 29: “This Timeline Shows How Lorena Bobbitt Became a National Obsession” by Rachel Paige
  • The Independent: “Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary” by Meredith Clark
  • The Guardian: “‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Amanda Knox on bonding with Monica Lewinsky and Lorena Bobbitt” by Amanda Knox (excerpt from her memoir)
  • ABC News: “John Bobbitt speaks out 25 years after wife infamously cut off his penis: ‘I want people to understand… the whole story’” by Lauren Effron and Sean Dooley
  • History.com: “This Day in History: Lorena Bobbitt maims her husband with a kitchen knife” 
  • The New Yorker: “The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons on Male Vulnerability” by Rebecca Mead
  • Fox9: “John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife sliced off his manhood, loses toes due to toxic water at Camp Lejeune” by Michael Ruiz
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline blog: “What Most People Missed When They Watched ‘Lorena’” by Leigh Goodmark
  • Wikipedia