The Invisible Man (2020) Part 2: Francine Hughes

In this episode Chris and Christin get serious about domestic violence (DM) and intimate partner violence (IPV) that was depicted in The Invisible Man. First, Christin tells Chris about the scary facts of IPV, including that black females are twice as likely to be a victim of IPV. #blacklivesmatter

Christin then tells Chris about the true case of Francine Hughes that inspired the 1984 made for TV movie starring Farrah Fawcett, The Burning Bed. 

 

IPV and DM are never ok. You deserve better. For more information please visit:  https://www.thehotline.org/

 

Sources:

 

Blakemore, Erin. "Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband-And Changed Views on Domestic Violence". History. 21 March 2019: 

https://www.history.com/news/burning-bed-syndrome-francine-hughes-domestic-abuse

 

Diliberto, Gioia. "A Violent, Haunted Life". People. 8 Oct 1984:

https://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-violent-death-a-haunted-life-vol-22-no-15/

 

Jones, Feminista. "Why Black Women Stuggle More With Domestic Violence". Time USA, LLC. 10 Sept 2014:

https://time.com/3313343/ray-rice-black-women-domestic-violence/

 

Ludlow, Ester, host. Once Upon a Crime. "Episode 019: True Crime Gamechangers: Francine Hughes and the Burning Bed". 17 Nov 2016: 

https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=64892838&autoplay=1

 

Maitland, Leslie. "Courts Easy on Rising Family Violence". The New York Times. 14 June 1976:

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/14/archives/courts-easy-on-rising-family-violence-family-violence-on-rise-is.html

 

Maitland, Leslie. "Hearings are Held on Battered Wives". The New York Times. 15 Oct 1976:

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/15/archives/hearings-are-held-on-battered-wives-city-council-committee-studies.html

 

Taub, Amanda. "A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide". The New York Times. 14 April 2020: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-domestic-violence.html

 

When Men Murder Women study by The Violence Policy Center, September 2018:

https://vpc.org/studies/wmmw2019.pdf

 

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