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Francine Hughes was an American woman who killed her abusive ex-husband in 1977 and was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. She had four children with him and later became a nurse and married a country musician.
31 mar 2017 · She took the three of her four children who were home, drove to the Ingham County Jail in Mason, and reported what she had done. By the time firefighters reached the house, it was engulfed in...
21 mar 2019 · Francine Hughes killed her abusive husband in 1977 and became a symbol of the battered women's movement. Learn about her ordeal, her children's fate, and how she changed U.S. views on spousal abuse.
9 lip 2020 · When Mickey fell asleep, drunk, that night, Hughes doused his bed in gasoline, lit it on fire, packed her four children into her car, and drove away as flames engulfed the house. Hughes was...
9 lip 2020 · When Francine Hughes murdered her husband after enduring years of abuse, a debate about domestic violence was ignited, making her story both a high point and...
8 paź 2024 · Francine Hughes, a mother of four, set fire to her Michigan home in 1977, killing her ex-husband after enduring thirteen years of relentless abuse. The case gained national attention and became a pivotal moment in raising awareness about domestic violence and the legal challenges survivors face.
2 mar 2017 · Hughes lived in Dansville. She was divorced, attending business school, raising four children, ages 12, 11, 7 and 6, supporting herself partly through welfare.
