https://www.vanityfair.com/style/1993/11/lorena-bobbitt-interview-sex-lies-carving-knife
"Lorena Leonor Bobbitt
became a national folk heroine (emphasis mine) when, after her husband allegedly raped her, she cut off his penis with an eight-inch carving knife and tossed it out her car window as she drove away. The story, with all its gory symbolism, provokes passionate reactions from men and women around the world. As Lorena goes to trial, she tells KIM MASTERS the story of the real people and real pain behind this shocking new round in the battle between the sexes" - Kim Masters, Vainty Fair, 1993
This is what I remember as a teenager.
This is when I dedicated my life to radically questioning the role that the feminist press and academic feminism would play in my life.
From Wiki: The defense strategy emphasized her action as being a mix of self-defense and temporary insanity constituting an "irresistible impulse" due to the history and pattern of abuse and rape