The Burning Bed - Francine Hughes

We revisit the harrowing true story of Francine Hughes, the Michigan housewife whose decades-long abuse at the hands of her husband, Mickey Hughes, ended in a desperate act that would shake the nation. On a cold night in March 1977, after suffering relentless physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Francine set fire to the bed where her husband lay sleeping.

We explore the real events behind the groundbreaking 1984 TV movie The Burning Bed, starring Farrah Fawcett, which brought national attention to domestic violence in a way the American media had rarely done before.

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