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Bertha Boronda (née Zettle; March 14, 1877 – January 18, 1950) was an American woman who sliced off her husband's penis in 1907. She was convicted of the crime of mayhem; she used a straight razor to cut off her husband's penis. She fled the scene of the crime, but was captured the next day.
Jan 14, 2020 · Long before Lorena Bobbitt became a national punchline, the Bay Area had Bertha Boronda. Bertha was Frank’s second wife, and perhaps he thought this marriage would be more peaceful than his...
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Minnesota, USA. Death. 18 Jan 1950 (aged 72) San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. Burial. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA Add to Map. Memorial ID. 116260215.
Feb 29, 2024 · Bertha Boronda (née Zettle; March 14, 1877 – January 18, 1950) was an American woman who sliced off her husband's penis in 1907. She was convicted of the crime of mayhem; she used a straight razor to cut off her husband's penis. She fled the scene of the crime, but was captured the next day.
Mar 6, 2023 · Bertha “Bessie” Zettle was Frank Boronda’s second wife. She was born on March 14, 1877, in Morton, Minnesota. Unfortunately, the details of how Bertha ended up in California and how she met Frank remain a mystery that is lost to history.
Bertha Boronda, from Minnesota, was sentenced to five years in prison for cutting her husband's member. Her husband, a fire fighter, had visited a prostitute.
Jan 26, 2019 · Bertha Boronda was sentenced to five years in prison for “Mayhem” in 1908. What’s “Mayhem” you ask? Apparently in Bertha’s case, it’s cutting off your cheating husband’s penis with a straight razor, disguising yourself as a man and fleeing by bicycle.
