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The Burning Bed is both a 1980 non-fiction book by Faith McNulty about battered housewife Francine Hughes, and a 1984 TV-movie adaptation written by Rose Leiman Goldemberg.. The plot follows Hughes' trial for the murder of her husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes, following her setting fire to the bed he was sleeping in at their Dansville, Michigan home on March 9, 1977, and thirteen years of ...
- Faith McNulty
- Crime, Drama
- 1980
- English
Francine Hughes. Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) [1] was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan. Mickey was killed and the house destroyed in the resulting fire.
- March 22, 2017 (aged 69), Leighton, Alabama
- Nurse, LPN
- Killing her husband after years of abuse, and being found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity
Oct 8, 1984 · A 1984 biographical crime drama starring Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes, who sets fire to her husband's bed while he sleeps. Based on a true story, the movie explores the issue of domestic violence and its consequences.
- (3.3K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Robert Greenwald
- 1984-10-08
Mar 21, 2019 · Francine Hughes killed her abusive husband in 1977 and became a symbol of the fight against domestic violence. Learn how her case inspired a national movement that created shelters, laws and awareness for women like her.
Jul 9, 2020 · Anna Boots writes on “The Burning Bed,” a new short documentary, from Retro Report, about domestic violence and law enforcement, and the cases of Francine Hughes and Thomia Hunter.
Jan 1, 1989 · The Burning Bed is the true story of Francine Hughes who killed her abusive ex-husband, Mickey, after enduring over a dozen years of emotional, financial and physical abuse. On March 9, 1977, in her home in Lansing, Michigan, Francine Hughes poured gas around her ex-husband's bed and lit it on fire.
- Faith McNulty
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The Burning Bed. A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
