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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2026 · 52 MIN

Killer Thriller: She Burned Her Sleeping Husband Alive. Would You Have Acquitted Her?

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Francine Hughes confessed to killing her husband, but millions of Americans still believed she was the victim. Richard Masur takes us inside the true story behind The Burning Bed, the landmark true story crime drama that changed the national conversation about domestic violence. Did the jury get it right?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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