Lorena Bobbitt Is Proof That Marriage Is a Scam

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Everyone knows what Lorena Bobbitt did with a kitchen knife in 1993. Instead of asking WHY it happened, most people laughed instead.

The world turned a domestic-violence and marital-r*pe case into the decade's biggest punchline.

In the very first episode of Come Closer, Rae: Aries Goddess and Keeper of Dark Stories, tells it the way it actually happened: Years of documented violence, a law that barely counted her as a victim, two trials, and a culture that laughed instead of looking.

And underneath all of it, THE REAL CRIME. Because marriage was never a love story. It's a 4,000-year-old scam, and Lorena Bobbitt is the proof.

Come closer. It's darker than you think.

⚠️ Content warning: this episode discusses domestic violence, sexual assault, and abuse. Please take care.

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Chapters:

0:00 The 10 seconds everyone remembers

· 1:40 Meet Rae

· 4:40 The love story

· 7:00 The marriage turns

·12:30 The night it happened

· 15:00 The media circus

· 17:00 Two trials

· 25:00 Marriage: the real crime

· 30:30 The Verdict Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices