The Perfect Victim (2012-01-01)

Crime | Documentary |

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For over thirty years, three women have languished in Missouri State prison under unjust sentences for killing their abusive husbands. Denied the opportunity to enter the abuse into evidence, each of the women represents a system broken by outdated and media-sensationalized stereotypes. When a greater understanding of the "battered" syndrome change legal practices in 2000, Missouri's Governor crafts a new law demanding the parole board reevaluate each woman's case.

Directed By: Elizabeth Rohrbaugh

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Status: Released
Runtime: 82m
Popularity: 0.1302
Language: en

Budget: $0
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Keywords

homicide missouri women's prison domestic abuse female prisoner domestic violence physical abuse life sentence stereotype abusive husband criminal justice mental abuse murder of husband battered women battered wife syndrome battered woman syndrome clemency double standard

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