Where There's Smoke
Season 2, Episode 53, May 19, 2020, 04:00 AM
When Francine Hughes set her Dansville home ablaze with her husband still inside, was it an act of self-defense, or cold-blooded murder?
In 1977, a desperate act in a small Mid-Michigan town sparked a movement against domestic violence, and launched a battered housewife into the national spotlight.
Case: Francine Hughes
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
The Burning Bed (Faith McNulty, 1980)
The New York Times (William Grimes, 3/31/17)
UPI Archives
People (Gioia Diliberto, 10/8/84)
Washington Post (Lynn Darling, 11/5/1980)
Wikipedia
Find A Grave
newspapers.com
The Burning Bed (Faith McNulty, 1980)
The New York Times (William Grimes, 3/31/17)
UPI Archives
People (Gioia Diliberto, 10/8/84)
Washington Post (Lynn Darling, 11/5/1980)
Wikipedia
Find A Grave
newspapers.com