GBH Openvault

Battered Women Who Kill: Commutation and the Framingham Eight


License Clip

This program cannot be made available on Open Vault.

More material may be available from this program at the GBH Archives. If you would like research access to the collection at GBH, please email archive_requests@wgbh.org.

Program
Battered Women Who Kill: Commutation and the Framingham Eight
Program Description

Domestic violence is on the rise in Boston, prompting serious questions about the effectiveness of police and the courts in protecting women from their batterers. Perhaps the most publicized of these cases involves the "Framingham Eight (8)," a group of women incarcerated in that city's state prison for killing their longtime abusers and who are petitioning for release based on their histories of abuse. This program features a documentary on three of the women, Lisa Becker Grimshaw, Shannon Booker and Elaine Hyde, followed by discussion of domestic violence with police, court, legislative and counseling experts.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Talk Show
Topics
Women
Social Issues
Crime
Citation
Chicago: “Battered Women Who Kill: Commutation and the Framingham Eight,” GBH Archives, accessed December 10, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9503E917F7A248A2BB63B3D03EC9418D.
MLA: “Battered Women Who Kill: Commutation and the Framingham Eight.” GBH Archives. Web. December 10, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9503E917F7A248A2BB63B3D03EC9418D>.
APA: Battered Women Who Kill: Commutation and the Framingham Eight. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9503E917F7A248A2BB63B3D03EC9418D
If you have more information about this item, we want to know! Please contact us, including the URL.