Episode
Snapped: Gail Bennett
Overview
Raised on a Texas farm, a young woman spent her childhood taking care of her siblings. When she left home, she began a string of bad marriages and by 1990, she was filing for her third divorce. With one daughter grown, and a son living with her second ex-husband, she was at a crossroads in her life. That's when ex-husband number three convinced her to come back to him. She was a battered hhousewife and eventually she shot and wounded her violent spouse. Instead of protecting her, the local sheriff raped her. Then, she filed a civil suit to fight for justice.
Details
- Series
- Snapped
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2005-12-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Gail Bennett is Episode 12 in Season 3 of Snapped. It aired on 2005-12-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 11: Kim Anderson
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