Barbara Sheehan and Hedda Nussbaum. Their stories became a window into the frightening realities of domestic violence, as the media questioned how the criminal-justice system handles the cases of battered women.
On a cold day in Howard Beach, housewife Barbara Sheehan was arrested for gunning down her husband, a retired NYPD detective. She fired 11 shots with two of his guns while he was shaving in the bathroom. Her defense? Sheehan claimed she had no choice — he would have killed her first.
At the trial, Sheehan testified that she was the victim of her husband’s relentless physical abuse. The central mystery: Was Sheehan in imminent danger when she pulled the trigger? Her freedom would hinge on how the jury answered that question.
Created by Heath Benfield
Produced by Heath Benfield and Mike Lee
Production Coordinator – Mike Lee
Director of Photography – Colin Sonner
Supervising Editor – Dmitry Trakovsky
Executive Producers – David Hyman, Bart Feder and Chris Wayland
Colorist – Markus Englmair
Production Assistant – Matthew Santora
Title Artist – Steve Mitas
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