Again? Like it’s ever stopped. Last night I finished watching “Killer Sally,” which is about Sally McNeil’s killing of her husband, Ray, in self-defense after years of abuse. You’ll be shocked to hear the jury thought otherwise and sent her to prison for 25 years. This was back in 1996, when female rage was getting some notoriety. There was Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, and Amy Fisher, the teen who shot her lover’s wife. There was Tonya Harding. And Sally McNeil, who had the misfortune of being a former marine and bodybuilder, and whose physique debunked expectations of the fairer sex. I wrote about this a little bit in my new novel,
I saw that documentary and, Fiona, I agree with you 100%. It seems that Sally was her own worst enemy and she had terrible representation. Some good lawyer could have gotten her out after only a few years, but she didn't have the smarts nor - and this is huge - the money. If only someone made this doc while she was still incarcerated. I love that you put this story in with the great outcome (we both know who to thank) in the Paul Haggis case.
I saw that documentary and, Fiona, I agree with you 100%. It seems that Sally was her own worst enemy and she had terrible representation. Some good lawyer could have gotten her out after only a few years, but she didn't have the smarts nor - and this is huge - the money. If only someone made this doc while she was still incarcerated. I love that you put this story in with the great outcome (we both know who to thank) in the Paul Haggis case.