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Francine Hughes
AuthorBooks · Second hand1947-2017
Francine Moran Hughes was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan. Mickey was killed and the house destroyed in the resulting fire. At trial, Hughes was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity in one of the first cases involving "battered-woman syndrome" as a defense.
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About Francine Hughes
Birth
1947
Death
2017
Francine Moran Hughes was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse, set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977, in Dansville, Michigan. Mickey was killed and the house destroyed in the resulting fire. At trial, Hughes was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity in one of the first cases involving "battered-woman syndrome" as a defense.
Francine Hughes was born in 1947 in the town of Stockbridge.
Throughout her career, she published a total of 53 literary works.
Her bibliography is notable for exploring genres such as children's and juvenile fiction.
Among her most recognized titles is the work Space Jam.
Her writing covers diverse themes ranging from science fiction to stories about heroes.
