A Southern California woman drugged her estranged husband, tied him to a bed, cut off his penis with a knife and threw it down a garbage disposal, police say. (The Associated Press)
Obviously, people are going to be talking about this story for a long time. Here's a sampling of the early commentary:
Mediabistro, FishbowlLA blog: Move Over Lorena Bobbit, Here Comes Catherine Kieu Becker
Good news everyone. The West Coast has its own psychotic, penis-cutting scorned wife. No longer will we have to sit silent at East Coast cocktail parties when the subject of Lorena Bobbit comes up. According to the LA Times, 48-year-old Catherine Kieu Becker told Garden Grove police she drugged her husband, tied him to the bed and cut his penis off. She said he “deserved” it and spoke no more.
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Allvoices: Woman Poisons Husband, Chops Off His Penis Then Makes 'Mince Meat' Of It In Garbage Disposal
Another woman performed a 'Bobbit' and goes for the cleaver. In painful news, a woman allegedly poisons her husband, ties him up then chops off his penis using a 10-inch kitchen knife.
LA Weekly, The Informer blog: Catherine Becker, O.C. Divorcee, Cuts Off Husband's Penis, Drops It in Garbage Disposal
Wow. Where to begin.
And now to make all the men reading this go “Ooooooooo.”
A 48-year-old California woman named Catherine Kieu Becker is being held on $1 million bail after police arrested her on suspicion of drugging her husband, tying him to the bed, cutting off his penis with a 10-inch kitchen knife and tossing it into the garbage disposal. Lorena Bobbit is smiling somewhere.
