FAFO : America's Most Notorious Scorned Wives- Podcast Ep.23 Reference List

Every episode of Truth in the Shadows starts with one goal:

Go beyond the headline.

To do that, I research each case using court records, historical newspaper archives, documentaries, public interviews, and other publicly available sources.

Here are the primary sources used for this episode.

Bertha Boronda

• California Digital Newspaper Collection

• California State Archives

• Historical newspaper coverage from California newspapers

• Contemporary court records and historical publications covering the Bertha Boronda case

Clara Phillips ("The Tiger Woman")

• Los Angeles Public Library Historical Newspaper Collection

• California Digital Newspaper Collection

• California State Archives

• Historical court records relating to People v. Clara Phillips

• Contemporary newspaper coverage from the Los Angeles Times and other California publications

Lorena Gallo (formerly Lorena Bobbitt)

• Prince William County Circuit Court records

• Trial testimony from Commonwealth v. John Wayne Bobbitt

• Trial testimony from Commonwealth v. Lorena Bobbitt

• Marine Corps Family Advocacy Program records introduced during the Bobbitt trials

• The Washington Post archives

• The New York Times archives

• Associated Press archives

• USA Today — "Lorena Bobbitt Never Remarried. Here's Why."

• Oxygen — "Where Is Lorena Gallo (Formerly Lorena Bobbitt) Today?"

• Lorena (Amazon Studios, 2019), directed by Joshua Rofé

Research Note

Historical cases often contain conflicting accounts, especially when reported across different newspapers and time periods. Whenever possible, this episode relies on court records, contemporary reporting, and primary source material. When facts are disputed, those differences are noted during the episode.