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m his >> this was john bobbitt 25 years a young man when his wife was accused of cutting off his penis and throwing it in a field. it was found. attached. a victim, he came to be viewed as the villain as she accused him of yearsf abuse. >> of course he was the victim. under any circumstance you don't take the law in your own hands and mutilate somebody. >> this is a photo taken recent lie whether he visited bobbitt in las vegas. >> he came with his dog and had lunch with us. >> he said his post trial porn star ds are over. not so s writing a book much about the trial, but howli the p can sometimes disregard the facts to support their perception. >> you cannot ignore the facts. facts that are unrebutted. you can't ignore them. >> lorena bobbitt declined an interview becausepehe's ing soon in an amazon documentary series. four years ago she told angie goff about her new life in gainesville married with a daughter overseeing a foundation that raises funds for wom shelters. this is what she said then about the night that changedfo her li ver. >> do you feel bad for what you did? >> yes, i

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today marking 25 years sincehe incident that made lorena and john bobbitt household names.both faced criminal charges. both were acquitted. as julie carey found seout, t involved in the case find it is till very much a part of their lives. >> reporter: thek des of john t' bobbits defense attorney, surrounded by reminders of a story that went viral before we used that word. boxes and boxes of documents. courtrm sketches. the t-shirt sold in the circus-like scene outside of the prince william county on the back, john babbitt's thanks written out. >> he said he thanked me for giving him his freedom. >> reporter: his wife was accused of cutting off his penis and throwing it in a field. it was reattached. he was viewed as the victim after lorena accused him of years of abuse and rape. >> of course he was the victim. you don't take the law on your own hands, and you don't mutilate someone. >> reporter: this was taken when murphy visit ed bobbitt. he said the porn star days are over. murphy is writing a book, not so much about theus notor trial, but how the public can sometimes di