Remembering Terri Bobbitt 20 years later Mark Plemmons Dec 19, 2021 Dec 19, 2021 Updated Jan 23, 2023 0 Terri Bobbitt was the executive director of The Arc when she was killed Nov. 18, 2001. submitted Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons The family of Terri Bobbitt will likely never get justice — no trial and no one punished.kAm%96 a_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 %6CC: q@33:EE’D 562E9 H2D }@G] `g] $96 H2D D9@E 2?5 <:==65 @FED:56 E96 @77:46 @7 %96 pC4]k^AmkAmq@33:EE H2D H@C<:?8 2E 96C @77:46 @? $F?52J[ }@G] `g[ a__`] xE H2D E96 $F?52J 367@C6 %92?<D8:G:?8 2?5 D96 H2D AFEE:?8 E96 7:?:D9:?8 E@F496D @? E96 2??F2= AC6D6?E2E:@? 7@C &?:E65 (2J 7F?5:?8 E92E H2D E@ 36 >256 E96 ?6IE 52J]k^AmkAm!@=:46 ?@H E9:?< E96J <?@H H9@ <:==65 96C[ 3FE E96J 42?’E 5@ 2?JE9:?8 23@FE :E] %96 >2? 5:65 EH@ J62CD 28@]k^Am kAmxE’D 366? 2 7CFDEC2E:?8 a_ J62CD 7@C %6CC:’D 72>:=J[ :?4=F5:?8 7:G6 J62CD H96? 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