To make ends meet and pay for Ray’s steroids, she took on wrestling jobs and made fetishistic “muscle worship” videos. Mmk 🫠 #killersallyįor most of their marriage, Sally was supporting her husband’s dream to go pro. The prosecutor in the Sally McNeil case says she couldn’t have possibly been a battered woman bc she took a nap in the interrogation room after being interviewed for 12+ hours. As if a strong independent woman couldn’t also suffer abuse at the hands of another. I’m watching ‘Killer Sally’ on Netflix & the way society & the justice system defines a victim and “battered woman” is so whacked. The opinions expressed by Sally’s opposition perpetuate the notion of an ideal victim - a “battered woman” who has to be small, frail, and feminine to be believed. He also pointed out how she “lacked remorse” because she took a nap during the interrogation.
#Days gone imdb trial#
The docuseries includes interviews with the couple’s family and friends, as well as the trial and the aftermath, and people are shocked by the level of victim blaming in court and in the media in the 1990s.ĭuring the trial, prosecutor Dan Goldstein portrayed Sally as a violent woman due to her size and muscled appearance. Her two children were also emotionally and physically abused by Ray, their stepfather. On Valentine’s Day in 1995, Sally shot and killed her husband after enduring years of physical abuse. The three-part true crime documentary takes us through the world of bodybuilding and the lives of couple and former marines Sally and Ray McNeil, who were both big names in bodybuilding in the 1980s. Netflix’s limited docuseries Killer Sally dropped on November 2 and so far, viewers’ reactions to it have ranged from sympathy to anger. Spoilers ahead! Don’t say we didn’t warn ya.
Editor’s note: This article mentions and discusses murder and domestic abuse, which some readers may find it disturbing.
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