The Nature of the Beast (1994)

The Nature of the Beast explores the life and case of a woman Bonnie Jean Foreshaw who was subjected to years of abuse as a child and in three separate marriages At the age of thirtyeight Ms Foreshaw was found guilty of first degree murder when in a moment of panic she accidentally shot and killed a pregnant woman in an attempt to protect herself from a man who was physically assaulting her at a gas station in Hartford Connecticut Both her assailant and victim were complete strangers to Ms Foreshaw Although the man later testified in court that he had pulled the pregnant woman in front of him as a shield when he saw Ms Foreshaw take out her hand gun she was nevertheless found guilty of premeditated murder Ms Foreshaw is now serving the longest prison sentence of any woman in Connecticut45 yearswithout the possibility of parole