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Judy Malinowski was burned alive and testified at her killer’s trial from the grave. She said that he didn’t deserve the death penalty.
Judy Malinowski was burned alive by her boyfriend after he poured gasoline over her body. She died of her injuries — but had already testified against her killer from her hospital bed.18 maj 2023
In 2015, the mother of 2 was at a gas station when they got into an argumentthe couple had a history of fighthing
it was a case that captivated central Ohio and beyond back in 2015
judy malinowski was doused with gaosoline and set on fire by her boyfriend michael slager
after mounth of abuse, despite being told she would have just hours to live . judy thougt for 700 days before she died . but before her death , she recorded a statement that would later be used in slager murder trial
her story is now being told in a documentary in her legacy living on a foundation named in her memory .
malinowaki became the first wmen to testify at the trial of her own murder. this after enduring 60 surgerues , 7 months in a coma and numerous skin graphs.
but was she lost in her physical appereance , she did not losing her bravery and spirit . now her fight is being shown in the documentary ” the fire that took her ” it’s been shown at film festivals in new york, los angeles and indianapolis.
“lot of people are just really taken back at the fact that like an ordinary person who had had like an ordinary life was able to like change so much while she was so like under so much like pain. a lot of people really admire her for what she did “
-kaylyn malinowski
with the help of judy’s tesimony in the trial .her boyfriend michael slager was sentenced to life without parole and Ohio lawmakers passed judy’s law which created created thougher penalties for those who commit crimes that permantely disabled or disfigured.