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On June 23, 1993, Lorena Bobbitt cut off her husband John Bobbitt's penis with a kitchen knife

She alleged that John had abused her throughout their marriage, which he has denied

John later had his toes amputated due to a condition linked to his time at Camp Lejeune and its contaminated drinking water

In 1993, John Wayne Bobbitt made headlines after his wife, Lorena, cut off his penis with a kitchen knife .

Thirty years later, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Bobbitt says that he “understands” why his then-wife took such drastic measures, and is revealing what his first thought was after the severing.

"Freddy Krueger and Jason were really big back then," John, now 58, says, referring to the Friday the 13th series involving the fictional characters. "So immedia

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