Victim Marla Hanson

Beautiful 24-year-old model Marla Hanson was attacked and slashed by two thugs wielding single-edge razor blades in June 1986.

She had spurned the advances of her New York City landlord, who hired the two men to attack her and teach her a lesson. The "lesson" required 150 stitches in her face.

The two attackers and the landlord were convicted and put away on assault charges, but Hanson's second trauma came at the hands of opposing counsel who pictured her as a man-hungry slut. Also, she was depicted as racist, inasmuch as the two slashers were black. She reported that this attack in court seemed even worse than the slashing.

Hanson recovered, remained beautiful, but suffered severe depression. She has since spoken on the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

After the attacks, she returned to college and earned a degree in film and television studies. She married, now has a family, and has become a screenwriter.