Larry Flynt was paralyzed due to injuries from a murder attempt by the man whose killing spree was the subject of what fictional novel?
Larry Flynt Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably "Hustler". Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has unsuccessfully run for public office. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, "Arena" magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.
Albert Tirrell Albert Jackson Tirrell (1824 – 1880) was a man whose trial for the murder of the prostitute for whom he had left his wife scandalized Boston society in 1846. He used sleepwalking as a defense against charges of murder, marking the first time in American legal history that this defense was successful in a murder prosecution.