Zodiac Killer Found?
This is big if it proves to be true. Jack Tarrance. He may be a household word in a few weeks. Read all about it here. Watch the news here.
Modern Forensics and the Lizzie Borden Case
This clip is from the Discovery Channel’s 2004 documentary titled “Lizzie Borden Had an Axe.” In this short piece, Professor Thomas Mauriello and Detective Tom Lange (of OJ Simpson fame) examine the handleless hatchet and Abby’s scarf. This video is meant as a tandem to the outstanding essay by Kat Koorey in the latest issue […]
Lizzie Borden News Pieces Slated for Next Week
Two pretty big news pieces on the lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem are slated to run next week, one nationally. The Democratic Convention and the hurricane coming to the Gulf Coast have held them up. MondoLizzie will report them to you here […]
A Memory of Lizzie Borden
In Edmonds, Washington, the Driftwood Players will present a new play about Lizzie Borden entitled “A Memory of Lizzie” by David Foxton. • 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24-26, “A Memory of Lizzie.” Transport back to Victorian America and glimpse into Lizzie Borden’s childhood, the woman who allegedly took an axe […]
Kid from Fall River
E.J. Dionne is a substantial journalist. He works for the Washington Post and appears frequently as a commentator on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Meet the Press. He wrote a sweet piece about being from Fall River and Ted Kennedy that you might find interesting. It captures the spirit of Massachusetts very nicely. Oh, […]
Solomon Decision and the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Today on TheDay.com from Connecticut: More than a century ago Lizzie Borden was accused of taking an ax and giving her mother 40 whacks (and her father 42), and now two Massachusetts businesses are battling over who gets to use the name of the former Sunday school teacher. The owner of the Lizzie Borden Bed […]
True Story of Lizzie Borden –First Hand Account
I went to the grand opening of The True Story of Lizzie Borden today in Salem, MA. The day was spectacular, with the prettiest weather I could wish for. Unfortunately, the drive to Salem was a real pain, so my advice to you is that if you are coming from the South, do not follow […]
Once Upon a Time there was Lizzie Borden
Salem beats Fall River in Google Fight
Not only does Salem beat Fall River in a Google Fight, but OJ Simpson trounces Lizzie Borden! link.
Pundits Opine on the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
More internets news regarding the Lizzie Borden lawsuit. This time, the pundits are opining about it all. Some of it is quite funny! Jezebel.com sez “Everyone wants a piece of Lizzie Borden. . . . Who knew axe murdering was so lucrative?” HotelChatter.com posts, “eah, uh, guys? This is one of those situations in which […]
True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem to OPEN
The True Story of Lizzie Borden, located in Salem, MA, is set to open tomorrow, Saturday, August 23, 2008. The hours will be 11am to 7pm. Here are the directions to the exhibit. Here is a coupon to receive $2 off admission price.
Lizzie Borden Museum Lawsuit Update
On August 20, lawyers for Leonard Pickel and The True Story of Lizzie Borden Gift Shop and Museum filed a motion for extension of time to respond to verified complaint and pending motion. The extension requested was September 10. On August 21, Lawyers for the defendant, Lizzie Borden B&B, assented. The new date for a […]
Lizzie Borden Lawsuit Hits the air
Same story, different papers/venues. SouthCoast Today. Providence Journal. HuffingtonPost.com. And this from LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brad’s Desk 8/22 August 22, 2008 by Brad Lizzie Borden Took An Ax…And Helped Our City’s Sales Tax THERE’S A FIGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS OVER WHO GETS TO CAPITALIZE ON A NOTORIOUS MURDER CASE. MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER LIZZIE BORDEN’S PARENTS […]
Who will win the Lizzie Borden Museum lawsuit?
Who Will win the Lizzie Borden Museum lawsuit? ( surveys)
AP changes story about Fall River
It is all over the press today. The AP story about the lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B Museum and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. This time Fall River is “a gritty industrial community 80 miles south of Salem.” Gritty. I guess. Here is the story on Salon.com. Mass. businesses battle over […]
Even Bob Dylan does Lizzie Borden
UPDATE: oops! Forgot the link where you can make your own.
AP on the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Another example of the truth of old cliche “Don’t believe everything you read.” Today’s AP story. Unfortunately, the AP gets is wrong! The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum is not suing over the Borden name, but the word MUSEUM. Hmmm. Maybe they get other stuff wrong too? . . . . . Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie […]
USA Today Today on Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Read all about it! Mass. businesses battle over Lizzie Borden legacy. One thing of note in this retelling . . . . Fall River is described as “a hardscrabble fishing community 80 miles south of Salem.” Sounds quaint. But this is a new one! Repeat after me . . . hardscrabble fishing community . . […]