New Year’s Eve and Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft
It snowed today all day in Fall River. Probably about 6-8 inches on the ground before the sun went down. These photos were taken around 1 pm today, New Year’s Eve. There was more snow to fall. The wind is howling now, with gusts expected between 25-40 miles an hour. Who knows what the snow […]
Alice Russell’s House and How You Can Help
Here is a quick update regarding the Alice Russell house. Alice Russell was Lizzie Borden’s friend. Alice was the first person Lizzie sent Bridget for after the doctor was not at home that fateful day in 1892. Alice stayed the night with Lizzie and Emma on August 4-5, and it was Alice who spoke out […]
Murder Most Foul Meets Lizzie Borden
While browsing through magazines at a bookstore recently I happened upon an article on the Lizzie Borden case. It appears in issue No. 70 of Murder Most Foul, “Britain’s No. 1 True Crime Quarterly.” This sort of thing happens pretty frequently, as more and more magazines, journals, books, and online sources discover Miss Lizzie Borden […]
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Jolly Holidays, Happy Festivus, Happy Kwanza
Bailey the Unknown Reindeer.
The Battle for Lizzie Borden
Boston University Broadcast Journalism major Ryan McCune has posted his final project on Vimeo. Like his partner, Karlyn Smith, Ryan detailed the trademark infringement lawsuit filed against the True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem by the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/Museum in Fall River. In this assignment, he had to present whatever story he […]
Lizzie Borden was Innocent
Here is another high production value short video on the Lizzie Borden case. This one is by Jaime Arvizu, a digital design student at Vancouver Film School. He had eight hours to make the video and prove Lizzie Borden innocent. During the last slam I had the opportunity to work with Iván Cruz, Ed Ferguson […]
Emma Borden Did It
In a short video by Max Wu posted on vimeo.com, Emma Borden confesses to murdering Andrew and Abby Borden. It is really well done. You have to see it! Lizzie Borden from max wu on Vimeo. Link.
New Bedford to Recreate Lizzie Borden Trial
I had heard this was in the works a few months ago. It now seems certain. Kewl! By Will Richmond Herald News Staff Reporter Fall River — Despite immense pressures and at times suffering through controversies, the commonwealth’s Superior Court system has aged rather gracefully. With thousands of cases heard and too many verdicts handed […]
A Tale of Two Lizzies
Boston University Broadcast Journalism majors Karlyn Smith and Ryan McCune invited me to participate in their final exam project one cold day just this last October. It was a pleasure meeting these two gentlemen. I was impressed by their professionalism and they won me over immediately when they brought me a large hot chocolate for […]
Emma Borden and Me in the Paper
Today’s Fall River Herald News. Emma and I made the front page! Click the images for larger versions.
Mondo Lizzie Borden and the Blogger’s Code of Ethics
Mondo Lizzie Borden has always endorsed a blogger’s code of ethics. It is great to see more and more online journalists taking this all to heart and joining in the commitment. Our rules have always been simple: If a mistake is made, it is corrected in the right way with the mistake crossed out and […]
Lizzie Borden’s Eyes
My recent find of the Emma Borden photograph has sparked some interesting discussion on the Lizzie Borden Society Forum. But one of things I adore about this image is that the lighting was such that we get a clearer view of her eyes. The older Emma photograph that we know shows a dark and sad […]
Emma Borden’s Face
Deborah Allard penned a sweet piece about my most recent discovery of Lizzie Borden’s sister Emma’s portrait photograph. Here is a link to the story. When the paper comes out, I will post a photo.
Andrew Borden’s Jawbristle
Turns out, facial hair styles have names. Andrew Borden’s facial hair, which remained pretty much the same throughout his life (as evidenced in his photographs), sported what was called a “Jawbristle.” CLICK ON BEARD POSTER IMAGE TO SEE FULL SIZE. Link.
Maplecroft in the Snow
This is the view this morning in Fall River of Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft. Thanks to MB for the wonderful images!
Is Anybody there? Does Anybody care? Does Anybody see what I see?
Yes, this is also about Lizzie Borden. But more about that later. There is a crime being committed in Fall River. The Southcoast Hospital Group, owners of three hospitals including Charlton Memorial, has been quietly buying up properties and tearing them down to pave the space for parking. Charlton Memorial Hospital is located at the […]
Update on Lizzie Borden Auction Items
There is a sucker born every minute. Evidence? The poor joes who fell for these recent ebay auctions. The bloody clock sold for $550 The breadmaker/icepick/cup sold for $500 The jury photo sold for a whopping $1600 WOW!
Lizzie Lives in Color
Use the cursor to make her look up and down and side to side! This is using my colorized Lizzie Borden (it took literally 10 hours to do this color image!). I think it works better than the black and white images below. What do you think?