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Lizzie Borden Owned Items for Sale?
A few new auction items caught my eye today. They are being sold on eBay as a LiveAuction, which means you have to register for the sales through the auction house that is selling the items. There is one really cool item and the rest are without provenance, and therefore probably hooey. Up for your […]
Say GoodBye to Alice Russell
Alice Russell’s house at 18 Hillside Street in Fall River was recently purchased by SouthCoast Hospital Group, a consortium between Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, and Tobey Hospital in Wareham. That means it will probably soon be torn down and the land used for either a parking lot […]
Lizzie Borden and Scariest Places
An ABC Family series called Scariest Places, hosted by Linda Blair, and featuring the narration of the woman who was the psychic on Poltergeist (Zelda Rubenstein). They send a family to a supposed haunted location, armed with cameras, to experience the place. Mostly what they get are a lot of scared people screaming as they […]
Lizzie Borden and Ed McBain
The late great Ed McBain had a theory about the Lizzie Borden case and he detailed it on a show called Case Reopened. Here is his idea of who did what to whom and why.
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 […]
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 […]
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 . . […]
Lizzie Borden’s Museum Expected to be Tacky, According to Arizona
In a letter to the editor of the Arizona Republic, a Chandler resident voices her opinion that a new museum devoted to true crime artifacts, like the Lindbergh killer’s electric chair, is in bad taste. She bases her views on being the “adult child of a convicted murderer.” She tries to make her point in […]
Lizzie Borden Headlines and Falderal
So I get this blog alert that someone has been talking about Lizzie Borden on the Internets and I am intrigued because of the headline. Hmmm. Lizzie Borden whacks her father, step mother? That’s not right. She was acquitted. The source appears to be ProJo, which is the Providence Journal. So I click on the […]
Odd Auction with Inaccuracies
A website called USAUCTIONSLIVE.com has an unusual item for bid—not because the item itself is rare or original, but because the auction details and description are mostly incorrect. Plus they are using images of the filming of the Monsterquest show at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum to help sell their wares. The bible of Editha ellen […]
Second Street Construction
The new courthouse in Fall River, directly across from the Lizzie Borden B&B is getting larger and larger as the workmen continue the construction. This image was taken today from the side yard at the Borden house at 92 Second Street, looking across the street.
Sunday in Fall River and it is still all about Lizzie and Salem
Aren’t you glad the Fall River Herald is finally taking a stand on this important story? Since it is unsigned, one can assume it the the stance of the paper itself and its editor. I’m not sure that publishing Lizzie’s Johnnycake and Meatloaf recipes, which happened this week in the Fall River Herald, is not […]
Lizzie Borden Martini?
Now I’ve heard everything! In today’s Fall River Hearld. By Deborah Allard GateHouse News Service Fall River — Flaunt Lounge Martini & Wine Bar at 32 Sixth St. knows exactly where it is located. That’s why it offers the Lizzie Borden martini on its extensive drinks menu. It’s a bold and tangy concoction, much like […]