UPDATE as of 8 AM: Because of someone who puts themselves “in the know” had posted on her FB page for her blog Warps and Whefts that Lee-Ann Wilber had died last night, I posted the obituary that I had . . .
The last living person who knew Lizzie Borden has died. Grace Gross, daughter of Lizzie’s chauffeur Ernest Terry, passed away at the age of 97 in Camden, Maine. Grace was born in Fall River, MA, on November 15, 1922. Grace . . .
Disclaimer: I have known the author, Cara Robinson, for a number of years. It has been an honor to talk with her about this case as well as topics related to the Lizzie Borden community. You might say I . . .
In my last post, I praised Tori Telfer for her review/critique of the new Lizzie Borden film. Tori contacted me a few weeks ago for an interview on her podcast, Criminal Broads. “Criminal Broads is a true crime + history . . .
I haven’t seen it. Nor do I want to—right now. As I said to the Herald News, “I support fictional accounts of the Lizzie Borden story and the murders. In this case, the demonization of the victims is offensive to . . .
Maplecroft. The home of Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma, which they purchased for $13,000 in 1893, following Lizzie’s acquittal for the murder of her father and stepmother. Emma lived here until 1904. Lizzie lived here until the day she . . .
More changes, for the better, have come to Maplecroft. The new owner has decided to rightfully sock some big bucks into refurbishing Lizzie Borden’s back porch. The transformation has taken a few weeks, with days off for rain, but today . . .
Gearing up for their grand opening for tours, today the new owner of Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft has installed a handicap ramp for guests. I hear from the caretakers that the ramp has been leased for 6 months. I was . . .
At a very early hour this morning, I was awakened by the sound of what I thought was road construction. The city of Fall River has been digging up the streets of late to lay pipe, so my thinking that . . .
I will be the guest of Bradley Jay this Sunday, March 4, at midnight, for a discussion on the Lizzie Borden Murder case. You can listen live on iheartradio.com. I have no idea of the questions beforehand and they tell . . .
No not the one in Fall River. The one in Barre, Vermont. Before the Fall River business, there was a Maplecroft B&B in northern Vermont. “Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast is a grand 1887 Victorian home built by Scottish immigrant and . . .
I happened to have in my possession an 8×10 of Abby Borden in her death pose with the bed removed. She is lying horizontal to the camera. We see her with her right arm tucked underneath her shoulder, with her . . .
A new and surprising addition was planted today at Maplecroft. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
. . .From the EagleTribune: HAVERHILL — William H. Moody was a remarkable man who served the city of Haverhill and his nation in several important ways. You can learn more about him when the Buttonwoods Museum holds a free open . . .
The latest issue of The Literary Hatchet, #18, has been published and is online for you to download for FREE. Here is the link to grab your copy today! 178 pages in length, with writers from the United States, Malta, . . .
The parent website for this blog, LizzieAndrewBorden.com, has received a long-overdue redesign and makeover. Redesigned from the ground up, the site sports a slide show on the front page from illustrations created for the fictional book on the Borden case, . . .
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