History.com gets it wrong on Lizzie Borden
This being the weekend of the 122nd anniversary of the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden, someone sent me this link on FaceBook to a piece published just today! Â I was eager to read “9 Things You May Not Know About Lizzie Borden.” Thing is, most of the nine are incorrect and it is obvious […]
First Reactions to Lizzie Borden Episode of Deadly Women
Tonight on Investigation Discovery, the series Deadly Women premiered an episode about the Lizzie Borden case titled “Lady of Blood.” I had high hopes for this documentary as I know first hand the amount of research this production company conducted prior to interviewing me and others in Fall River last October. I really liked the […]
Lizzie Borden Happenings, August 1-4, 2014
Is it that time of year again? Wow, the year is just rushing by. The anniversary (122 years) of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden is once again upon us and there are quite a number of Lizzie Borden events scheduled for those who are visiting Fall River and those who are not. In […]
Lizzie Borden on Deadly Women, August 1
Investigation Discovery will premiere their 8th season at 9 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014, with an entire hour-long episode devoted to the Lizzie Borden case. The production company came to Fall River in October of last year to interview myself, Michael Martins, Dennis Binette, and Lee-Ann Wilbur about this unsolved case. The research team […]
Lizzie Borden Books, Forthcoming and Now
Just in time for August 4th, a new non-fiction book on Lizzie Borden and the people that surround this most enigmatic of unsolved murder cases is being released this weekend. Lizzie Borden Resurrections: A history of the people surrounding the Borden case before, during, and after the trial is authored by Liz Whiz Sherry Chapman, […]
Lizzie Borden Events at the Raynham Public Library
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, I will be presenting a lecture titled “Lizzie Borden in Popular Culture” at the Raynham Public Library in Raynham, Massachusetts. The event is free and open to the public. Lecture begins at 1 PM. She’s everywhere! She’s everywhere!
Lizzie Borden and the Fact Checker
Please allow me this little rant. I read with increasing frequency of best selling books that are being “recalled” because the authors have plagiarized portions of their works, have decided that making up facts in order to prove some point is a valid way to present history, or fabricated quotes or sources in books and […]