The name Lizzie Borden has become synonymous with both murder and mystery. Perhaps for that reason, people wanting to suggest an outlandish aspect to their character have taken her name as their own.
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Denise NoeUnwomanly Weapons and the Women who Wield Them: Part One, Constance Kent
Heading the list is Constance Kent. She chose that weapon favored by Sweeney Todd himself, the razor. She hated her stepmother. She hid, then burned, the clothing she wore.
Mary Elizabeth NaugleLizzie Borden Had an Axe was Not a New Theory
a review of the October, 2004, Discovery Channel Special
Eugene HoseyReview of From Hell
From Hell opened to profoundly mixed reviews. The film is indisputably stylish and boasts a top-notch cast but critics felt it did not come together into a coherent whole.
Fall River Trip: October 26-29, 2004
It never ceases to surprise me that such a phenomenon can occur—wake up in Florida and at dinner time you’re standing in that deceptively tranquil crime scene.
Kat KooreyQueen of Tragedy: The Career of Nance O’Neil
Where Lizzie Borden first saw Nance O’Neil perform is unknown, although she certainly had ample opportunity to see her in Boston, Providence, or any of the company’s many venues around Massachusetts.
Tina Kate RouseFall River in the Snow: A Photo Essay
Mark Amarantes gifts us with a photo essay of Fall River in the snow, 2005.
Mark AmarantesDear Abby, December/January, 2004-2005
Dear Abby is a humorous series that purports that people wrote into the Fall River newspaper and Abby Borden responded with sage advice—well, sometimes.
Sherry ChapmanThe True and Amazing Story of Lizzie’s Gay Note
Spiering tells us that Lizzie wrote this to Mrs. Cummings, her dressmaker at the time, to apologize for any trouble caused by the rumor that Lizzie was getting married and that Mrs. Cummings was supposedly making the...
Newmarket, New Hampshire: Emma’s Final Home
Perhaps it is time we got acquainted with the lovely little town in which Emma Borden spent the last years of her life: Newmarket, New Hampshire.
