Yes, it is finally official. Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft has been sold. Robert Dube sold the house for $500,000 to Kristee Bates of Houston, Texas. A story on the sale is here, and will be updated as information becomes available. Welcome to the neighborhood, Miss Bates! The newspaper promises a photo gallery of the inside…

Every year, around the August 4th anniversary of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, the current owner of Maplecroft, Lizzie Borden’s home on the hill (which she purchased with her sister Emma Borden following her acquittal of the murders), places his home on the market. Each time he has asked an outrageous price, starting…