Delvena Theatre Company presents the play, ‘Lizzie Borden the Forty Whacks’ at Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, Mass., March 2, 2008. 4 minutes and 32 seconds of the play. We want more! And this: The Jury Decides. Using the audience to help determine her guilt. Plus the actress answers audience questions.
Another find by CLEWS crime historian Laura James that I thought might apply here is the site WOWIO.com. They are giving away, for free, books, magazines, essays, and comics for downloading. You are allowed three per day and must register with a real email address. I took Laura up on her suggestion and have selected…
Crime Historian Laura James does a yeoman’s job at her blog CLEWS: The Historic True Crime Blog, offering interviews with new and important crime authors, links to fantastic article on other sites, and commentary on the state of true crime investigations and popular media. Most recently she added a few items that I know will…
The owner of the “haunted Lizzie Borden purse” is offering it for sale once again on eBay. This time it has a starting bid of $299 and a $16 shipping fee. You might not find it on your own, however. The seller spells Lizzie’s name “Lizzy Borden” throughout the auction description. This purse was given…
This is a very early mention of the Lizzie Borden case (or the Borden Trial as it was known in the aftermath). It is from The Cyclopedic Review of Current History, Detroit, Mich., The Evening News Association [etc.] 1892-93; Buffalo, N.Y., Garretson, Cox & Co. This is from Vol. 3, published in 1894, and digitized…
A new item, recently published, is now on Amazon.com. Its title is Shocking Psychic Solution: The Lizzie Borden Case (Book & Audio CD set) (Paperback) by Richard and Debbie Senate (Author), Sean Casteel (Editor). Here is the skinny according to Amazon: Review “We are all interested in the Lizzie Borden murder story. It is one…
UPDATE: Michael Brimbau points out that there are TWO original Porter’s (not one) on abebook.com. Both equally priced at $950. Here is the second one first: The Fall River Tragedy: A History of the Borden Murders. Porter, Edwin H. Bookseller: Berry Hill Book Shop (Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.) US$ 950.00 Description: 1893, First Edition, Good Plus/no…
There was a snow storm last night that hit the northeast and Fall River got plenty of the white stuff. Around an inch they say, with more to fall. So here is a photograph of Maplecroft in the snow. It looks so serene, doesn’t it?
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