Lizzie Borden Society Forum

While reading about the "balloon family", the following jumped out at me as describing my feelings towards the Lizzie Borden case, too:
>Alderden said the "aha moment" came when, during a Thursday night interview with CNN, Falcon turned to his dad and said what sounded like "you said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place.
"If you look at the nonverbal responses, as well as some of the verbal cues, not only for him but from the family, the children, their reaction, it became very clear to us at that point that they were lying," Alderden said.<

I often think that the people who were actually there and saw Lizzie seem to pick up on enough nonverbal cues to make them change their minds that she is guilty, even Uncle Morse. Wasn't he the one who said something to the effect "and something too terrible to put into words"? Even though I'm still in the middle about her guilt or innnocence myself, when I think she might have been guilty, it's in part because of the lack of permament loyalty to her from so many.

Well, again, that's an interesting impression you give about non-verbal cues. Being there at the time, and making decisions based on that, would be invaluable towards assigning a committed beliief in Lizzie's guilt or innocence. We should place value on witnesses impressions and also on family and friends' impressions as well.

For example, I trust Dr. Dolan's judgment in most things medical, yet I don't trust Dr. Bowen's judgment. Some of us here actually have a *favorite* character in the case, that seem more believable than others, even when they are in conflict over *facts.* The *facts* can be subjective.

What is the quote about Morse, and the source? It doesn't seem readily apparent to me~ doesn't seem familiar.