Private Lizzie Borden Book Sale
On Laura James’ blog called CLEWS: The Historic True Crime Blog (linked to on the sidebar on the right) is a post about a private book sale. Appropriately, 92 items are for sale, all from the library of Ken Souza, former editor of the LBQ. Hey fans, there is a first edition of Porter in […]
Killer Dolls Attack!
I have to admit it. I collect Lizzie kitsch. I own a Lizzie Borden bobblehead (and sell them too!), a large and a small Lizzie Borden Living Dead Doll (these are great and I highly recommend them, but buy them in boxes, sealed, for the collectable value), some home-made and artist created items such as […]
Gay’s Studio Photo — Lizzie?
BACKSTORY: In the January 1998 edition of The Lizzie Borden Quarterly there was a story titled “Lizzie Yes, Lizzie No,” which debated the question as to whether the woman in the group shot was Lizzie Borden. The image was thought to have been taken by the Gay Studios of Fall River (date unknown), and was […]
Further Masterton Bio
This just in from an “intrepid reporter”:(from page 13 of The Valchemist, Journal of the Connecticut Valley Section, American Chemical Society. Obituary William L. “Bill†Masterton passed away on June 19, 2005. He is survived by his wife Loris with whom he shared 52 years of marriage; two sons, Fred and Reynold “Peterâ€; and four […]
William Masterton 1927-1995
I heard a rumor that William Masterton, author of Lizzie Didn’t Do It! had passed away last year but I couldn’t confirm it until now. I was pointed to this post on a FreeList site that tells the sad news and the details of the condition that lead to his death. Using my resources, I […]
Seances give doorprizes?
Odd sales item. The auction title says it is A Visit with Lizzie Borden Evidence Bag. And it is rare. I’m intrigued. What could this mean? Oh, it says that it was a giveaway at a seance at the Lizzie Borden B&B. They give prizes at seances? What for? The most blood-curdling scream? The first […]
Oddest Lizzie eBay item yet
I guess there is a market for Poker Chip Protectors (whatever that means) — so much so a guy is selling them on eBay! For only $3.99 you too can own one. From the sale’s description: “Adhered to side A is the infamous photo of accused axe killer Lizzie Borden. On side B are the […]
MSN’s CrimeLibrary Group
Recently, a member of the Lizzie Borden Society Forum kindly shared with me that she had found a new forum on Lizzie Borden and was surprised to see that so much of the group’s content was copy/pasted from my web site LizzieAndrewBorden.com. I tried to contact the group’s owners but they didn’t reply to my […]
Lizzie Borden Had an Axe
Remember that Discovery Channel documentary about Lizzie Borden? The one that aired around Halloween in 2004 that had that fabulous to-scale dollhouse of 92 Second St? This was the show that used the Luminol testing, which was very controversial because it has been so long since the crimes. Well, while going through my Lizzie links […]
Obligatory first post
There has to be a first post. This one is it.