Denials

From the Chicago Daily Tribune, October 11, 1892:

Lizzie Borden Meets the Lads

On a site dedicated to exposing Internet scams called Scam o Rama, is a unique piece of creative expression. The site’s description states: The letters posted here illustrate (hilariously unsuccessful) attempts at ADVANCE FEE FRAUD. The sender claims to be a bureaucrat, banker or royal toadie, who wants to cut you, and only you, in […]

MLB Late Night Music: Buster Keaton

My favorite comic silent star of all time is Buster Keaton. Found this compilation of his pratfalls and stunts. You will enjoy it, I guarantee it. “I’ve Just Seen a Face” by the Beatles.

Peter Stubb’s Lizzie Borden

Thanks to “intrepid reporter” for this link. However, if you can tell me what Mr. Stubb is singing, you win a duck. The artist is Peter Stubb and the song is “Lizzie Borden.”

Crime Radio

Clews: The Historic True Crime Blog has an interesting post regarding a show on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program. From the program’s description: For 10 years, the media and the police continued to investigate the highly publicized murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. But thousands of unsolved cases gather dust in police files. […]

Crime Scene Stigma

Deluth News Tribune published an interesting piece on the problems owners of crime scene houses have in selling their properties. The article was inspired by the recent listing of the JonBenet Ramsey house in Boulder, Co. A 2000 study by a professor of finance at Wright State University in Ohio found that stigmatized properties do […]

Haunted Decor

Haunted Decor offers this really amazing Lizzie Borden item. Borden Tombstone, measuring 36” H x 18” W x 2.5” D. “These lightweight rigid foam props will look right at home in your haunted house or halloween graveyard! Very realistic paint finishes will convince anyone that our Halloween props, Haunted house decorations, and Halloween Tombstonesare real!” […]