Thanks to Auds for this link—it is a good one. And it is directly related to Lizzie Borden. In fact, our fair lady of Fall River figures prominently in the story. I suggest you scurry on over there and read it. Now, please. You’ll thank me, and Auds, later.
Fake Lizzie photo by Harry Widdows.
Dr. Stefani Koorey: PearTree Press, Theatre prof, Author, Historian, Librarian. Florida born, New England transplant.
A healthy and whimsical mix of pop culture, news, gossip, opinion, and advice—one way or another related to the topic of Lizzie Borden. We search the web so you don’t have to!
As of today, August 27, 2023, we have raised $2,466 in checks and donations to our GoFundMe fundraiser to erect a grave marker for Edwin H. Porter, the author of the first book on the Borden case, The Fall River
As you may know, The Fall River Tragedy: History of the Borden Murders, by Edwin H. Porter, was the first book ever published on the case. A crime reporter for the Fall River Daily Globe, Porter was one of the
Being a collector of the weird and fabulous as it relates to the Borden case, I have files of these images saved during the past twenty years. And I would like to share them with you now. Laugh, gasp, chuckle, or rage, these photos were all on eBay. For a price. I used to write the sellers and let them know they didn’t have a Lizzie, but soon gave up on that practice. They didn’t care. Even though they were committing fraud by the sale of the image as a true Lizzie Borden. Oh well.
Here we go. Enjoy.
