Lizzie Borden and Unsolved Mysteries
Here is a blast from the past. Unsolved Mysteries on the Lizzie Borden case. Of course they take the paranormal route, not the unsolved murder route. This show added to the whole belief that the house is somehow haunted. From episode #462, first aired 7.23.2001. Enjoy.
Lizzie Borden Trial According to the Fall River Herald News
Deborah Allard penned an interesting piece tonight on the goings on in Salem. I quote a small part here but you should read the entire piece in the online paper. Salem’s Lizzie Borden museum allowed to use trademarked name before trial By Deborah Allard with AP reports GateHouse News Service Posted Sep 25, 2008 @ […]
Creepy Comics and Lizzie Borden
In an earlier post I informed you that there was in issue of Creepy Comics from the 1960s that had a story with Lizzie Borden in it. MondoLizzie member and filmmaker Richard Behrens got his copy before me and sent me these great images of the story. Thanks Richard! Here are those images which detail […]
Lizzie Borden and Ed McBain
The late great Ed McBain had a theory about the Lizzie Borden case and he detailed it on a show called Case Reopened. Here is his idea of who did what to whom and why.
Lizzie Borden Mini Movies
GardenBay Films has collected in one place all of their Lizzie Mini Movies. You can see them for yourself here. Kudos to filmmaker Richard Behrens for the project and to all who participated in the movies. They are really fine works!
Lizzie Borden and Creepy Comic Book
A Very Creepy Blog (yes, that is the name) posted on September 2 that a comic book called “Creepy” once published a Lizzie Borden story called “Reasonable Doubt.” As far as I can tell, the issue was published July 1967. There are lots of copies out there on the Internets—so you are bound to be […]
USA Today on Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Tomorrow’s USA Today features a large article on the lawsuit between Fall River’s Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum and Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden. Penned by John Fritze, it is a study of a battle that is soon to play itself out in the courts. Fritze contacted me and we spoke at length for the story. […]
Haunted Lizzie Borden
I put together a short film that includes a bunch of different haunted/scary lizzie clips that have made it into video or TV. They are introduced before each clip. Some are funny, some sad, some scary. You decide which is which!
Boston Globe Covers the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are soon to be several prominent stories to be published concerning the to-do between Fall River and Salem. The Fall River Herald News ran their piece on Tuesday and early this morning the Boston Globe posted online the piece that will run today. There is still another […]
Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden in the Herald News
Tuesday’s paper will feature a piece by Deborah Allard about the lawsuit filed by the Lizzie Borden B&B against The True Story of Lizzie Borden. It also nicely advertises the new exhibit and offers the reader photographs of the Salem museum, courtesy of moi. Here is a link to the piece online tonight, before the […]
Modern Forensics and the Lizzie Borden Case
This clip is from the Discovery Channel’s 2004 documentary titled “Lizzie Borden Had an Axe.” In this short piece, Professor Thomas Mauriello and Detective Tom Lange (of OJ Simpson fame) examine the handleless hatchet and Abby’s scarf. This video is meant as a tandem to the outstanding essay by Kat Koorey in the latest issue […]
Lizzie Borden News Pieces Slated for Next Week
Two pretty big news pieces on the lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem are slated to run next week, one nationally. The Democratic Convention and the hurricane coming to the Gulf Coast have held them up. MondoLizzie will report them to you here […]
A Memory of Lizzie Borden
In Edmonds, Washington, the Driftwood Players will present a new play about Lizzie Borden entitled “A Memory of Lizzie” by David Foxton. • 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24-26, “A Memory of Lizzie.” Transport back to Victorian America and glimpse into Lizzie Borden’s childhood, the woman who allegedly took an axe […]
Kid from Fall River
E.J. Dionne is a substantial journalist. He works for the Washington Post and appears frequently as a commentator on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Meet the Press. He wrote a sweet piece about being from Fall River and Ted Kennedy that you might find interesting. It captures the spirit of Massachusetts very nicely. Oh, […]
Solomon Decision and the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Today on TheDay.com from Connecticut: More than a century ago Lizzie Borden was accused of taking an ax and giving her mother 40 whacks (and her father 42), and now two Massachusetts businesses are battling over who gets to use the name of the former Sunday school teacher. The owner of the Lizzie Borden Bed […]
True Story of Lizzie Borden –First Hand Account
I went to the grand opening of The True Story of Lizzie Borden today in Salem, MA. The day was spectacular, with the prettiest weather I could wish for. Unfortunately, the drive to Salem was a real pain, so my advice to you is that if you are coming from the South, do not follow […]
Salem beats Fall River in Google Fight
Not only does Salem beat Fall River in a Google Fight, but OJ Simpson trounces Lizzie Borden! link.
Pundits Opine on the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
More internets news regarding the Lizzie Borden lawsuit. This time, the pundits are opining about it all. Some of it is quite funny! Jezebel.com sez “Everyone wants a piece of Lizzie Borden. . . . Who knew axe murdering was so lucrative?” HotelChatter.com posts, “eah, uh, guys? This is one of those situations in which […]