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 @ […]
AP Reports No Trial Date Set Yet for Lizzie Borden
Just up on the wires: Judge won’t issue ban in Lizzie Borden trademark dispute 5:24 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink By Mike McKinney Email this author | Email this entry BOSTON — A federal judge declined today to temporarily ban a Salem business from using a name similar to one trademarked by the […]
Lizzie Borden Trial Set
No not that Lizzie Borden. The Lizzie Borden who is suing the other Lizzie Borden. The Lizzie Borden B&B in Fall River against The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. HOT NEWS: Case 1:08-cv-11341-WGY Filed: 09/25/2008 Entered: 09/25/2008 Entered By: Bonnie Smith, Event Name(s): Motion Hearing, Set Hearings Full Docket Text: Electronic Clerk’s Notes […]
Lizzie Borden: Hearing on Preliminary Injunction Being Held Today
Today at 2PM in courtroom 18 of the United States District Court in Boston, case #CA 08-11341— LIZZIE BORDEN V. PICKEL—MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION will be heard and decided. The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River is suing The True Story of Lizzie Borden, Gift Shop and Museum in Salem for trademark infringement, claiming, among […]
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 Website Gets a Makeover
LizzieAndrewBorden.com has undergone a makeover. Gone are the dark colors and high contrast backgrounds, replaced by an upscale classy look that is sure to delight. The site is the preeminent Lizzie Borden website—and contains the most comprehensive collection of Borden facts, essays, document downloads, and discussions on the Internet. Disclaimer: this is a post of […]
Lizzie Borden on Everyday Paranormal
According to JeffreyJustice.com, the website of a psychic medium, Everyday Paranormal will be broadcasting from the Lizzie Borden House on September 25. Along with Liz Souza, Justice will be doing the live broadcast at 8pm EST. “Everyday Paranormal, hosted by Jeffrey Justice and Liz Souza, airs live each and every Thursday at 8 EST and […]
Lizzie Borden and Scariest Places
An ABC Family series called Scariest Places, hosted by Linda Blair, and featuring the narration of the woman who was the psychic on Poltergeist (Zelda Rubenstein). They send a family to a supposed haunted location, armed with cameras, to experience the place. Mostly what they get are a lot of scared people screaming as they […]
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 […]