New Lizzie Borden Book Due Out This Year
I finally received my copy of the Fall River Historical Society Report for Fall 2007 and was pleased as punch to read that this year they are going to publish an important new book that centers on Lizzie Borden. I may be behind on the news, but I still wanted to share the information they […]
Lizzie Borden Live
Lizzie Borden Live is a one-woman play, written and performed by Jill Dalton, and directed by Fall River’s Jack McCullough. You can read more about the play and Jack and Jill in the November 2007 issue of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies and on a recent entry on MondoLizzie. I invite you now […]
Lizzie Borden Errors of Fact
Every so often I read an article or news story that makes me shake my head and grumble. I kvetch when an author makes inaccurate statements regarding the Borden murders of 1892. Not the small details, which most are prone to do, because unless you really study this case you might miss those tiny facts. […]
Lizzie Borden Theft of Content
UPDATE: As of 10 PM tonight, just four short hours since my rant below, the owner of the site in question has removed the content in question. Three cheers for truth and justice. Thank you to all who wrote and sent me good wishes! I thank you all for your good work. There is a […]
Lizzie Borden’s Cellar Visit by GardenBay Films
Check this out! Filmmaker Richard Behrens has done it again—made a Lizzie Mini film and posted in on YouTube.com. This one stars Shelley Dziedzic as Lizzie and offers us a truly great tour of the cellar at 92 Second Street by the author of Lizzie Borden Past & Present, Leonard Rebello. The film is fabulous! […]
Lizzie Borden’s Fall River Courthouse Construction
Directly across the street from 92 Second Street in Fall River is the construction site for the new (unnecessary) Fall River courthouse. So far, as of Jan. 8, 2008, this is where they are at with that.
Lizzie Borden for Free
Here is a potpourri of free Lizzie Borden items for your collection. I am always amazed by what I find when surfing the net, and my mission is to share it with you so you can enjoy it too! 1. Verdict in Dispute by Edgar Lustgarten (1949). The entire 264 page volume has been scanned […]
Lizzie Borden Fills a Classroom
Recently, there have been a spate of ads and announcements touting courses (past, present, and future) in criminal justice, law, and true crime that include a section of their curriculum on the Lizzie Borden case. Here is a small sampling of what you might find at your neighborhood library or adult education center. If you […]
Lizzie Borden’s 92 Second Street Gets a Facelift
Shelley Dziedzic on her Lizzie Borden: Warps and Wefts blog has posted a marvelous slide show about the renovations and painting being done at the Lizzie Borden B&B at 92 Second Street. The owners, Lee-ann Wilber and Donald used the holiday down time wisely and are sprucing up the place. Take a gander and enjoy.
Lizzie Borden and Life Magazine
A very recent publication contains a few pages about the Borden Murders: Life: The Most Notorious Crimes in American History: Fifty Fascinating Cases from the Files – in Pictures by the editors of Life Magazine. I am most excited by this book because it mentions The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies in the text! […]
Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night
Filmmaker Eric Swelstad has produced a sequel to the gross-out horror flick The Curse of Lizzie Borden, and it is due out on DVD in early 2008. Interesting that Lizzie has now become a horror icon. It was only a matter of time, I suppose. The first film was pure camp and worth the price […]
MHC no longer has link to Lizzie Borden murder trial
Today the Daily Hampshire Gazette ran a piece by Kristin Pepini about Mount Holyoke and the Borden case. You might remember that the August issue of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies included brand new research on where Emma Borden went during her “away years” in the 1860s. It turned out that Emma went […]
Other Lizzie Borden Christmas Goodies
Speaking of gifting Lizzie Borden this holiday season, why not consider these neato presents: 1. Unabridged audiobook version of the A&E Biography on Lizzie Borden, available through iTunes at only 95 cents. 55 minutes in length. 2. Unabridged audiobook version of Edgar Lustgarten’s “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe: the Famous Trials Series,” available through iTunes […]
Lizzie Borden Episode on The Practice
On season two of the now defunct ABC TV show The Practice, they did an episode with the following storyline: “With help from Ally McBeal, the firm defends a murder suspect who claims she was Lizzie Borden in a past life. Ellenor learns the truth about Dr. Spivak.” That episode is now available for download […]
Lizzie Borden now a “Whacky Hotel”
AOhell recently listed some “whacky” places to stay and listed the Lizzie Borden B & B as a must see site. The image is really kewl!
Lizzie Borden and the Today Show
On October 31, the Today Show aired an interview between Natalie Morales and paranormal researcher Rebecca Muller regarding various and sundry supernatural subjects—voodoo, Amityville Horror, exorcisms, and of all things, Lizzie Borden. I am not sure what Ms. Muller’s bona fides are, but she gets the Amityville story a bit wrong since the entire haunting […]
Lizzie Borden’s Passport
Shelley Dziedzic made an amazing find recently—Lizzie Borden’s 1890 passport application! You can read all about her discovery in the New Research section of The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library. I guess this is the year for new finds. We now know where Emma Borden went to school for a year and a half […]
Mini Lizzie Film by Garden Bay Films
This film, one of many more to come by Garden Bay Films, is a tribute to Eli Bence. You may or may not know who Eli was, but you should. He almost caused the conviction of Lizzie Borden! Mr. Bence was the man who testified at the inquest and preliminary hearings that he saw Lizzie […]