Charles Manson and Lizzie Borden
In the vol. 174, 2002 of Military Law Review, posted on jagcnet.army.mil website, is a curious reference to Lizzie Borden. Or should I say “Lizzy” Borden. In what appears to be the text of a speech presented on November 21, 2002, on “Constitutional Dignity and the Criminal Law,” Judge James E. Baker, from the United […]
Borden Swansea Farm then and now
Here is a photo I took of the Borden’s Swansea farm last August: And here, fresh out of the digital camera, is the Swansea farm today, courtesy of Michael Brimbau: There are quite a few changes, I notice. Not only the color, but the door on the left is different, the pipes (rain gutters?) that […]
Lethal Imagination
According to the Emery University Violence Studies Newsletter, Fall 1999, a then new book was announced that appears to include an essay on Lizzie Borden. Says the newsletter: While helping to organize the Violence Studies Program two years ago, Professor Michael Bellesiles discovered that there was no general history of American violence. Encouraged by New […]
Lizzie Borden Monologue
Eldridge Publishing offers a book of monologues for “teen actors” called 1400 Boxes of Jello and Other Monologues. The book is by Daniel S. Kehde, and presumably, he wrote the pieces included. Here is the description of the content: These 21 monologues for teen actors are wise, witty and full of twists and surprises. Each […]
Lizzie Taught
The Camden County College, in New Jersey, is offering a large selection of tuition-free Professional Development workshops for teachers and community members. Of note is the offering for the Blackwood Campus: “Murders That Changed the Course of History.” MURDERS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY This workshop will exam infamous acts of violence and the […]
Death Notice: Knowlton
From the New York Times, December 19, 1902:
Lipstick Lizzie
Back in June, I blogged about a not too pretty Lizzie newspaper illustration that seemed to age her for us, making her, well, rather unattractive. I have since found a magazine illustration from PIC Magazine from 1938 that attempts to do the opposite: make Lizzie sexy. They added makeup, I guess, a little lipstick, and […]
Lizzie in Nature
Mr. Murder Retires
A crime writer in Toronto is retiring after 34 years on the beat. His name is Max Haines. He is the author of over 2,500 articles and 27 books! Some of the titles include: True Crime Stories, Doctors Who Kill, Murders Strange But True, Bothersome Bodies, Murder Most Foul, Crime Flashback, and others. I can’t […]
Lizzie Butterfly wings
Witnesses
From the New York Times, November 15, 1892:
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Discharged to-day
From the New York Times, October 21, 1892:
Sharon Pollock
Let me say up front that playwright Sharon Pollock is a personal hero of mine. Her play about Lizzie Borden, Blood Relations, is the best case-related play in print. She is an amazing artist and I was lucky enough to have a brief correspondence with her when I produced Blood Relations at my school two […]
Charles Henry Wells
The Fall River Historical Society website is prettier than ever and has some juicy tidbits hidden away for you to find in your explorations. Besides a very complete gift shop, there are some archives of past publications worth looking at. Here is a PDF copy of their Fall River Historical Society Report from Fall 2002 […]
Case of Lizzie Borden
From the New York Times, October 22, 1892:
Troubled with Nausea
From the New York Times, August 16, 1892:
Lizzie and Patriarchy
In “Either Way it Goes Down . . . America’s 54 Women on Death Row in the Context of Patriarchy,” DeAnna M. Horne examines “the experience of women in the criminal justice system” and concludes that “sex-role stereotyping prevails over context-specific reasoning” and that “the application of justice for women is skewed.” She uses the […]