Fall River Chamber and Lizzie
The Fall River area Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a bit about the Borden mystery on their website. Here is a direct quote, warts and all: A sizzling August, 1892. A double murder. An ax. Lizzie Borden. Did she or didn’t she? Sleuths from around the world still seek the truth. Books, a movie, […]
Mrs. Livermore’s Opinion
From the New York Times, September 4, 1892.
LB and the American Realists
This is the text of an unpublished talk given at a symposium celebrating Jack Beeson’s opera Lizzie Borden, presented during the1996 season of Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, New York. It is definitely worth reading, but it does raise a few questions: Was Lizzie’s love of animals “obsessive”? Did Emma dress in black the rest of her […]
He Believes Her Innocent
From the New York Times, August 17, 1892.
Mysterious Arrest
From the New York Times, 19 October 1892.
Fangoria Meets Lizzie Borden
Fangoria: America’s Horror Magazine ran a piece on the Fangoria TV channel series GHOST STORIES EVP shooting at the Lizzie Borden B&B. According to this press release, Lizzie was a “26-year-old spinster” at the time of the murders. Apparently, this show appeared exclusively on In Demand HD2 cable service. In a statement, paranormal investigator Garrett […]
Signs
There are two interesting signs on sale on eBay related to Lizzie Borden today. This one Primitive Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Sign, is an original piece, which makes it ultra cool in my book. Says the auction: “An original Design of Mill Creek Primitives. Base painted Black with butter pecan lettering…Stained and sanded. Approx […]
Axe of Violence
Lizzie Borden made her fist appearance in the September 1993 issueof Avengers West Coast #98 and reappeared in the Avengers West Coast #99, #100. Her occupation: Agent of Satannish. Her enemies: Avengers West Coast, Mephisto; her family. “Borden’s physical abilities were all enhanced by Satannish. Her right hand was replaced by two-sided axe. She also […]
Miss Borden at Fall River
From the New York Times, June 21, 1893.
Lizzie documentary
I haven’t seen this movie, by Jim Harrington Productions, but it has been going around for some time now, sometimes popping up on eBay. It probably is a very interesting movie (it would be hard to make a movie about this case that wasn’t) but the price of $19.99 plus shipping is rather steep for […]
A Crank at Fall River
From the New York Times, August 19, 1892.
Marvin the Monkey visits the Lizzie Borden B&B
Marvin the Monkey was at the Lizzie Borden B&B last year when I was in Fall River and I met him and his keepers. They all were quite charming and Marvin’s adventures there can be seen here. Very cute! My favorite is when he is in Abby’s death position. So what ever became of the […]
Man and wife found dead
This short notice was the first of many about the case. From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 5, 1892.
Murder from above
When I made my GoogleEarth movie showing the Lizzie Borden B&B, I thought I was the first person to think of seeing this place from above. Silly me! I found this remarkable website that shows famous murder sites from the air with GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth. It is so very kewl! It is called VirtualGlobeTrotting and […]
Bloody Bedspread
This image was taken by the late Terence Duniho. It is a picture of a picture of the bloody bedspread from the Guest Room, which appears to have been draped over a chair. If you look very carefully, you can see spots of Abby’s blood. Also note that it is a fringed bedspread. This is […]
Then and Now
If you have ever visited the Bristol County Superior Court House in New Bedford, the site of the Lizzie Borden trial, you will find the second floor court room pretty much as it was in 1893. The room is still in tact even if the jury box is now on the opposite side of the […]
Nance
This photo of the stage and film actress Nance (pronounced Nancy) O’Neil, comes up on eBay from time to time, always, so far, for a starting bid of $75. It is a lovely image, but the seller’s description is not to be taken as fact, i.e. there is no proof whatsoever that Lizzie Borden and […]
wowee zowee
Here is the final sale prices on those six Maplecroft books that sold on eBay. 1. Loveliness Eliz S. Phelps- Owned by Lizzie Borden, 1900, no signature, but inscribed: “To Miss Borden (probably her sister Emma) and Miss L. A. Borden, from the author.” Ended June 26, 2006, 14 bids, Sold for $255. 2. V.V.s […]