Fairhaven’s Green Street House Today
On a tip from Fairhaven Guy, a visit was made to Green Street in Fairhaven, to the old Brownell house where Emma Borden was staying that fateful day, August 4, 1892 (Lizzie Borden, of course was at home in Fall River). The new owners have gutted the structure and look to be building an addition/extension […]
New Lizzie Borden Play Premieres in Fall River
“The Durfee Theatre Company is presenting the original play, NEMESIS: A TALE OF DISCOVERY AND MURDER for their entry into the 2009 Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Competition throughout the month of March NEMESIS investigates other possibilities surrounding the murders in the infamous Lizzie Borden case. 51 student cast and crew members have been in […]
Lizzie Borden Live in March in Providence
Mark your calendars! This is an event NOT to be missed. I highly recommend this outstanding play, written and acted by the great Jill Dalton, directed by the amazing Jack McCullough, with lighting designed by the fabulous John Boomer. LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE ! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !! IN PROVIDENCE, RI Friday the 13th thru […]
Abbey Grill Faces Foreclosure
This from the Feb. 19 20, 2009 edition of the Fall RIver Herald News: By Will Richmond Herald News Staff Reporter Posted Feb 19, 2009 @ 05:23 PM Fall River — The famed Abbey Grill appears to be in hot water as the bank holding its mortgage has announced the building at 100 Rock St. […]
Tiverton Public Library hosts Lizzie Borden talk
The Tiverton Public Library is hosting a talk on Lizzie Borden, next week, on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at 7 p.m. “Lizzie Borden:The Mystery Continues Lecture Location: Tiverton Community Center, 346 Judson St., Tiverton, RI Presented by Tiverton Library Services and Sponsored by the Friends of the Tiverton Libraries. This presentation is a one hour […]
Dayle Schear, Psychic, on Lizzie Borden
From the Honolulu Weekly, 21 January 2009. DAYLE SCHEAR / Internationally-acclaimed psychic Dayle Schear is credited with solving numerous criminal cases including murders, missing persons and stolen property. Her resumé includes working with the U.S. government to hone her psychic abilities, authoring a book and multiple television appearances. She’s wowed audiences in Hawai‘i and around […]
The Preliminary Hearing in the Lizzie Borden Case
The Preliminary Hearing phase of the Commonwealth vs. Lizzie A. Borden began on August 25 and lasted until September 1, 1892. The copy given to Lizzie’s lawyer, Andrew Jennings, is the only one known to have survived. It has recently been discovered that this copy is, in fact, both incomplete and inaccurate, having been altered […]
The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History, Now on Sale
The proof has finally been approved and the print copy of the November issue of The Hatchet is now available for sale. You will note that the price has been GREATLY reduced from what was available on our previous print on demand partner. Instead of a price close to $28, we are offering this issue […]
Murder Most Foul Meets Lizzie Borden
While browsing through magazines at a bookstore recently I happened upon an article on the Lizzie Borden case. It appears in issue No. 70 of Murder Most Foul, “Britain’s No. 1 True Crime Quarterly.” This sort of thing happens pretty frequently, as more and more magazines, journals, books, and online sources discover Miss Lizzie Borden […]
The Battle for Lizzie Borden
Boston University Broadcast Journalism major Ryan McCune has posted his final project on Vimeo. Like his partner, Karlyn Smith, Ryan detailed the trademark infringement lawsuit filed against the True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem by the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/Museum in Fall River. In this assignment, he had to present whatever story he […]
Lizzie Borden was Innocent
Here is another high production value short video on the Lizzie Borden case. This one is by Jaime Arvizu, a digital design student at Vancouver Film School. He had eight hours to make the video and prove Lizzie Borden innocent. During the last slam I had the opportunity to work with Iván Cruz, Ed Ferguson […]
Emma Borden Did It
In a short video by Max Wu posted on vimeo.com, Emma Borden confesses to murdering Andrew and Abby Borden. It is really well done. You have to see it! Lizzie Borden from max wu on Vimeo. Link.
New Bedford to Recreate Lizzie Borden Trial
I had heard this was in the works a few months ago. It now seems certain. Kewl! By Will Richmond Herald News Staff Reporter Fall River — Despite immense pressures and at times suffering through controversies, the commonwealth’s Superior Court system has aged rather gracefully. With thousands of cases heard and too many verdicts handed […]
A Tale of Two Lizzies
Boston University Broadcast Journalism majors Karlyn Smith and Ryan McCune invited me to participate in their final exam project one cold day just this last October. It was a pleasure meeting these two gentlemen. I was impressed by their professionalism and they won me over immediately when they brought me a large hot chocolate for […]
Lizzie Borden’s Hatchet is Online!
The November 2008 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. 88 pages in length! As you can see, we have once again discovered a new Borden image—this time our beloved Emma Borden! Read all about the details in the new issue! […]
Hatchet Delayed
The November issue of The Hatchet has been delayed. I previously informed all Hatchet subscribers about the news soon after the determination was made to publish late. Our print on demand partner, LuLu.com, raised its color printing costs by 5 cents A PAGE! That means that a color print copy of The Hatchet would increase […]
Providence Journal and Lizzie Borden
A lengthy piece appeared today in the Providence Journal online. Lizzie Borden: The intrigue remains Thursday, November 13, 2008 By C. Eugene Emery Jr. FALL RIVER — There’s something about Lizzie that makes it tough, once you know her story, to get her out of your head. . . . READ THE REST HERE They […]
Lizzie Borden Case Re-Opened in Pittsburgh
Students look over a replica of the Lizzie Borden house unveiled at Point Park University yesterday. It will be used by forensic science classes to give a hands-on learning experience and perhaps help to solve the murder mystery. James Hudak, far right, of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, along with fellow institute student David Presnell, […]