Lizzie Borden at the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library
On October 30, 2008 at 7PM at the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library, I will be presenting yet another brand new talk titled “Looking For Lizzie: The Mystery and the Myth.” I invite you all to attend! This talk is free for all and is appropriate for persons of all ages. Lizzie Borden […]
The Lizzie Borden Story told in British Columbia
A very interesting lengthy article on the Lizzie Borden murder case appeared October 20th on the NorthIslandMidWeek.com site. What makes this extra fascinating is that this online newspaper is from British Columbia. Even people way up yonder care about this case! The author, one Max Haines, promises to offer his solution next week. I am […]
Lizzie Borden Talk Scheduled
A new talk on Lizzie Borden has been scheduled for October 29 in Salem at The True Story of Lizzie Borden Museum. Titled “Lizzie Borden: Heroine to Halloween Horror,” the multi-media presentation will begin at 8PM. Even though Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the double murder of her father and step-mother, her celebrity has permutated […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture Series
UPDATED OCTOBER 19, 2008 AT 6:20PM: Borden Murders Lecture Series Oct. 22, 2008 8:00pm You Can’t Chop Up Your Papa in Massachusetts: Murder, Lizzie Borden And The Press By Karen Chaney, author of the book Lizzie Borden “Lizzie Borden took an axe…” or so goes the popular rhyme that introduced most people to the Borden […]
Fall River Herald News Weighs in On Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Other than the news that the Salem exhibit is changing its name to the “40 Whacks Museum,” this opinion piece by the Fall River Herald News seems a bit late in deciding that the two Lizzie Borden businesses should work together. I think the lawsuit was great publicity for all involved and probably well worth […]
Lizzie Borden Settles Out of Court
Battle Over Use of Lizzie Borden Name Settled Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT Legal Battle Brewing Over Lizzie Borden Story Two businesses who battled over the use of the infamous “Lizzie Borden” name have settled out of court. The owner of a new […]
Lizzie Borden on Sightings
Here is the section on the Tee Vee show Sightings that detailed the Lizzie Borden case. Season 2, Episode 3, First Aired 10/21/1992
Lizzie Borden and Massachusetts District Court
The United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, is the venue for the federal trademark lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. Lucky for us, the court offers a two day advance look at their court calendar. If you wish to see a day […]
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 […]
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!
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. […]
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 […]
Solomon Decision and the Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Today on TheDay.com from Connecticut: More than a century ago Lizzie Borden was accused of taking an ax and giving her mother 40 whacks (and her father 42), and now two Massachusetts businesses are battling over who gets to use the name of the former Sunday school teacher. The owner of the Lizzie Borden Bed […]
New Lizzie Mini Unveiled
Filmmaker Richard Behrens has done it again . . . he has created another wonderful little film that focuses, this time, on an experiment that was done at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in May where a group of case studiers tested the time that it would have taken Bridget to run from the Borden house […]