They removed Lizzie Borden’s maple trees today
At a very early hour this morning, I was awakened by the sound of what I thought was road construction. The city of Fall River has been digging up the streets of late to lay pipe, so my thinking that the commotion was some concrete digger/scraper seemed reasonable. But this was not the case. Instead, […]
Lizzie Borden Case on WBZ Radio/Boston on Sunday
I will be the guest of Bradley Jay this Sunday, March 4, at midnight, for a discussion on the Lizzie Borden Murder case. You can listen live on iheartradio.com. I have no idea of the questions beforehand and they tell me that “Bradley usually does not have pre-set questions prepared ahead of time…he likes to […]
Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast
No not the one in Fall River. The one in Barre, Vermont. Before the Fall River business, there was a Maplecroft B&B in northern Vermont. “Maplecroft Bed & Breakfast is a grand 1887 Victorian home built by Scottish immigrant and prominent Vermonter George Mackie, and features a circular tower, carved wood trim, high ceilings and […]
Wanna Buy an Historic House?
A new and surprising addition was planted today at Maplecroft. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
William Moody, Borden case prosecutor, exhibit at Buttonwoods
From the EagleTribune: HAVERHILL — William H. Moody was a remarkable man who served the city of Haverhill and his nation in several important ways. You can learn more about him when the Buttonwoods Museum holds a free open house of the newly renovated, permanent exhibit of the Moody collection. The open house will be Sept. […]
LizzieAndrewBorden.com Gets a Complete Makeover
The parent website for this blog, LizzieAndrewBorden.com, has received a long-overdue redesign and makeover. Redesigned from the ground up, the site sports a slide show on the front page from illustrations created for the fictional book on the Borden case, Lizzie Borden, the Girl with the Pansy Pin, by Michael Thomas Brimbau (available on Amazon.com […]
A Two-Booksigning Weekend in Fall River, MA
DOUBLE WEEKEND OF BOOKSIGNINGS AT THE FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, June 18, 2017 – Murder, Manslaughter, and Mayhem on the SouthCoast, by John B. “Red” Cummings, Jr. and Stefani Koorey, PhD, and Point Road, by Michael Thomas Brimbau, will be featured during booksigning events the weekend of June 24 and 25 at […]
Buyer Beware. Or Not.
A seemingly remarkable item has been on sale this week on eBay that, if real, is an AMAZING collectible to those who study the Lizzie Borden case or is interested in her life or Fall River, for that matter. A lock of Lizzie Borden’s hair from when she was a teenager and a letter from […]
Did Jack the Ripper write to Marshall Rufus Hilliard about Lizzie Borden?
A curious letter arrived in the mail to Fall River’s City Marshall Rufus B. Hilliard in 1893. It is the fragment of a page of paper that purports to be from Jack the Ripper! In this note, “Jack” suggest the police speak to a policeman named Jim Dunn, who may help them solve the Borden murders […]
The Doggerel Discovered
You know it. You have heard it a million times. Yes, that little ditty. Lizzie Borden took an axe Gave her father forty whacks When she saw what she has done She gave her father forty-one Lizzie Borden enthusiasts and historians have attempted to track this doggerel to its origins, with little success—until now. Previous […]
New Lizzie Borden fiction
A new work of fiction on the Lizzie Borden case will be published in August of this year, titled She What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt, and it is getting some pre-press praise. A recent story in The Guardian touts this debut novel as an “historical fiction highlight.” According the the book’s description on Amazon.com: […]
Has Rebecca Pittman Solved the Lizzie Borden Case?
A new book released in December of 2016, The History and Haunting of Lizzie Borden, by Rebecca Pittman, purports to have solved the Lizzie Borden murder mystery. I am still in the reading process of this tome (915 pages), and find it interesting and thorough in its attempt to leave no stone unturned—so I cannot comment […]
Interview with Author Rebecca Pittman: The History and Haunting of Lizzie Borden
Rebecca Pittman, author of the just-released book The History and Haunting of Lizzie Borden, graciously granted MondoLizzie an interview regarding her book and interest in the case. You can purchase your copy through this link or on Amazon.com. You have written several books with a paranormal/historical theme. What drew you to this particular story as […]
History and Haunting of Lizzie Borden
A new book is out today on the Lizzie Borden case. I have had the pleasure to meet the author (Rebecca Pittman) and spend some time with her in recent months. While I have not read her theory yet, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate her on the publication of the book […]
Lizzie Borden Hits the Podcast Circuit
In addition to the super-fabulous podcasts created by author Richard Behrens, there are a number of other people and groups who are producing some informational, historical, and paranormal podcasts on the Lizzie Borden case and story. By leading you to them, I am not endorsing the facts as they are presented or endorsing any of […]
Lizzie Borden Podcasts Abound
The most excellent Richard Behrens, author of the fabulous Lizzie Borden Girl Detective series, has done it again. He has created a series of Lizzie Borden podcasts on all sorts of topics related to the case, the woman, and the people who are interested in this most enigmatic of crimes. The Lizzie Borden Podcast – […]
Lizzie Borden in Art
Artists and creative folks worldwide have worked their magic to paint, draw, photograph, erect, build, sculpt, and invent their own versions of Lizzie Borden. Some are for sale, some just for show. But all of them are interesting and evocative depictions. Perhaps you agree.
Fall River Historical Society Website and Lizzie Borden
After several years of a facelift, the Fall River Historical Society has launched its new website and it is jam-packed with new information, historical items, and Lizzie Borden material! So much so, that it will take a while to see it all. Most notably, the site contains a Collections menu that offers a glimpse into […]