Ep. 115 - Lizzie Borden: Monster or Maligned?

In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the facts of the Lizzie Borden axe murder case — what we know to be true, what the Netflix series Monster got wrong, what it got right, and exactly why this particular axe murder case, versus so many others, caught fire when it did.

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References:

https://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1892-08-11_borden_news_new-york-times.htm

https://lizzieandrewborden.com/hatchetonline/ones-idea-of-cordiality-lizzie-borden-on-the-stand

https://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1893-06-07_borden_trial_testimony_sullivan.html

https://www.scribd.com/document/682040038/Testimony-of-Bridget-Sullivan-in-the-Trial-of-Lizzie-Borden

https://people.com/andrew-abby-borden-murder-suspects-12145774

https://www.biography.com/crime/a69168135/was-aileen-wuornos-the-first-female-serial-killer

https://time.com/7329607/aileen-wuornos-netflix-documentary

https://www.biography.com/crime/a71038230/lizzie-borden-isolated-life-after-murder-trial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden

https://newengland.com/yankee/history/long-silence-lizzie-borden