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