"teaser trailer calling the series ""The Lizzie Borden Chronicles"" aired on December 8, 2014, during the second part of ""The Red Tent"" miniseries, promoting a 2015 premiere. It featured the tagline, ""Lizzie Borden Has an Axe to Grind"". ""The Hollywood Reporter"" wrote in October 2014 that the series would consist of six one-hour episodes, but by January 2015 the order was increased to eight. ""The Lizzie Borden Chronicles"" premiered on April 5, 2015. Most - if not all - of the series was shot in Nova Scotia, Canada, using period buildings and interiors in Halifax and other nearby communities. Lifetime"
"Borden case: The trial of one of the most sensational murder cases of modern times began on Monday at Fall River, Mass. Lizzie Borden, a young woman of 27 years, is held to answer for the murder of her father, Andrew J. Borden, 68 years of age, and her step-mother, Mrs. Abbie Borden, her father's second wife. The tragedy was inexpressibly fiendish and bloody. Both victims were killed by blows of a hatchet or axe, and were terribly mutilated by repeated blows. The Library of Congress has archived issues of the ""Bee"" from August 2, 1884 onward until the cessation"
"The Legend of Lizzie Borden The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American historical mystery television film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Elizabeth Montgomery as Lizzie Borden, an American woman who was accused of murdering her parents in 1892. It co-stars Katherine Helmond, Fritz Weaver, Fionnula Flanagan, and Hayden Rorke. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television in 1976. The film, although based on fact, is a stylized retelling of the events of August 4, 1892 when the father and step-mother"
"of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Public interest in Borden and the murders is exacerbated by her aloof demeanor after the murders, and the public speculate about her involvement when she fails to express emotion at her father and stepmother's funerals. The subsequent incarceration of the prime suspect (Lizzie herself) as well as the coroner's inquest and trial are largely faithfully depicted, using actual testimony. During the trial, various persons testify, including Bridget Sullivan, the Borden's maid from Ireland who was the only other person in the home at"
"with the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden, and speculation about the crimes still continues more than 125 years later. She spent the remainder of her life in Fall River before dying of pneumonia, aged 66, just days before the death of her sister, Emma. Borden and her association with the murders has remained a topic in American popular culture mythology into the 21st century, and she has been depicted in various films, theatrical productions, literary works, and folk rhymes. Lizzie Andrew Borden was born July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts to Sarah Anthony (née Morse; September 19, 1823"
"Lizzie Borden (director) Lizzie Borden (born 1950 or 1958) is an American filmmaker, and is best known for the 1983 film ""Born in Flames"". The daughter of a Detroit stockbroker, originally named Linda Elizabeth Borden, at the age of eleven she decided to take the name of the accused 1890s Massachusetts double murderer Lizzie Borden, and was inspired by the following children's rhyme: It even resulted in an announcement to her parents that she was legally changing her name. Borden says, ""At the time, my name was the best rebellion I could make."" Borden's career as a feminist filmmaker began"
"4 minutes, 104 minutes total versus the United States version of 100 minutes. A Region 1 DVD release of the film was released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for purchase. The Legend of Lizzie Borden The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American historical mystery television film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Elizabeth Montgomery as Lizzie Borden, an American woman who was accused of murdering her parents in 1892. It co-stars Katherine Helmond, Fritz Weaver, Fionnula Flanagan, and Hayden Rorke. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975. The film was nominated for a Golden"
"receive the telegram informing her of the murders. Another prominent suspect is John Morse, Lizzie's maternal uncle, who rarely met with the family after his sister died, but had slept in the house the night before the murders; according to law enforcement, Morse had provided an ""absurdly perfect and overdetailed alibi for the death of Abby Borden"". He was considered a suspect by police for a period. After the trial, the Borden sisters moved into a large, modern house in The Hill neighborhood in Fall River. Around this time, Lizzie began using the name Lizbeth A. Borden. At their new"
"a man she met while working as a maid in Butte, Montana. She died in Butte in 1948, where she allegedly gave a deathbed confession to her sister, stating that she had changed her testimony on the stand in order to protect Lizzie. Others noted as potential suspects in the crimes include Bridget, possibly in retaliation for being ordered to clean the windows on a hot day; the day of the murders was unusually hot—and at the time she was still recovering from the mystery illness that had struck the household. A ""William Borden"", suspected to be Andrew's illegitimate son,"
"August 4, 1892, Lizzie reported to Bridget Sullivan, the Irish maid, her discovery of the bloody body of her father sprawled on the sofa in the sitting room, and instructed her to fetch the family physician, Dr. Bowen. When the doctor and the police arrived, they also found the body of Abby Borden upstairs, her head similarly crushed by multiple axe blows. Bridget Sullivan testified that she had been in her own attic room, resting from cleaning windows on a very hot day. She had neither heard nor seen anything unusual. Lizzie claimed that she had been in the barn,"
"the body of Abby Borden, the stepmother of Lizzie and her older sister Emma. As the case progresses, the evidence seems to point to Lizzie as the prime suspect. Her lawyer, Andrew Jennings, maintains that a woman could not commit such a cruel and gruesome crime. Still, Lizzie is put on trial for the murders, and the case makes headlines in newspapers throughout the country, which call it the most infamous of the century. Eventually, the jury finds Lizzie innocent of all charges. Despite the acquittal, she has become the town pariah. During a final confrontation between Lizzie and Emma,"
"in 1849. Genealogical research conducted after Montgomery's death revealed that Montgomery and accused 19th-century murderer Lizzie Borden were sixth cousins once removed, both descending from 17th-century Massachusetts resident John Luther. Montgomery had played Borden, not knowing of their real-life relationship. She attended Westlake School for Girls in Holmby Hills, California. After graduating from Spence School in New York City, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for three years. Montgomery made her television debut in her father's series ""Robert Montgomery Presents"" and later appeared on occasion as a member of his ""summer stock"" company of performers. In October 1953,"
"police photographs clearly showing Andrew wearing his boots. The district attorney was very aggressive and confrontational. On August 11, Lizzie was served with a warrant of arrest and jailed. The inquest testimony, the basis for the modern debate regarding her guilt or innocence, was later ruled inadmissible at her trial in June 1893. Contemporaneous newspaper articles noted that Borden possessed a ""stolid demeanor"" and ""bit her lips, flushed, and bent toward Attorney Adams""; it was also reported that the testimony provided in the inquest had ""caused a change of opinion among her friends who have heretofore strongly maintained her innocence."""
"tune of the then-popular song ""Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay"". Folklore says that the rhyme was made up by an anonymous writer as a tune to sell newspapers. Others attribute it to the ubiquitous, but anonymous, ""Mother Goose"". In reality, Lizzie's stepmother suffered eighteen or nineteen blows; her father suffered eleven blows. Borden has been depicted in literature, music, film, theater, and television, often in association with the murders of which she was acquitted. Among the earlier portrayals was in ""New Faces of 1952"", a 1952 Broadway musical with a number titled ""Lizzie Borden"" that depicts the crimes, as well as 1948's ballet"
"slop pail. He stated he saw both women exit the cellar, after which Lizzie returned alone; though he was unable to see what she was doing, he stated it appeared she was bent over the sink. On August 5, Morse left the house and was swarmed by hundreds of people; police had to escort him back to the house. On August 6, police conducted a more thorough search of the house, inspecting the sisters' clothing and confiscating the broken-handled hatchet-head. That evening a police officer and the mayor visited the Bordens, and Lizzie was informed that she was a suspect"
"although the undisturbed dust on the barn floor seemed to indicate otherwise. Emma was out of town visiting friends. Four axes were discovered in the basement, one without a handle, and the head covered in ashes. No evidence of blood was found on Lizzie's clothes, although her friend, Miss Russell, did discover her burning a dress three days later, which she claimed had been stained with paint. At the inquest, it was also revealed that Lizzie had bought prussic acid from a local pharmacy the day before, and that Abby and Andrew Borden had been ill that morning. Lizzie was"
"Lizzie was not feeling well. They were subsequently criticized for their lack of diligence. In the basement, police found two hatchets, two axes, and a hatchet-head with a broken handle. The hatchet-head was suspected of being the murder weapon as the break in the handle appeared fresh and the ash and dust on the head, unlike that on the other bladed tools, appeared to have been deliberately applied to make it look as if it had been in the basement for some time. However, none of these tools were removed from the house. Because of the mysterious illness that had"
"Blood Relations (play) Blood Relations is a psychological murder mystery written by Sharon Pollock. The play is based on historical fact and speculation surrounding the life of Lizzie Borden and the murders of her father and stepmother, crimes with which Borden was charged. The play is based on the case of Lizzie Borden. On August 4, 1892, Borden's father's body was ""discovered"" by Lizzie in a downstairs room of the family home. Soon, the Bordens' maid, Sullivan, discovered the body of Borden's stepmother. The subsequent investigation and trial of Lizzie set a precedent for media coverage. On the morning of"
"stricken the household before the murders, the family's milk and Andrew's and Abby's stomachs (removed during autopsies performed in the Borden dining room) were tested for poison; none was found. Lizzie and Emma's friend, Alice Russell, decided to stay with them the night following the murders while Morse spent the night in the attic guest room (contrary to later accounts that he slept in the murder-site guest room). Police were stationed around the house on the night of August 4, during which an officer claimed to have seen Lizzie enter the cellar with Alice, carrying a kerosene lamp and a"
"suggests that Lizzie was physically and sexually abused by her father, which drove her to commit parricide. There is little evidence to support this, but incest is not a topic that would have been discussed at the time, and the type of methods for collecting physical evidence would have been quite different in 1892. This theory was intimated in local papers at the time of the murders, and was revisited by scholar Marcia Carlisle in a 1992 essay. Mystery author Ed McBain, in his 1984 novel ""Lizzie"", suggested that Lizzie committed the murders after being caught in a lesbian tryst"
"mother Nancy Lanza, aged 52, at their Newtown home. Investigators later found her body clad in pajamas, in her bed, with four gunshot wounds to her head. Lanza then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School in his mother's car. Shortly after 9:35 a.m., using his mother's Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle and ten magazines with 30 rounds each, Lanza shot his way through a glass panel next to the locked front entrance doors of the school. He was wearing black clothing, yellow earplugs, sunglasses, and an olive green utility vest. Initial reports which had stated that he had been wearing body armor"
"shot in the back of the head. None of the scenes had any signs of sexual assault and while all stores were robbed, robbery appeared to be a secondary motive as all the stores were small speciality stores, which would not have had as much money as some of the larger stores. Based on witness testimonies, police strongly believe the murder weapon may have been an Intratec Scorpion pistol or an Erma Werke ET22 pistol. They have not, however, been able to rule out any other .22-caliber firearm models. The ammunition used in the killings was .22-caliber CCI copper-clad lead"
"in a barn. Both had been shot. The women were later identified as Margaret and Sarah McQuillan, New York residents who were part of the family Lizzie had stayed with in Philadelphia. Little could be ascertained from Lizzie as, when questioned, she behaved in an erratic manner, tearing at her clothes and talking incoherently. She was kept in custody and some thought she was merely faking insanity. A few days after the McQuillans were found, Paul Halliday's mutilated body was discovered under the floorboards of his house. He had also been shot. Lizzie was charged with the murders and held"
"Pat Mombourquette notes in the ""International Encyclopedia of Theatre"" that Pollock does not permit passivity in the audience, ""...instead she demands that the audience acknowledge that the act of judging makes them active participants in the theatrical event."" Blood Relations (play) Blood Relations is a psychological murder mystery written by Sharon Pollock. The play is based on historical fact and speculation surrounding the life of Lizzie Borden and the murders of her father and stepmother, crimes with which Borden was charged. The play is based on the case of Lizzie Borden. On August 4, 1892, Borden's father's body was ""discovered"""
"was noted as a possible suspect by writer Arnold Brown, who surmised in his book ""Lizzie Borden: The Legend, the Truth, the Final Chapter"" that William may have tried and failed to extort money from his father. However, author Leonard Rebello did extensive research on the William Borden in Brown's book and he was able to prove he was not Andrew Borden's son. Emma had an alibi at Fairhaven, (about from Fall River), crime writer Frank Spiering proposed in his 1984 book ""Lizzie"" that she may have secretly visited the residence to kill her parents before returning to Fairhaven to"
"covered in blood. One officer testified that a hatchet handle was found near the hatchet-head, but another officer contradicted this. Though no bloody clothing was found at the scene, Alice testified that on August 8, 1892, she had witnessed Lizzie burn a dress in the kitchen stove, claiming it had been ruined when she brushed against wet paint. During the course of the trial, defense never attempted to challenge this claim. Lizzie's presence at the home was also a point of dispute during the trial; according to testimony, Bridget entered the second floor of the home at around 10:58 am"
"of the wording used by the prosecution when the charges were filed. According to arrest warrant affidavits filed in the case, autopsies concluded that all four victims had been beaten to death with a blunt object, and investigators believe the murder weapon was a 3-pound sledgehammer, which was found in the grave containing the remains of Summer McStay and one of her sons. Investigators testified they believed the victims were tortured before they were killed. Prosecutors allege that Merritt had a gambling problem, and killed the family for financial gain. They said that he wrote checks totalling more than $21,000"
"using the Wolseley car which Mrs. Leakey had purchased for him. Goozee was later found by the side of the road bleeding from a stab wound to his abdomen. A short distance away police found the bodies of Lydia and Norma Leakey. Lydia had died from a fractured skull and multiple stab wounds, while her daughter was killed by a single stab wound which had penetrated her heart. Post-mortem examination revealed that Norma had also been indecently assaulted. The murder weapon, a double-edged Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife with a 7 inch blade, was found concealed in Goozee's car. Goozee's injury was"
"Borden Took an Ax"", a Lifetime film inspired by the true story of Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, and in 2015 she reprised the role for the eight-part television series ""The Lizzie Borden Chronicles"". The latter received generally positive reviews; Jane Borden of ""Vanity Fair"" called it ""playful, wicked brain candy"", adding that ""Ricci was born to play [a] 19th-century ax murderer"". Writing for ""The New York Times"", Neil Genzlinger described Ricci as ""gleeful and ruthless"", while Keith Uhlich of ""The Hollywood Reporter"" felt that she and co-star Clea"
"member of the Ladies' Fruit and Flower Mission. Three years after the death of Lizzie's mother Sarah, Andrew married Abby Durfee Gray (1828 – August 4, 1892). Lizzie stated that she called her stepmother ""Mrs. Borden"" and demurred on whether they had a cordial relationship; she believed that Abby had married her father for his wealth. Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens' 25-year-old live-in maid who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland, testified that Lizzie and Emma rarely ate meals with their parents. In May 1892, Andrew killed multiple pigeons in his barn with a hatchet, believing they were attracting local"
"investigates other strange occurrences, including murders, centered around the Bordens. Jessy Schram played Lizzie's actress/dancer friend, Nancy O'Keefe, and John Heard played Lizzie's father's business partner, William Almy. The limited series was written by Greg Small, Rich Blaney, Barbara Nance, Jason Grote, and David Simkins. Stephen Kay directed the first two of the episodes, which began airing April 2015. A teaser trailer aired on December 8, 2014 during the second part of ""The Red Tent"" miniseries that was called ""The Lizzie Borden Chronicles"", along with ""The series coming in 2015."" Despite ""The Hollywood Reporter"" stating the series would be a"
"of their home city in of Boston in Massachusetts in the United States of America. Most street names in South African's Boston are all USA related: Broadway, Washington, Gladstone, Lincoln, Salisbury and Cleveland. D.F. Malan High School , Totius Primary, Boston Primary, (First English medium school in the Northern Suburbs ) and Vredelust Primary are schools located within the area. “The Scissors Murderess”, Marlene Lehnberg and her accomplish Marthinus Charles Choegoe, murdered Susanna Magdalena van der Linde on 4 November 1974 with a pair of scissors in Gladstone Street Boston. Lehnberg had an affair with van der Linde’s husband, Christiaan."
"and left Lizzie and her father downstairs. Lizzie told several people that at this time, she went into the barn and was not in the house for ""20 minutes or possibly a half an hour."" Hyman Lubinsky testified for the defense that he saw Lizzie leaving the barn at 11:03 am and Charles Gardner confirmed the time. At 11:10 am, Lizzie called Bridget downstairs, told her Andrew had been murdered, and ordered her not to enter the room; instead, Lizzie sent her to get a doctor. Both victims' heads had been removed during autopsy and the skulls were admitted as"