Overview
When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the coupleās younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her murder trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyoneārich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeopleāhad an opinion about Lizzie Bordenās guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didnāt she?
An essential piece of American mythology, the popular fascination with the Borden murders has endured for more than one hundred years. Told and retold in every conceivable genre, the murders have secured a place in the American pantheon of mythic horror. In contrast, āCara Robertson presents the story with the thoroughness one expects from an attorneyā¦Fans of crime novels will love itā (Kirkus Reviews). Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is āa fast-paced, page-turning readā (Booklist, starred review) that offers a window into America in the Gilded Age. This āremarkableā (Bustle) book āshould be at the top of your reading listā (Popsugar).
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