The Trial Of Lizzie Borden

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Synopsis

In Cara Robertson’s “enthralling new book,” The Trial of Lizzie Borden “the reader is to serve as judge and jury” (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true crime and legal history is the “definitive account to date of one of America’s most notorious and enduring murder mysteries” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple’s 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. Everyone—rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeople—had an opinion about Lizzie Borden’s guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn’t 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, “Cara Robertson presents the story with the thoroughness one expects from an attorney…Fans of crime novels will love it” (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 Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is “a fast-paced, page-turning read” (Booklist, starred review) that offers a window onto America in the Gilded Age. This “remarkable” (Bustle) book “should be at the top of your reading list” (Popsugar).

Chapters

  • 001 TrialOfLizzieBorden Title

    Duration: 39s
  • 002 TrialOfLizzieBorden Epigraph

    Duration: 01min
  • 003 TrialOfLizzieBorden Part1 Ch1

    Duration: 21min
  • 004 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch2

    Duration: 48min
  • 005 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch3

    Duration: 59min
  • 006 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch4

    Duration: 01h13min
  • 007 TrialOfLizzieBorden Part2 Ch5

    Duration: 01h26min
  • 008 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch6

    Duration: 01h07min
  • 009 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch7

    Duration: 01h26min
  • 010 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch8

    Duration: 49min
  • 011 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch9

    Duration: 01h13min
  • 012 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch10a

    Duration: 01h01min
  • 013 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch10b

    Duration: 40min
  • 014 TrialOfLizzieBorden Part3 Ch11

    Duration: 14min
  • 015 TrialOfLizzieBorden Ch12

    Duration: 16min
  • 016 TrialOfLizzieBorden Coda

    Duration: 06min
  • 017 TrialOfLizzieBorden Credits

    Duration: 01min