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Lizzie Didn't Do It!
by William Masterton
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Branden Books (2000-04)
ISBN: 0828320527
EAN: 9780828320528
Dewy Decimal #: 364.15230974485
Paperback: 238 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: S070529-3432
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: Signed by author. Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
On 4 August 1892, an elderly couple living in Fall River, Massachusetts were slaughtered with a hatchet. Their daughter, Lizzie was accused of the crime, tried and acquitted. Yet 'conventional wisdom' and Fall River society have always considered her guilty, asking the question, "If Lizzie didn't swing the hatchet, who did?" Now, after more than a century. Professor Masterton uses modern forensics and extensive research to answer that question convincingly.
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nonfiction well researched and entertaining to read
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-11-19
The author reviews the various theories about the famous Borden murders and then makes his case for a new perspective on the crime. If you have read other books about Lizzie Borden you will enjoy this one. If you are new to the subject this book is a good place to start. The writing style is quite good and I found this enjoyable.
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Lizzie Borden: Lizzie Didn't Do It!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-04-15
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Lizzie Borden was acquitted by the superior court, but hung by public opinion for the hatchet murders of her parents around the turn of the century. It's been a sensation for true-crime junkies ever since. This particular book does not present a far-fetched or ridiciulous explanation of what really happened that day. The explanation he gives is entirely plausible... and, yes, he does suggest who the murderer was.
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The Historical Record Cooked by a Chemist
Rating  (1)
Date: 2006-08-15
8 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
We know "Lizzie Didn't Do It" because that was the verdict in 1893. The first half of the book is best as an introduction to this case. In the second half William Masterton creates stories about the other suspects. Presumably they were all investigated by the Fall River Police Department and ruled out as suspects.
The two main suspects, based on other books, was Joseph Carpenter (the former bookkeeper who embezzled funds from Borden's business), and William Brayton (the member of the family who was swindled out of property by Andrew Borden). Both had alibis for the time of the murders.
William Masterton concocted a story that Abby was killed after Andrew! This is historical nonsense! The alarm was raised not long after Andrew was killed, the home was guarded, there was no opportunity for Abby to have returned home after Andrew's death. You can only guess at the reason (or prejudice) for this.
William Masterton didn't solve the crime.
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great book
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-06-25
3 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I read this book four times it gives you
another way at looking at lizzie it could change your mind.
I just love it great book
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Most enjoyable Lizzie book I've read
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-12-03
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have read most of the books on the trial and murder of Lizzie Borden's parents (including Porter's reprint). I have to say this is the most enjoyable of all. Reason? Well, it's not boring. I liked the authors tongue and check style. He does a great job in cutting through a lot of hoopla. I suggest reading another book on the Murders first, like Forty Whacks, or watch the A & E or History Channel special on the murders first. I just think you will enjoy this book more, if you read a cut and dry version first. I wish this book had been printed in hardback, and not such a silly name for the book and cover art work, but that is really the only complaint I have..... Still five stars!!! Bottom line - If your interested in the Borden murders you have got to have this.
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