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This was a fascinating and extremely thorough account of the Borden murders and the subsequent trial of the only suspect ever arrested: the infamous Lizzie Borden. I found the introduction as written by Pearson the most intriguing aspect, since it outlined known facts about the case and the circumstance surrounding it. The majority of the book is the transcript from Lizzie's trial, and it is so incredibly detailed, it's impossible not to gloss over some parts. There are exhaustive discussions about Lizzie's clothing, the possible murder weapon, and citations of other notorious cases. The closing arguments are long-winded regurgitations of witness testimonies and evidence already presented. But as a piece of history printed verbatim, it's an essential true crime book. It does not ascertain Lizzie's guilt or innocence. There are certainly inconsistencies in her story/alibi/motive, but just as importantly, there was no proof that she was the culprit. Being previously unfamiliar with the case, I found it to be a good introduction to the whole affair. I'm still on the fence regarding whether she committed these crimes, so I look forward to reading more about the topic.


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Trial of Lizzie Borden Edmund ed Pearson Books Reviews

This self-serving description of Edmund Pearson tells of many murder cases condensed to around a dozen pages. Some are well-known (the murder of Doctor Parkman), others have become justly obscure. Pearson had a great reputation is in his time ("Preface"). This book gives a wide selection of his best true-crime writings as space permits. It is worth reading for entertainment, just like some novels. Pearson, like Raymond Chandler, believed in Lizzie Borden's guilt. Some of the names and references are likely to be strange to readers today. Pearson often makes assumptions about some of the cases.

"Legends of Lizzie" lists the stories told about this Puritan maiden (found not guilty of the murders). Do they sound "too good to be true"? There is a lot that isn't covered in this chapter. "The End of the Borden Case" covers this famous unsolved murder of Abby and Andrew Borden. Only two people were home when the killings occurred. Bridget was seen outside around the time Abby was murdered, and Lizzie was seen outside when Andrew was murdered. Public opinion came to believe that Lizzie did it - in spite of the lack of evidence for this! Pearson wrote "The Trial Book of Lizzie Borden" in 1937, and publicized this story.

In 1961 newspaper reporter Edward Radin re-investigated this case for his newspaper. He found a few contemporaries, and these interviews shed new light on Lizzie. Radin said Pearson's book was so biased as to be considered a literary hoax. (Radin also published a book on the murder cases of the wrongly convicted; Pearson could never do this.) Gerald Gross wrote an essay to counter Radin's story (which cast the blame on the innocent Bridget Sullivan). Radin's book "Lizzie Borden The Untold Story" was "a small masterpiece of literary detective work". Pearson believed Lizzie was guilty; his account of the trial omitted all the testimony favorable to Lizzie. The 'not guilty' verdict would then come as a shock to anyone who assumed guilt.

Gerald Gross had his solution Lizzie and Bridget did it together! Their collusion eliminated the evidence (bloody clothing, the murder weapon, etc.). But their testimony was so varied as to preclude colluding on alibis. There are problems in blaming Emma or Uncle John; both were investigated and found to be far away at the time. Right after the murders Lizzie testified that "it wasn't Bridget or anyone who worked for Father". She knew, but kept the secret scandal from the public. The best solution published to date was from Arnold R. Brown. David Kent's "Forty Whacks" provides an over-all summary of this case. "The Borden case is without parallel in the history of America. It is the most interesting, and perhaps the most puzzling murder which has occurred in this country".
This was a fascinating and extremely thorough account of the Borden murders and the subsequent trial of the only suspect ever arrested the infamous Lizzie Borden. I found the introduction as written by Pearson the most intriguing aspect, since it outlined known facts about the case and the circumstance surrounding it. The majority of the book is the transcript from Lizzie's trial, and it is so incredibly detailed, it's impossible not to gloss over some parts. There are exhaustive discussions about Lizzie's clothing, the possible murder weapon, and citations of other notorious cases. The closing arguments are long-winded regurgitations of witness testimonies and evidence already presented. But as a piece of history printed verbatim, it's an essential true crime book. It does not ascertain Lizzie's guilt or innocence. There are certainly inconsistencies in her story/alibi/motive, but just as importantly, there was no proof that she was the culprit. Being previously unfamiliar with the case, I found it to be a good introduction to the whole affair. I'm still on the fence regarding whether she committed these crimes, so I look forward to reading more about the topic.