Lizzie Didn't Do It!

By William Masterton

Book Overview

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'... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0828320527
• ISBN13: 9780828320528
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Branden Publishing Company
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Lizzie Borden: Lizzie Didn't Do It!

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.

Most enjoyable Lizzie book I've read

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.

She really didn't do it!

This was an excellent book! I have always been interested in this case and it was thorough in examining all of the evidence and testimony presented at the inquest and trial. The books leaves you with several suspects to choose from that could have committed the crime, none of them Lizzie or her immediate family members. There are plenty of newspaper clippings and excerpts from historical documents to substantiate Masterston's findings. Definitely an enjoyable read.

A well-reasoned argument

As a long-time fan of the Borden case, I was at first skeptical, given the "give-away" title of this book (indicating the author believes Lizzie "didn't do it.") Until now, based on what I've read in other books on this subject over the years, I suspected Lizzie's sister Emma and/or a supposed illegitimate son of Andrew Borden (don't recall the name of the book I read years ago on the illegitimate son theory) who were "in cahoots" with Lizzie. I couldn't stop reading this book ... the author's arguments are well-reasoned and his synopsis and end-of-book suggestion of who he believes the murderer was has changed my mind on this now ... I am now not so sure my previous opinion is as solid as I thought. Well done ... any fan of this true-crime story of the Borden murders will enjoy this book.

Brilliant reading.

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks, when she found what she done, she gave her father 41 - or did she? What if Lizzie Borden wasn't the killer, then who did it? William Masterton thinks is was someone else and his books may just have the answers.Fall River Massachusetts is the location of one of America's most brutal murders. In 1892 Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the crime, but over 100 years later people still consider her the killer. Masterton pieces together, through forensics, a highly convincing argument to the contrary of public opinion.The books looks at the evidence gathered, breaks it down and details why Lizzie Borden could not and was not the killer. I was a skeptic of the book until I started to openly evaluate what the author was relaying throughout the entire book.Masterton had to have worked overtime to answer the most difficult questions. His work is impeccable and his research is by far the best if have ever seen on this subject. This book Masterton has changed my thinking on the case - you might want to read this one too.