The Borden Murders
By Christine Verstraete
Most people today recognize the
name of Lizzie Borden and her connection to one of the most heinous crimes of the 19th century. That on August 4, 1892, her father. Andrew Borden, and her stepmother, Abby Durfee Borden,
were brutally hacked to death with a hatchet in their home. Even more shocking was that the dutiful, Sunday
School teacher and spinster daughter, Lizzie, was arrested—and eventually
declared not guilty—of the crimes in June, 1893.
Many say she did it. Some say she
was covering for someone else. The crime remains unsolved. But what if she did it… because she had no other choice?
Here, in a nutshell, is a summary
of the crime as described in my book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:
The Crime:
Then Lizzie spotted it: the worn hatchet Father had left behind after he’d
last brought in
the
newly chopped wood. No, no! Her mind filled with horror, but when her stepmother came at
her again, Lizzie
whispered
a prayer for forgiveness and
grabbed the
handle.
The Accused:
Everyone, of course, would read the
later newspaper accounts and say what happened was barbarous, cruel, horrific—
and that anyone who did such a thing (namely her) was a full-fledged monster.
The Trial:
What
if she was found guilty? Would they—could they—hang her?
The Verdict:
“The
trial is over, but my sentence continues. From day one, I have been hounded and
watched, nothing has changed in that respect. Nothing.”
The Monsters:
It raised claw-liked hands at
her—or rather stumps since most of its fingers were gone.
About LizzieBorden, Zombie Hunter:
Every family has its secrets...
One hot August
morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and
stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family
conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What
if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become… zombies?
Thrust into a horrific world where the walking
dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts,
but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown
from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.
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