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First Opinion: Lizzie Borden Took an Axe—Truth or Myth?

In The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century, Sarah Miller gathers information from primary sources, books, articles, and online sources in an attempt to gain " that delicate balance between fairness and humanity " that, according to Miller, is the " nearest thing " she can offer to Lizzie Borden in lieu of clearing her name of the murder (256). The reader is brought into the world of Lizzie Borden with the book jacket photo, then immediately immersed in newspaper stories via the end pages. The " Who's Who " provides an introduction to the " characters " in this true crime book and acts as a ready reference that is needed as the number of people involved in the account continues to multiply. There is also an inset with pictures of Lizzie and her family, along with floor plans of the house at 92 Second Street where the murders occurred. Text boxes with clarifying information, such as one with definitions of the different types of legal procedures, are located throughout the book. The chronological account begins with the morning Lizzie finds her father and ends with Lizzie's death in 1927. Although the book is based on details from the primary sources, Miller weaves her retelling in such a way that the reader is pulled into the account much as the viewer is pulled into the accounts of true crime on television. Direct quotes from the primary sources