Opinion piece examines lasting fascination with female killers

A Guardian opinion piece by Rebecca Rideal examines society's continued fascination with female killers, prompted by the release of a new true-crime drama about a woman accused of murder.

The piece revisits the case of Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted in 1893 of the murders of her father and stepmother in Massachusetts after a widely covered trial, according to the article. It also references the new Netflix series "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story."

According to the Guardian, the new series opens with Borden committing the killings and includes a fictionalized romantic storyline between her and the family's housemaid, Bridget Sullivan.