Opinion piece examines lasting fascination with female killers
Writer Rebecca Rideal reflects on the Lizzie Borden case as a new Netflix drama revisits the 1893 murder trial.
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.
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- From Lizzie Borden to Myra Hindley, why are we still so fascinated with female killers? | Rebecca Rideal — The Guardian — Opinion
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