The INQUEST of Lizzie Borden, Episode 1
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"There is no great genius without a touch of madness."
Aristotle 350 BC
It is so exciting to be able to be the first person in history to have recorded the Inquest of Lizzie Borden's testimony into a series of podcasts thanks to the digital revolution and now to make them available on KZread. It only took 130 years since August 4, 1892.
Her defense lawyers did everything they could to keep the jury and the public from hearing it. Successfully ruled "Inadmissible" by her defense it was the crafty skill of shorthand secretaries employed by the Boston newspapers that captured every word of Lizzie's inquest as it was read into the record at the end of her preliminary trial on September 1, 1892.
When examing Lizzie Borden's crime I find it best to zoom in on those extreme close-ups and to zoom out and pan wide to get a general sense of the era that she lived in during the strict rules and expected social norms of the Victorian Era of 1892.
It is the only time we have Lizzie on the record a mere five days after the murders, therefore every word must be carefully scrutinized for its veracity and nuance. Although she was on double doses of morphine, she answered every question with the perfect amount of bitchcraft.
Although I wanted to put all 4 episodes into one giant podcast it is far too much information to take in all at once. Also, analytics show that many of us, including myself, want to spend our time listening to more and more great content, so our attention spans are getting shorter.
The first 10 minutes contain the heaviest exposition but once you are past that Lizzie and D.A. Hosea Knowlton really gets into it and the tension escalates all the way to the 4th episode. She was snarky, bitchy, and evasive and Knowlton would ask her the same question 10 different ways till Sunday.
Lizzie Borden was summoned to appear for questioning before Judge Blaisdell and D.A. Hosea Knowlton for her inquest five days after the suspicious murders of her father and stepmother. She was the last person to see each person alive moments before their deaths even though they occurred two hours apart.
Announcer: Dennis Alexander
Narrator: Martin Dodge
Lizzie Borden: Tanya Montoya
D.A.Hosea Knowlton: Tim Dennis
Recorded at KBOO Radio, Portland, Oregon.
Recorded during 2018 & 2019
Released as a podcast on Buzzsprout on March 28, 2020
Music: Purchased at MelodyLoops.com
Powerful Rocket by Snow Music Studio
My celebration song!
Pumpkin Fiction by Elena Naumova
Spooky Pumpkin by Audiocalm (My tribute to Alfred Hitchcock)
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It may be a few days before I see it.
Transcriptions of Lizzie's inquest testimony provided with permission by Stefani Koorey and LizzieAndrewBorden.com
Copyright Permission for Stefani Koorey read by Dennis Alexander. -:)
Read the latest book by the Fall River Historical Society "The Jennings Journals 1892"
www.lizzieborden.org
My Lizzie Borden friend from Staten Island won a grant and wrote a book called:
"Inadmissible: Lizzie Borden and other Murderous Women."
Her name is Kimbra Eberly and here's the Amazon link: amzn.to/3A1Bh5t
You can also scroll down on Amazon and read my book review of the book.
Because of editing purposes and the fact I used the Arnold Brown version of the Inquest in the back of his book "Lizzie Borden: The Legend, The Truth, The Final Chapter" published August 1, 1991, unaware at the time that the version had been edited it is not recommended that you follow along with transcripts unless provided by KZread.
Although last summer of August 2021 we did attempt to record another Inquest this time with Borden scholar Stefani Koorey's version many things went wrong that caused us to stop tape mid-performance. We could not recapture the "lightning in the bottle" we caught our first time.
I learned a valuable lesson as a director. Performance over perfection.
Although I had to cover up my inexperience by using 'echo to hide clipping' I have to allow myself the grace to get better at recording and never make those mistakes again.
There are 4 Inquest Episodes in total. :)
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What a great concept! Just found your channel and subscribed. I just posted my Vincent Price visits the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast fan fiction video today and was looking for other Lizzie things. Excited to listen to these. Thanks!
@lizziebordenaudio
23 күн бұрын
I may not be the best person to record Lizzie’s trail testimony into a series of podcasts but at least I got to be the first. 💜 Thanks for the kind words. 💜 I’m going to go and check out ur new video! 💜
I know she is long gone, but I still fear running into her at Golden Corral or something,
That Miss Lizzie is a pretty slippery customer ! But you've got to hand it to her - she doggedly maintains her claims of being home all day of & evening before the murders & not seeing or hearing a blessed thing ... & makes coldly freezing out her stepmother of 30 years , addressing her as "Mrs Borden" (after 28 years of calling her Mother) sound as if she believes its normal... Clever Lizzie ! What a perfectly genius scripting / production of a classic American crime .. Clever Kate Lavender ! I really enjoyed this & HIGHLY recommend you listen 💜💜💜
@lizziebordenaudio
Жыл бұрын
Wait a minute, I'd know those purple hearts anywhere, is this Miss Kizzie? How clever of u to kidnap ur poor husband that had to rename you Kizzie bc you are so severely addicted to Miss Lizzie and have him type this for you, naughty girl. Enjoy ur pear, Miss Kizzie and be sure to save a bite for me! :) 🍐
It's not strange or uncommon for there to be tension between a steparent and stepchild.
@lizziebordenaudio
2 ай бұрын
True but Lizzie was jealous of Abby's position in the household and was afraid of becoming disinherited if Andrew should die first. She took action to influence a favorable outcome in her favor propelled by a dark heart.
He was a bully and she was trying to not fall into any ‘trap’ he was setting.
Well, let's see...
Loved this ! She had motive & opportunity. The week before, rows over Andrew gifting a house & money to Abby's relative led to Lizzie & Emma moving out for 3 days. On their return Lizzie told friends they were still avoiding Andrew & Abby. The front door was locked. Lizzie, in the barn "looking out the window, eating pears" would have seen anyone sneaking in the latched back door. (There were no footprints in the very dusty barn). The visiting Uncle John, had an airtight alibi. The maid was asleep in the attic bedroom, still unwell with a stomach bug. The bloodied coat folded under Andrews head was what Lizzie wore to do the murders. The crime scene photo shows the sofa had cushions so why would Andrew use the coat for his head? Also it was a v hot day so he wouldn't have needed a coat on top of his waistcoat & jacket, so why then go get his coat as a cushion. There was no hatchet found because she used the flat iron that she ironed the handkerchiefs with until Andrew returned. If you look up the autopsy photo Abby's main rear head wound is shaped like a flat iron. Andrews photo is too blurred to see anything. We only have Lizzies word that the bucket of bloody rags in the cellar were menstrual. Edit: her testimony is unreliable at best because just before , the family Dr doubled the amount of morphine he'd prescribed for her nerves.
@lizziebordenaudio
Жыл бұрын
Wow! What incredible feedback! I so enjoyed reading that! I agree with everything you said. I never heard that bit about the head wound in the shape of the flat iron but when you think about it, that would eliminate her needing two hatchets and that's why we only found the one on Crowe's barn with the same gilt found behind Abby's left ear flap. What a brilliant deduction you've made and YOU just helped me solve a gray area about the crime. Thank you for that, MISS SARAH!! Enjoy ur pear!🍐
@sarahholland2600
Жыл бұрын
@@lizziebordenaudioThank you ! I'm thinking flat irons would possibly have the brand name in gilt too....or maybe as decoration? Off to do some antique flat iron research . 😁
@lizziebordenaudio
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@@sarahholland2600 Please keep me posted that’s brilliant thinking my sweet Lizzie sister.
@sarahholland2600
Жыл бұрын
@@lizziebordenaudio So... the ones I found dont don't seem to have brand names on them that might have been picked out in gilt when new . But .. they don't weigh as much as all the people dismissing them as a weapon on the Lizzie forums say. The forum consensus is they're too heavy to swing, weighing 20 pounds. But the history & antique sites I found all say they were around 5-9 pounds & sizes varied hugely. There was a flat iron for sleeves that was v small, narrow & v pointed. Lizzie wasn't a slight little thing who'd struggle to swing that weight. She was solidly built. Also the gilt thing.....the Dr who mentions it does so in a letter written long after the autopsy , when the heads had been rid of flesh . So was it in the flesh free skull & if so how did it get there afterwards, or was it noticed at autopsy, before the flesh was removed: it's really unclear ? How about a meat cleaver as the weapon ? Surely most houses then had one as keeping your own chickens was common , for meat & eggs.
@lizziebordenaudio
Жыл бұрын
@@sarahholland2600 What wonderful research Sarah! It appears as tho Lizzie has stolen another Friday nite from us! When Dr. Draper talks about his discovery of the gilt deposit behind Abby Borden's ear flap we can safely assume that the heads were boiled in lobster pots for several hours to clean them of all organic matter. This would make it impossible for the gilt to remain on the bone as it would have been rinsed away. But it is dated 9 months after the murders in May of 1893 while he and Dr.Cheever are reviewing their autopsy notes possibly for the June trial. I'm not sure about that so I would refer these kinds of questions to one of the s💜🍐cholars. Do we know for a fact that flat irons were ornamented in gold gilt when bought new? Dr. Draper says the gilt could be seen with the naked eye. Hmmmm...... I really love ur thoughtful comments...
Well done !
@lizziebordenaudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Thomas! You are so kind!
I want to give her the benefit of the doubt. However she is very suspicious.