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6 Details In ‘Monster: Lizzie Borden’s Story’ That Netflix Completely Changed From What Really Happened

While the series preserves some important details from the Borden case, it also significantly changes major parts of the historical record. Here are six details where Netflix took creative liberties with the real-life events.

Bored Panda · Sep 23

From Lizzie Borden to Myra Hindley, why are we still so fascinated with female killers?

Another true-crime drama about a woman accused of murder is hitting our screens, feeding into our culture’s unhelpful obsession with ‘female rage’, says historian and author Rebecca Rideal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Why Lizzie Borden Was Found Not Guilty Despite Damning Evidence Against Her

Lizzie Borden was acquitted despite suspicious evidence surrounding the 1892 slaying of her father and stepmother, but key testimony and evidence could not be used against her at trial.

Bored Panda · Sep 19

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A gruesome murder case shocked America in 1892. More than 130 years later, Netflix is revisiting it

Netflix's upcoming series, Monster, delves into the infamous axe murders committed by Lizzie Borden. Starring Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden, the show revisits the haunting events of 1892 when her father and stepmother were found dead. Although Lizzie was acquitted in a sensational trial, the mystery surrounding these murders continues…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

The true story of Lizzie Borden, the subject of Ryan Murphy’s latest Monsters installment

In 1893, murder suspect Lizzie Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother, but the unsolved case has continued to capture the American imagination

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Ed Gein actor Charlie Hunnam will be on the other side of the ax in Monster season 4 as the murdered father of Ella Beatty's Lizzie Borden

Ella Beatty will take an ax and give her father Charlie Hunnam 40 whacks as Lizzie Borden in the next season of Ryan Murphy's Monster

GamesRadar · Oct 9, 2025

Charlie Hunnam Is Back For Netflix's Monster Season 4 As The Lizzie Borden Story Confirms Main Cast And Kicks Off Filming

From killer to...victim?

Cinemablend · Oct 9, 2025

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Netflix’s new season of ‘Monster’ just claimed the No. 1 spot — and the next season is already confirmed

“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” has reached the No. 1 spot on Netflix, and so here’s everything we know so far about the next season, including what viewers could expect.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 7, 2025

Murder sites become tourist spots as towns take advantage of horror past

Dark tourists are flooding murder homes across America

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

From The Watcher to The Amityville Horror: The seven real homes which inspired these Halloween classics

The most frightening tales are usually the ones that stem from real-life cases – and often, real-life houses. Sheila Flynn explores seven of America’s most infamous homes, immortalised in horror films and programmes inspired by their chilling backstories

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

These seven real homes inspired horror movies

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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