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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Mass. B&B, museum fight to be official Lizzie Borden shrine (USA Today)

From USA Today:

By John Fritze, USA TODAY

Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks, or so the jump-rope rhyme goes, and captivated the nation 116 years ago in one of the most intriguing murders in U.S. history.

Now, two Massachusetts museums dedicated to the hatchet slayings of Borden's father and stepmother are fighting in federal court over the use of her name as they tell her macabre story. The legal fight brings some modern twists — such as who has the right to use the Borden name on the Web.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-09-08-lizzie_N.htm

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