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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 · 2h ago

Two Hollywood A-Listers Played This Disturbing Criminal, And Fans Are Debating Who Did It Better

Sarah Paulson and Charlize Theron have both portrayed Aileen Wuornos, the notorious hitchhiker who has violently ended the lives of seven men in Florida.

Bored Panda · 23h ago

Lizzie Borden Series Hit With Backlash After Disturbing Scene Leaves Viewers Demanding Trigger Warning

"Turned it off," one viewer said of the controversial scene in episode 2 of Netflix's Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.

Bored Panda · Sep 21

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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

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Traded Its Victorian Corsets for Dark Glamour at the Premiere

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story pairs Ella Beatty's Victorian chemise with a modern, all-black "dark glamour" premiere look from the cast.

Fashion Times · Sep 19

Billie Lourd reveals the link she shares with Monsters co-star Ella Beatty through their famous parents

Lourd and Beatty play sisters Emma and Lizzie Borden in the latest instalment of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters’ series

The Independent UK · Sep 19

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Nepo Baby’s Show Hit With Scathing Reviews As Viewers Grow Sick Of Whitewashing: “Worst Series Of The Year”

"Creative license at its worst," one viewer said of the new season of Netflix's true crime show.

Bored Panda · Sep 18

Glee co-creator gives three-word response to reboot rumors

Exclusive: ‘The Independent’ spoke to Ian Brennan at the red carpet premiere of his and Murphy’s new Netflix series ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story review – it’s like Ryan Murphy’s new series was written by adolescent boys

The latest Monster instalment, about the 1892 Borden axe murders, is packed with periods and beheadings, and feels like it was made up as they went along

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Who is Lizzie Borden? The true story of Netflix’s latest Monster series

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The Independent UK · Sep 17

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

'Resident Evil', Tove Lo and Netflix's Monster: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Retrun to Raccoon City — if you dare — as Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' adaptation hits the big screen, while Netflix brings true crime chills in its latest season of 'Monster'. Here's what to look out for this week.

Euronews · Sep 14

Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories

Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say

The Guardian - US · Aug 24

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Inverse · Aug 23

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The Independent UK · Aug 20

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 Mary Sue · Nov 7, 2025

Welp, Ryan Murphy is taking on Aileen Wuornos

This isn't going to be good.

GamesRadar · Oct 9, 2025

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

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Cinemablend · 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?

Tom’s Guide · Oct 7, 2025

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.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

Bury the Hatchet review – choppy musical account of Lizzie Borden’s shocking story

Combining folk song, true crime, macabre comedy and more makes it hard to keep up with the already complicated 1892 case

TechRadar · Aug 10, 2025

Monster season 4: everything we know so far about the hit show's return to Netflix

Monster season 4 will tell the story of Lizzie Borden. Here's everything we know so far about the next chapter of the Netflix true crime anthology series.

Cinemablend · Jul 10, 2025

Ryan Murphy's Monster Series Is Apparently Following A Familiar Pattern, With Season 4's Subject Revealed

Ryan Murphy may have a trend here.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024

‘I was captivated and in awe’: readers’ favourite theatre of 2024

A towering turn from John Lithgow, musicals in Birmingham and Manchester, and Sarah Snook’s one-woman Wilde were among the year’s standout shows

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

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

Dark tourists are flooding murder homes across America

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