Lizzie Borden encyclopedia launches as Netflix renews interest in case

A new reference site on the 1892 Borden murders is launching in September alongside renewed attention from Netflix’s Monster. The project aims to separate evidence from mythology in one of America’s best-known unsolved cases.

Why it matters: - LizzieBordenEncyclopedia.com is trying to become a one-stop reference for a case that still shapes American true crime culture more than 130 years later. - The site could influence how new viewers, readers and true crime fans judge the long-running question of Lizzie Borden’s guilt. - The launch lands as Netflix releases a new season of Monster focused on Lizzie Borden, which could drive fresh interest in the murders.

What happened: - LizzieBordenEncyclopedia.com launched in September 2026 as a website devoted to the Borden murders of 1892. - The site says it offers "Everything there is to know about the Borden Murders of 1892" and includes more than 125 entries. - The project focuses on the murders of Andrew Borden and Abby Borden, who were killed in their Fall River, Massachusetts home on Aug. 4, 1892. - Lizzie Borden, the victims’ daughter and a Sunday school teacher known for her charitable work, was arrested in the case. - A jury acquitted Lizzie Borden, and the murders remain officially unsolved.

The details: - The encyclopedia examines evidence presented in court and weighs each item through both a guilt and innocence lens. - Teena Booth founded the site after years of research into the case. - Booth has written a dozen true crime scripts for television and served as an executive producer on Lifetime’s 2014 movie about Lizzie Borden. - Booth said the site is meant to put readers in the jury box and let them hear arguments from both the prosecution and the defense. - The project also uses research that Booth says became available only in recent years. - Several entries challenge conventional views of the circumstantial evidence that made Lizzie Borden look guilty to police in 1892. - The site also explores previously little-discussed topics, including the theory that Lizzie Borden may have been mildly autistic.

Between the lines: - Booth’s framing suggests the project is meant less as fan content and more as a corrective to what she sees as decades of mythmaking around the case. - Her comments also show the case remains polarized, with many people already settled into either a guilt or innocence view. - Booth said her own research eventually pulled her toward Lizzie Borden’s innocence, even though she does not expect to change the minds of people who are already convinced.

What's next: - Booth hopes the site gives undecided readers a factual source that helps them think more critically about the evidence. - The encyclopedia appears positioned to grow as a research destination as interest in the case rises with new entertainment coverage. - More entries and analysis may follow as Booth continues building out the archive.