Might one thing on your mind — possibly the first thing — be, “Exactly how sharp is that axe?” Rachel McCarthy James is way ...

If you’re a mystery fan or true crime reader, you know that neither comes without a fair amount of blood and guts. So yes, ...

You’ll find “Whack Job” to be a cut above, if you love reading about rare kinds of crimes committed with ghastly weapons.

From the murder of a Neanderthal-like man to the infamous Lizzie Borden, “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” provides a sarcastic, witty and quirky look at the history of a rather simple tool often ...

Although at least one person gets butchered in each chapter, climaxing with the axe murderer’s axe murderer Lizzie Borden, the best parts of James’ book are when she has fun with the topic ...

The rare books aficionado said he obtained original ... of Massachusetts in the prosecution of its case against Lizzie Borden,' likely albumen-processed prints, and signed 'Walsh Photo' -for ...

A rare set of prints of original Lizzie Borden “crime scene” photographs will be offered for sale at one of the world’s most prestigious rare book shows in New York City. The 65th annual New ...

Karen Read's murder trial has become a national sensation. But the Coyle-Cassidy grad's story began closer to home. What people who knew her say now.

FALL RIVER - The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River has landed on ... "In the modern era, ghost hunters are welcome to book a stay in the very home where the murders took place," USA Today wrote.

(Book cover courtesy Emily Dorio/Harper Celebrate ... “I felt like that perspective would lend itself very well to a cookbook.” Lizzie Borden's meatloaf, photographed for Amy Bruni's "Food ...

Turn off the lights and cozy up to the fireplace as we bring you the spookiest type of story we can — one straight from the history books. America's first trial of the century came from an unusual ...

Lizzie Borden was a 32-year-old matron living ... of high-priced lawyers defending Borden using every trick in the book. Borden won her case but ultimately lost in the court of public opinion.