Did They Really Do It? by Fred Rosen (2006, Paperback)

I bought this book for one reason : Rosen's chapter on the 1892 Lizzie Borden case in which she was acquitted of murder charges.Having read much research on this case, I can honestly say that Rosen's Lizzie essay is by far the most error-filled piece I've ever read on the case. Rosen's errors are major snafus, too, such as repeatedly stating that Lizzie was the oldest Borden daughter -- any slightly-interested Borden case reader knows that Emma was the eldest. Rosen also repeatedly states that Lizzie was calling people up on the Borden telephone for help after her father's body was discovered - - the Borden household had no phone! Yet, Rosen sums up his argument with his audacious, " Did she really do it? . . . Let me ask you a question: Does a bear s*** in the woods? Of course, she did! No one believes that defense crap . . ." I stopped counting when I reached at least 20 obvious inaccuracies in the Lizzie chapter. With such an attitude, partnered with glaring mistakes, Rosen and this book are to be avoided. I dropped this book faster than a heavy hatchet.