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AN EVENING WITH LIZZIE BORDEN
OCTOBER 16, 2020
AN EVENING WITH LIZZIE BORDEN
best western premier HOTEL | ALTON, ILLINOIS
$44 PER PERSON
NEXT AVAILABLE DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2020 | 7:00 PM
SOLD OUT!
Join Troy and Lisa from American Hauntings for another night of our “An Evening with…” series of events! This eerie night will include a catered dinner at the Best Western Premier in Alton, served in a private ballroom. After dinner, author Troy Taylor will be presenting “One August Morning,” the true story of the Borden murders in Massachusetts and offering an in-depth look at the events that have since become one of the most famous crimes in American history.
Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks,
And when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41…
Or did she? Troy Taylor maintains that she was never swung the ax — and he’s willing to offer the evidence to prove it!
We’ll be looking out for your health at all our dinner events so we can make sure that everyone is safe, we can maintain social distance, and have a really great time!
- All events held at the Best Western Premier Hotel Located at 3559 College Avenue in Alton, Illinois
- Limited number of guests for each event
- Private ballroom for use for our event only
- Upgraded sanitary conditions for serving and dining
- We do suggest that you wear a mask to the event, but obviously, you won't be wearing one when eating and drinking. We're not going to be kicking people out if they take it off, but we do require that you maintain your social distance. But please know, this is a very large space that we are working with and our group size will be under mandated state health official guidelines.
- Books will be available for purchase and can be autographed by Troy
- Fully staffed bar located on site
- Nearby restrooms
- And if you’re coming from out of town, the Best Western Premier offers our guests an exclusive discount price! Details are sent out with your confirmation!
One August Morning: Presented by Troy Taylor
Lizzie Borden is a name that has lived in infamy. As everyone knows, she’s the young woman who “took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks” and then “gave her father 41.” Everyone seems to know the rhyme, but most people don’t know the truth behind the grim story of one of America’s most famous unsolved murders.
Author Troy Taylor delves into the true story of the Borden Murders, revealing what really happened on that morning in August 1892, how Lizzie was hounded by the police, prosecutors, and reporters, and then finally acquitted – yet always believed to be guilty. Was she a murderer or truly innocent? Did she swing the hatchet that killed her parents, or was Lizzie simply part of a plot that accidentally led to murders committed by a madman? You’ll have the chance to decide for yourself as the suspects are revealed, the conspiracies unveiled, and the strange circumstances of this haunting case are presented.
Forget everything you already think you know about this compelling case and discover what did – and what did not – happen in the story of Lizzie Borden!
What dark secrets have never been told? What happened in the grim aftermath of the murder trial? Do the spirits of the dead still linger in the house where the Bordens were killed? You’ll find these answers and more and you’ll never look at this chilling story in the same way again!