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Shadow Files: Lizzie Borden

Red River Radio | By Dr. Cheryl White
Published October 19, 2017 at 7:45 AM CDT
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Airs Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 7:45 a.m. On this week's shadow file, Dr. Cheryl White takes us back to August 4, 1892, and the tale of Lizzie Borden.

The Borden murder trial—A scene in the court-room before the acquittal - Lizzie Borden, the accused, and her counsel, Ex-Governor Robinson. Illustration in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 76 (1893 June 29), p. 411.
Credit Benjamin West Clinedinst / This media file is in the public domain in the United States.

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Dr. Cheryl White
Dr. Cheryl White is a Professor of History at LSU Shreveport, where she teaches Medieval and Early Modern Europe as well as British history. Dr. White has also been actively engaged in the field of local history, and she has published numerous books and journal articles. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and her popular Historic Haunts of Shreveport tours continue to raise funds for historic preservation in the region.
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