Christina Ricci Screams Bloody Murder In First Trailer For ‘Lizzie Borden Took An Axe’

The chilling true-story of young Lizzie Borden gets the small screen treatment via the Lifetime channel with Christina Ricci taking on the role title role. The made-for-television movie LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AXE gives a fresh account of the infamous 1892 crime when her father and step-mother were found dismembered and the finger pointing in Lizzie’s direction. The murder inspired the twisted children’s nursery rhyme.

“It’s not just a disturbing nursery rhyme! Now the true story of how Lizzie Borden murdered her parents (or did she?) in the summer of 1892 is being brought to Lifetime, with Christina Ricci as the eponymous Lizzie. The true-crime case captured national attention when it first happened, proving that Americans obsession with scandalous and sordid tales is nothing new.”

Billy Campbell and Clea Duvall co-star as her unlucky parents with the adaptation airing in the US on the 25th January 2014. No word yet on a UK date/channel

Source: Lifetime