Greetings,

I would like to announce the opening of Murder by Gaslight, a new blog dedicated to notable 19th century American murders. We will include a summary of each murder, links to websites and books with more detailed information, and, of course, sections for comments. We currently have five murders completed and another sixteen in the works.

Quite a few 19th century murders are the subject of ballads,so wherever possible we will be linking to lyrics in the Digital Tradition database. (BTW, is "Fall River Hoedown" really the only folk song about Lizzie Borden?)

Since I know Mudcatters to be knowledgeable and enthusiastic on matters historical, I will be looking forward to your comments. Facts, opinions, error corrections, song information, and suggestions for other murders, are encourged.

I hope you'll check us out.

RW
http://www.murderbygaslight.com