Aileen Wuornos had a husband and a child in further backstory Netflix’s Monster didn’t mention
Her husband was 49 years her senior
Emma Borden’s confused argument with a lawyer at Lizzie’s trial was very different in real life
She suddenly forgot what she’d earlier said
Footage of real Aileen Wuornos next to Monster on Netflix shows just how accurate scenes were
Monster gets a lot wrong, but Sarah Paulson gets everything right
Lizzie Borden’s sister gave a single interview 20 years later, saying the house was ‘unbearable’
‘As for her being guilty, I say no, and decidedly, no’
Aileen Wuornos’ tragic childhood explained, from her absent parents to life on the streets
Her past is explored in Monster
The full Lizzie Borden skipping rope rhyme and its eerie origin, after Netflix’s Monster
It’s centuries old
The real history behind Lizzie Borden’s pet doves, as shown in Netflix’s Monster
The storyline is loosely based on fact
Four cast members in The Lizzie Borden Story have appeared in Monster seasons before
It’s not just Charlie Hunnam who came back
Rebecca Hall explains how she invented Abby Borden’s personality for Netflix’s Monster
She had some unusual inspiration
Did Lizzie Borden have seizures or a mental illness? Her health and the epilepsy theory
Monster shows her dissociating