Woo! It's checked-in at my local library, so I shall be running down there as soon as I can to see if I can snag it before some other person does. Of course, they close early on Fridays, so boooo, I won't be able to pick it up 'til tomorrow. The two theories you mention sound very much like realistic ideas, too - particularly the cloths in the chamber pot. That would totally have worked back then (if not now, assuming you got male police...). Meantime I'll have to look for those transcripts, too - I haven't had a good run through true crime anything in a while, minus the history of cannibalism I reread before loaning it to a friend. (Also, OMG, totally seconding the love of "Mind Hunter." One of the most fascinating and creepy books ever.)
I've always thought (in that vague "I don't really know all the details" sort of way) that the people who tried to say Lizzie didn't really do it were probably just... being a tad bit silly, frankly. I mean, really.
As for browning out, I suppose it's entirely possible, but I'm glad you didn't go with that theory - it'd be a frustrating thing to have in a movie or novel.
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Date: 2010-09-10 11:34 pm (UTC)I've always thought (in that vague "I don't really know all the details" sort of way) that the people who tried to say Lizzie didn't really do it were probably just... being a tad bit silly, frankly. I mean, really.
As for browning out, I suppose it's entirely possible, but I'm glad you didn't go with that theory - it'd be a frustrating thing to have in a movie or novel.