axe murderer
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According to the three female authors of The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation, the 19th century axe murderer Lizzie Borden butchered her family because “her period coincided with an epileptic attack”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020
According to three female authors axe murderer Lizzie Borden butchered her family because "her period coincided with an epileptic attack"
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020
Bull riding is a collaborative sport—a pairs competition in which one partner tries to kill the other, like an ice dance with an axe murderer.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
Here's our pick from the thread 1. alexito named his favourite part of one of his favourite films: "the magnificently named Erland Van Lidth De Jeude as axe murderer Grossberger in Stir Crazy."
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013
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