Borden was accused but acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892 Ella Beatty has been cast as Lizzie Borden on Monsters season 4 Additional castings include Rebecca Hall as Lizzie's stepmother,

The fourth season of Netflix ’s Monster anthology from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan has found its star. Ella Beatty ( Feud: Capote vs. the Swans) will play Lizzie Borden in the series, which will recount the sensational allegations that Borden killed her father and stepmother with an axe. She was acquitted at trial.

Ryan Murphy has found his newest Monster star, and she's the offspring of two Hollywood legends.