Were Lizzie Borden & Bridget Sullivan Really Lovers? What's Known About Their Relationship Beyond 'Monster'

Netflix The relationship between Lizzie Borden and her housemaid Bridget Sullivan is central to Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, but how much of it is based on real life? In the Netflix series, Ella Beatty plays Lizzie and Vicky Krieps is Bridget. Their characters become romantically involved in the show, which connects their relationship to the violence that later unfolds inside the house. Bridget was indeed a real person, but the romance portrayed on screen is not an established fact about either woman's life. Who was the real Bridget Sullivan? Bridget's own words provide some clarity . . .