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Lizzie Borden was born on July 19, 1860 and died June 1, 1927. She was an American woman who was tried and acquitted in 1893 for the axe murders of her stepmother and her father in 1892. She lived in Fall River, Massachusetts with her sister, father and stepmother. Lizzie’s mother Sarah Borden was deceased and died when Lizzie was only 3 years old. Lizzie was born into a wealthy family due to her father manufacturing and selling furniture and caskets, and went on to become a successful property developer.
In August 4, 1892 at 92 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts in the Borden house. Andrew Borden and Abby (Durfee Gray) Borden were murdered in their own house. Andrew was murder, while he was sleeping in the sofa. Police were searching in the house and led to discover the dead body of Abby in the upstairs bedroom. Both of them were a victim of a brutal hatchet attack.
The murder of Lizzie Borden’s father, Andrew borden, and her stepmother Abby Borden has been an ongoing mystery over 100 years now. No one has seemed to figure out the real murderer. A main suspect that the police had interviewed was Lizzie borden, the daughter to Andrew Borden and step daughter to Abby Borden. Yet no one has seemed to figure out the real murderer. I believe Lizzie borden murdered her parents with having satisfaction that she covered it up so well.
Who is Lizzie Borden? Lizzie Borden was a thirty-Two year old unmarried woman who had no children and lived with her father and stepmother also her sister. At this time many people accused Lizzie of murdering Andrew Borden and Abby Borden her parents.(WWW.BIOGRAPHY.COM)Lizzie was the prime suspect for the hoffifc muders in 1892, before this occur Lizzie went to buy poison at Smiths Drug store far away so she would not look suspicious. She could not get poison because the druggist refused to give it to her because she needed a doctor’s signature to get it. Its sure to say everyone in fall River Massachusetts had their own theories but most believe Lizzie did it.
Lizzie Borden’s Murder Case Lizzie Andrew Borden is the daughter of Andrew and Abby Borden and was accused by many of killing her parents. The murder case is still very famous today because it was the first nationally famous murder. Lizzie’s family consisted of herself, her older sister Emma Borden, step-mother Abby Borden, and her father Andrew Borden. The family also had a live in maid, Bridget Sullivan. On the day of the murder the only people present at the house were Lizzie, Bridget, Abby, and later on Andrew, which caused many people to believe that Lizzie committed the murders.
“Lizzie Borden took an ax, and gave her mother forty whacks when she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one” the infamous song of Lizzie Borden allegedly accused of both the murders of her father and stepmother. But now come to think could she really have been innocent? There are many suspicious details leading to her being guilty but Lizzie was declared innocent. So now the suspicion begins. Despite the many information on the Lizzie Borden case, I believe Lizzie Borden should have been proven guilty.
Lizzie Andrew Borden was an American woman who was absolve from a double murder in 1892, at the age of 22 (Carlisle,1992). Lizzie Borden parents were; Andrew Jackson and Sarah Border, unfortunately, Borden’s mother died when she gave birth to her. Lizzie Borden’s father was a wealthy property developer and the head of one of the largest banks, making him disfavored amongst the community. (TheFamousPeople.com, 2017). Border had a religious upbringing and would attend Sunday school church.
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“Lizzie Borden had an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done she gave her father forty-one” This famous saying is referring to a woman named Lizzie Borden. Lizzie Borden was born on July 19, 1860, in Fall River Massachusetts. Lizzie Borden is displayed in many ways from TV shows like The Simpsons, books, and even cartoons about her.
The Lizzie Borden case will forever be unsolved. It is a mysterious confusing case that will forever interest people. Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her Father and step mother with an axe. Even though she might have been found not guilty, there is a lot of evidence that proves she was was guilty for the murders. To begin with, she had a rough relationship with her parents.
It’s not a question of how, but rather who? Who killed Andrew and Abby Borden? This is a question that has been asked for over 123 years. When they were brutally murdered in their home in Fall River Massachusetts. Andrew’s daughter Lizzie Borden was accused of the murders, but was eventually acquitted, and to this day the killer has not been found out (Tooley).
The Borden Murders Rough Draft Today, one in three murder mysteries go unsolved in the United States. The same can be applied to the mysterious murders of Abby and Andrew Borden. Both were found hacked to death in their home by their daughter, Lizzie. That fateful day in the summer of 1892 has been subject to many works of fiction, such as: movies, books, and even a few musicals. It is still unknown who committed the crime, though theorists have contemplated who the possible suspects since the crime was committed.
Why She Is Guilty “My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter.” Lizzie Borden stated after the murder.(BrainyQuotes.com) The people who seem innocent are the real guilty ones. Some of them try to hide behind their shyness or the motive.
“Lizzie Borden took an ax, gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done she gave her father forty-one.” You may have heard this rhyme while jump roping or hopscotching when you were growing up, but this rhyme is not just a made up tune for the playground. This song was based on a true unsolved mystery that happened in 1892 (Linder). The song has displayed some misleading information, such as her mother receiving forty whacks and her father receiving forty-one. When in reality her stepmother was struck nineteen times and her father was struck ten or eleven times.
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