Lizzie Borden Imagine being famous for murdering two close family members with an axe. Lizzie Borden became well-known for being charged with the gruesome murder of her father and stepmother, on August 4th 1892. During this time, women were considered the “weaker” sex, and not capable of murder. However, there was evidence to prove Lizzie Borden was guilty. Lizzie Borden’s case impacted the world because even though she was declared innocent, she was punished by public opinion. The Borden family were citizens of wealth who had lived in Fall River for at least eight generations. Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby, and his two daughters, Emma and Lizzie lived in a modest house (Gottesman 1). Senior partner in Borden, Almy, and Company, he had been president of the Fall River Savings Bank and owned textile mills and other real estates. Despite his wealth, estimated at $500,000 in 1891, Borden lived simply (Borden 1). “The relationship between the Borden sisters and their stepmother, …show more content…
Abby was found upstairs, slumped forward on her knees, her head was almost torn off her shoulders (Brown 1). Andrew Borden's face barely unrecognizable, and had been hit by eleven blows of an axe. Lizzie found her parents dead, and immediately told the maid, Bridget. Lizzie said she last saw her father alive, before eleven, reading a newspaper on the sofa. Bridget Sullivan, the house maid testified that at 10:55 she went up to her room to lie down while Mr. Borden settled down on the couch in the living room (Brown 1). “Another witness reported seeing Lizzie burning a blue dress shortly after the murder. On the other hand, a similar axe murder had recently occurred in Fall River, and two witnesses reported separate sightings of unidentified men outside the home.” It’s believed that Lizzie was burning her blue dress, because it may have had her parents blood on it, and she needed to destroy the