Lizzie Borden Murder Essay

On the morning of August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were murder on their Fall River Home during daylight. At 9.30 am in morning Abby Borden was killed by 19 hits, with an ax to shoulder and to the head (Lizzie Borden). As follow, Andrew Borden is also murder on a couch with 11 hits with an ax to the head at 11 am. The only suspect at the time of the murder was the daughter of Andrew Borden himself, Lizzie Borden who had claimed that she had found her father lying dead on a couch in the sitting room. But everyone know there is more to the story than Lizzie Borden suspicious testimony, but no one knows what happened on that tragic morning of Fall River Massachusetts and whether or not Lizzie Borden was the murder. But the real question

But the procedure wasn't done properly by the time Abby and Andrew were killed. At 9:30 am, Abby Borden was found dead while she was in the guest room. Follow by her death, Andrew Borden is also killed about an hour and a half after Abby. The first person on the scene is Lizzie Borden claiming she was using water closet while talking to Bridget, the Borden family maid while Abby was murdered. And by the time Andrew was killed, Lizzie claimed was outside eating a pair for 15 to 20 minute. Lizzie found her father 11 am dead in the setting room and told Bridget. Before the police had arrived, three people were already at the crime scene besides Lizzie and Bridget. Mrs. Adelaide Churchill, a next door neighbor had arrived, Mrs. Bowen, Dr. Bowen, and Alice Russell arrived before the police arrive at the crime scene. Only to police arrive first at the scene, the rest of the department were on department’s annual picnic. When the policies arrived, they made a quick superficial search of Emma’s room, Lizzie older sister “ A bundled blanket lay on the floor of Emma’s room closet. It was not checked by the police. They made a superficial search of Emma’s room,” ( Lizzie Borden: Guilty or Not?). Throughout the day, the body of Abby had been for the photographer, people entering the crime scene

In the late 18th century, women were thought to be fragile beings incapable of committing such violent crime and act. Women were expected to behave in modest manner, and violence was not part of modest woman. She was an educated women who graduated from high school in 1879, which made her father proud, “ She gives a ring to her father…he is touched...wears it all of the time and tells the town of the gift from Lizzie” ( Lizzie Borden: Guilty or Not?). During the hearing of Lizzie Borden she refused to testify, claiming that she was innocent and that her lawyer will prove that for her (Lizzie Borden A Woman Accused Documentary). Not only she refuse to provide her testimony, she faint during the hearing when the skull of Abby Borden and Andrew Borden are reveal accidently by a defendant (The Lizzie Borden Trial). Furthermore, in the court stood 12 male judges and juries who though Lizzie as like their own daughter (Lizzie Borden A Woman Accused Documentary). On the day before the court hearing, she was told to change her style of clothing, and to appeal femme to in front of court (Lizzie Borden A Woman Accused Documentary). The trial of Lizzie Borden lasted for 18 days, and it took one hour for the judge and jury to acquit Lizzie Borden. The judges did not question the suspicious of her response to the interview or