Lizzie Borden Research Paper

“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. She had tried and unsuccessfully attempted to purchase prussic acid a highly poisonous liquid. Police found no sign of forced entries and from the evidence, Lizzie was the only person in the house during the murder of her stepmother

August 3, 1892 a day before the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden Lizzie was witnessed an attempt to purchase prussic acid. How casual that it had been the day before. Article 1 claims, “They did however, establish that Lizzie had unsuccessfully attempted to purchase prussic acid, a highly poisonous liquid, in the day before the murders.” This shows much evidence contradicting against her. Not many people would casually go and buy such a high poisonous acid. But then again come to realize her timing on the situation. This puts suspicion on her side towards the fact of it being attempted to be bought the night before the unfortunate murders. So that is one of the many evidence that has been held against Lizzie Borden as she should have been proven guilty not

Being downstairs during the time of the murder of her stepmother how was no noise heard. Coming to the conclusion Abby was upstairs in the guest room where she was whacked in the head 18 times by what many believe the murder weapon was a hatchet or ax. Yet Lizzie heard nothing. Article 3 claims, “Only Lizzie was known to be in the house at the time of Abby Borden’s murder.” Having Lizzie be the only one in the house during the murder of her stepmother it’s hard to believe she heard no noise. From when Abby had fallen to the floor, the wackes taken to the head and other noises that could have occurred throughout the death. Article 3 also states, “Lizzie claimed to have been in the loft of the backyard barn for 15 to 20 minutes looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion. Police found the loft so stiflingly hot that it was difficult to believe anyone would voluntarily remain in such a place for as much as 20 minutes.” Though police officers claimed it was too hot for a woman to stand to be in there for 15 to 20 minutes as she claimed. Then it’s not very convincing that she could have been in the loft looking for lead sinkers. Though this may be one of the few it says much about her actions throughout the day of the