A murder was struck in the small, quiet town of Fall River, accusation were made all around the town. Who do you think would do this? The case of the Borden murderers has not yet caught the culprit but, people suspect the daugher of the victims Lizzie Borden to be the murderess. I believe Lizzie Borden did not kill her father and stepmother. No evidence against her was found, she loved her family, and had an alibi/testimony that was convincing.
The most plausible theory is Lizzie Borden the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Borden who allegedly murdered them. To start with, Samantha M. Gavin, a full-time lecturer in Administration of Justice, describes her past relationship with both her father and stepmother,¨Lizzie's relationship with her father and stepmother was unstable¨(Borden, Lizzie 1860-1927). The morose and unstable relationship between Lizzie Borden, her Father, and her Stepmother possibly was the motive for the killings. After the police came, the bodies were found. In an interview with Lizzie Borden, they noticed it had been strange that she showed no signs of grief, and remarked a snarky comment when speaking about her stepmother (Mooney).
She had to fight alone and became a disgrace to the town she loved. We need to get justice for Lizzie Borden whom she never got to experience. Also, this is one of the most fascinating stories, as it is still up in the air who completed the murder. The event is almost like a real-life move. As the storylines are very crazy and the killer is unreviled.
Evidence points to the fact that Lizzie Borden, a normal woman who people thought was not capable of such a crime, is guilty. Lizzie Borden was guilty because, besides the maid, she was the only person in the house. She also had a motive, a motive to get her wealthy father’s money. It could only be her. She was the only one who would have the motive and would have done the crime.
Some of the time Lizzie and her sister Emma would not eat with the elder Borden. Lizzie did not eat with them the day so they expert said maybe Lizzie felt she did have to because she was going to kill them (Berni, C. (1997). After, the murder had taken place Lizzie had burnt a dress and then claimed it had red paint on it. Lizzie was know to shoplift from local stores.
Lizzie Borden tried to poison her parents, and when that didn’t work, she had to think of another plan. Her parents were found with 30 hits to the head with a hatchet. There is no doubt that Lizzie Borden is the one who murdered her parents in cold blood. Lizzie Borden is guilty, and she needs help. Lizzie is the only one that had the opportunity to commit the crime, besides the maid.
In “Bridget testimony” it says “I heard her tell her father that Mrs. Borden had a note and had gone out” (2). Those who disagree with me might say it was normal for people to get notes and leave out. When Lizzie told her father this he didn’t seem sure about it because she didn’t have many friends and it wasn’t usual for her to “help a sick friend” without telling anyone. Also, when they asked to see the note, this is what was said on “Bridget testimony” Q.”Let me ask you if anyone to your knowledge came to that house on the morning of August 4th with a message or a note for Mrs. Borden?”
At the beginning of the marriage the two girls called her mother until Andrew Borden bought a house for his sister-in-law that was better than their own. The house that Lizzie and Emma lived in contained no indoor plumbing, no running water, and no hot water. If they wanted to take a bath they had to heat water up in the furnace, then carry it upstairs to the tub. Emma started to become protective of her younger sister believing that she was the only true family that she had left. Lizzie and her began to grow closer and also started referring to Abby Borden not as mother but as Mrs. Borden (Biography.com).
The women, including Lizzie, participated in all the community activities. Lizzie and her sister, Emma, still live with their father and mother. A maid was also present at the home. It is widely believed that the wife of Mr. Borden, Abby Borden, was not the mother of his daughters and that she was a stepmother to the sisters. The Borden household was not peaceful, Lizzie and Emma hated their father's wife.
There have been millions of murders by kids throughout time. According to ‘psycologytoday.com’ there are 5 parents killed a week by their biological child. It seems obvious that Lizzie Borden committed this crime due to family problems and the harshness of the crime itself. There was a lot of family friction in the Borden family, in the Borden household it was secretly a house of horrors. For example, Lizzie was abused by her father, Andrew Borden.
Other family members could be guilty of the crime, not just Lizzie. The first possible suspect that comes to mind is John Morse, Lizzie’s uncle who, after supposedly being made aware of the horrible murders, is said to have “ambled” into the back yard and proceeded to “eat pears in the shade” (King 27). The next possible suspect would have to be Emma, who, being out of town that day was sent a telegram telling her about the murders, but she “did not catch the next train,” or the next, in fact she did not “return” home “until after seven that night” (King 27). Doesn't that seem a little odd, seeing as her father was just killed; unless she had something to do with it and couldn’t get home until then, but we will never know. Another possible suspect is Bridget Sullivan, the maid who happened to be in and around the house at the time of the murders (“The Lizzie Borden Story”).
There were lots of loose ends and unsolved questions. I am here to convince you that Lizzie did not do it and, that she is innocent. Firstly, imagine being accused of killing your parents. How would that make you feel?
First of all, Lizzie Borden is guilty of committing murder because of her strange testimony and alibi. Not only did Lizzie give an odd testimony, but her alibi doesn’t exactly make her seem innocent. According to Source #2, “At the time of her stepmother’s murder (around 9:30 A.M.), household
Ultimately, the answer to that question is unknown, and we can only speculate based on the evidence that is available. However, it is clear that the prosecution did not have enough evidence to secure a conviction, and Lizzie was ultimately acquitted of the murders. Despite this, many people continue to believe that Lizzie was guilty of the crimes. Some theories suggest that she may have used a poison or other method to kill her parents, while others argue that she may have had an accomplice who helped her commit the murders. However, without any concrete evidence, these theories remain nothing more than
Have you ever been very upset with your parents and said bad things, like, “I hope you die.” Lizzie Borden was accused in 1860 of killing her father and stepmother. The interesting thing was that she was found innocent but everything pointed towards her committing the murders. Still to this day people are still trying to find out who murdered the two. I feel that Lizzie did commit the murders.
