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Why Did Lizzie Borden Become Guilty?

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How many clues does a murder suspect have to have to be proven guilty? Some of us that know of Lizzie believe that she is not a murder. Most of us believe that Lizzie Borden definitely murdered her father and step-mother with a hatchet. All of us will never know. In 1892, August 4 the brutal murder took place in the Borden house (Booth, R. 2013). Lizzie was the only really investigated subject (Booth, R. 2013) and with a few reasons why she murdered. Lizzie was born in July 1870 in Maryland (King, F. 1992). When she was 2 her real mother Sarah passed away of spinal disease (Miller, S, 2016). Then 3 years later Andrew Borden remarried to Abby Borden (Booth, R. 2013). Emma Lizzie’s sister who is 9 years older than her mothered her and …show more content…

After the murder took place a local store said that she came in and tried to buy poison but they would not sell it to them (Miller, S, 2016). That was a few days before that murder (Miller, S, 2016). Then they ended up falling ill the day before the killings took place (King, F. 1992). On the morning of the murders Lizzie did not eat breakfast with her family and was acting weird. 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. There was a robbery that happened a the Bordens and the elders said that Lizzie had done it. Lizzie was known for being a good person but her actions were off and something completely …show more content…

Lizzie claimed that her step-mother left a note saying she was going to a sick relatives house to visit (Booth, R. 2013). Abby did not leave the house. Lizzie used that as and cover up that she was trying to prove she did not kill. There was no note that was ever found. Lizzie was said to have written the note for a reason to believe Abby was not home. There was a massive amount of head blows to their heads with 11-12 for her father and 18 for her step mother that only hatred and angry could have done (Tooley, J. A. 1992). Lizzie was a very suspicious person. After the money was inherited to her and not her step mother she bought a 3 story mansion with a telephone and indoor plumbing which she had never had before even though they could afford. They said that she want the money to buy herself a nicer home with other things she had wanted her whole life but her dad would not allow it (Berni, C. (1997). After he died she went a bought what she had

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The following evidence is what proves Lizzie is not guilty. First, all cases like this must include evidence to find the killer, but none was found against LIzzie to make her guilty. According to Source #1 , “There was no physical evidence linking her to the murders. A hatchet had been discovered in

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For example, Eli Bence, a clerk at S. R. Smith's drug store in Fall River, told police that Lizzie visited the store the day before the murder and attempted to purchase prussic acid, a deadly poison. Lizzie could use that thing and poison her father and stepmother. She couldn’t get the poison, so she kill (maybe) her father and stepmother with an axe. There was rumors that Lizzie and her stepmother never got along together

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Lizzie Borden is guilty of murdering Andrew Borden and Abby Borden on August 4, 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts. I can prove this because in the article “Could the Journals of Lizzie Borden’s Lawyer Reveal the Truth.” by Daily Mail Reporter it says that “Andrew had also upset Lizzie for chopping off the heads of pigeons she fed and watered. Lizzie had also fallen out with her stepmother and called her 'Mrs.Borden’”(Daily Mail Reporter). This shows that Lizzie was very upset at both her father and Abby which means she would have a perfect motive for wanting them gone.

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I believe that Lizzie Borden did kill Both Abby and Andrew Borden on the day of August 4, 1892. Some people think that Lizzie is guilty some think she is innocent. My reasons for believing this are she wanted more attention from her father. My second reason is when she testified about what happened and her whereabouts it didn't add up. My third and final reason to believe that Lizzie is guilty is she had reasons to think that her father was going to get hurt shortly before her father got killed.

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Also her stepmother accused her stealing jewelry out of her room but Lizzie clamed to her father that she did not take it. Maybe Lizzie had all of this mad rush in her to kill her parent’s .Furthermore, nobody knows what actually happen how could one person cause this? Overall, there is not enough to put her in jail but some still think she did it. Although Lizzie was acquainted to the murders but found as not guilty for them because as I said there is no evidence of her actually killing then.(www.women.com) Therefore, lizzie lived by herself people still thinking she did it.

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Lizzie had possible motives that could’ve led to the killings. For instance, many have concluded Lizzie’s father could’ve been a possible rapist towards Lizzie. No evidence or proof was ever found to prove this statement. No one actually knows if Andrew Borden was a rapist or not, they based this statement on the room and door style. Next, Lizzie could’ve been angered at the actions of her dad.

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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

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And lastly, Lizzie Borden didn’t kill her father and stepmother. In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. Borden were killed in their home. And the killer was unknown. I believe that Lizzie Andrew Borden, did NOT murder her parents. But then, who killed them?

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Instead of being scared and afraid of what might happen too her, she wasn’t worried at all and somewhat excited about been listed as a suspect. Her sister was more frightened about what might happen then she was and the maid was very surprised about the death. Lizzie was very confident with her story as if she was planning everything out for a while, this explains why going to the police station for questions wasn’t a bad thing too her. One reason Lizzie is guilty,she stated the night before that

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Also, Bridget and Lizzie killing Andrew and Abby Borden makes sense when they say that both had no emotions when they found the bodies but they were also angry with Andrew and Abby Borden. When Lizzie and Bridget found the bodies, Lizzie burned a white dress claim it was stained with red paint. She burned the dress in the kitchen, on the stove. However, Despite the rapidity of Herald News’s claim about how Lizzie Borden killed her parents they miss the mark when it comes to Bridget being there when the death of Andrew and Abby Borden because she was there when they were murdered. Bridget has been there for the family for a while.

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The Borden house was unusual, originally designed as a duplex. In July 1892, the sisters both departed on a trip for an extended visit to their friends in other towns. Lizzie, however, cut her trip short and returned home early and alone. This is when Lizzie was believed to start acting strangely. One day, Lizzie had tried purchasing a poison which she claimed she needed to “clean her fur coat.”

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There are also many books, articles, and newspaper articles that date back to the time the murders happened. Lizzie did not like her stepmother at all, but felt differently about her father. Andrew Borden was on bad terms with a man when he was murdered and many people may have wanted him dead due to his wealthiness, attitude, and sketchy business deals. Lizzie claimed to be in the barn eating fruit for thirty minutes while the murder happened, even though the reports say she was locked inside with her stepmother, Abigail Borden. Lizzie’s parents had no reason to die and didn’t deserve to die, but Lizzie thought very

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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”).

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Is Lizzie Andrew Borden Guilty? I have a very simple answer, yet rather a complex answer to that. Most people in this day an age believe that she was guilty. Now, why out of everyone in the town of Fall River would you choose this poor innocent lady who supposedly loved her parents so much that she hacked her mother 18 times and her father 11. She brutally and viciously murdered her own parents in all under 2 hours.

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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?

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