Lizzie Borden On a hot morning on august 4, 1892, Mr. Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby Borden, were brutally murdered. A daughter of the victims, Lizzie Borden was arrested, tried and acquitted of the crime. “ She was a woman of spotless character and reputation, and more than that she was educated, refined and prominently connected with the work of the Christian church in the Fall River”(Gates 2).The town and the country were divided in their opinions of who could commit such horrifying murders
The case of Lizzie Borden is still one of the most talked about mysteries ever. The crime happened during the 1800s and to this day no one has ever been convicted for the murders of Lizzie’s father and stepmother. There have been many theories to what happened on that day. Lizzie Borden was the obvious suspect, but was never charged with murder. The Lizzie Borden case may remain a mystery forever. Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
believe that it was Lizzie Borden or was it? Lizzie Borden is accused of killing her parents with an axe. Many believe that she committed this crime but was never caught. I believe that Lizzie Borden is guilty of killing her parents. Lizzie had a rocky relationship with her stepmother before and a week before the murders Lizzie got into an argument with her father and stepmother. When police searched the house there was no sign of anyone who had tried to break into the Borden house on the day of
It is best described by the closing arguments for Lizzie Borden's defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson: The Lizzie Borden case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew J. Borden and his wife, Abby Borden. The bloodiness of the acts in an otherwise respectable late nineteenth century domestic setting is startling. Along with the gruesome nature
Lizzie Borden, Lead Suspect The Lizzie Borden trial of 1893 is one of the most interesting and famous court cases, an axe murder case, perhaps, and still over a century, we have yet to find out who was the murderer of Andrew Borden and Abby (Durfee Gray) Borden. The place where this murder happened was on a hot August 4, 1892 at 92 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. First, it also included and/or involved Lizzie Andrew Borden, herself, of course, as the defendant and as the lead suspect
The Murder trial of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe, was considered to be one of the most famous trials in history. Lizzie Borden was tried for murdering her stepmother and father but was acquitted because there wasn’t enough evidence to prove her guilty. Even though Lizzie was found not guilty there is quite a bit of evidence that proves she was guilty. In the Lizzie Borden controversial court case of Lizzie Borden, the guilty verdict incorrectly
was terribly wrong, I saw my sister, Lizzie, sitting on the concrete steps in front of our house talking to the police, against her will it seemed, I saw our maid sitting in the shade,away from the scorching sun of August, under an old oak tree in distraught, and then I saw them. I saw my Dad, and my step mother … dead. They were being carried out by paramedics, on a stained off white stretcher, one at a time, my dad first, and then my step mother, Mrs. Borden. I don’t remember much about what happened
It has been one hundred and twenty-two years since "Lizzie Borden took an axe..", in accordance to the folk rhyme, and Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered in their home; but still today it remains one of America's most famous, or infamous, unsolved crimes. Although Lizzie was acquitted and no one was ever proved guilty of committing the crime; it is still the popular opinion that Lizzie was, in fact, the murderer. Not many people have in doubts in their mind about Lizzie's guilt, although
Lizzie Borden is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of slaughtering her father and stepmother in cold blood. She had very compelling motives for doing this. One of her motives was that she had a lot to gain, including upwards of $10 million in today’s money (“9 things you may not know about Lizzie Borden” p. 1), which would be like winning the lottery if she got the money by legitimate means. This would be very good for her because, even though her father had $10 million (in todays money), he didn’t
On a sweltering 1892 August day in Fall River, Massachusetts, Andrew and Abby Borden were violently murdered in their home on Second Street. The subsequent police investigation and trial of Lizzie Borden gained national attention and rightfully so considering a female murder defendant on trial was and is to this day an extremely rare proceeding. The Lizzie Borden Trial held in 1893 attracted attention from nearly the entire United States with newspapers in New York City, Providence, and Boston publishing
nature is the case of Mr. and Mrs.Borden, who were alleged to have been murdered by their own 33 year old daughter, Lizzie Borden. Much of this case went without clear and trustworthy explanation, sparking curiosity and debate even now. While there are many who believe that Lizzie Borden was guilty despite her acquittal, careful examination of the evidence proves that Lizzie borden is in fact innocent, just as the court had decided. To begin with, supporting evidence to Lizzie’s innocence is found
house and their own daughter, Lizzie Borden, was accused and trial as if she committed the murder. Lizzie Borden was found innocent even though many found her guilty due to evidence against her. Some might say that justice was done but was it truly done? During the trial, a famous poem about the case was made, “Lizzie Borden took an ax, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.”. This poem was written about Lizzie Borden, who was accused of the murder
Do you ever burn your dress the day your parents were violently murdered? What about leaving zero footprints when going into the dusty barn? You can’t forget going fishing without a fishing pole. If you have done any of these things you may be Lizzie Borden, and these are my reasons to why. The day that Lizzie’s parents were murdered she was wearing a dress that was allegedly covered in red paint from painting a room in the home quite a while ago. After the murders had happened Lizzie’s sister told
The famous axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892 shocked everyone for years and many believe that it was their their own daughter Lizzie Borden or was it? Lizzie Borden is accused of killing her parents with an axe. Many believe that she committed this crime but was never caught. I believe that Lizzie Borden is guilty of killing her parents. The reasons I believe that Lizzie killed her parents is because Lizzie had a rocky relationship with her stepmother before
of Lizzie Borden is a story of a young girl who took an axe to her mother then to her father, the evidence led straight to her and she was later found not guilty by a stunned jury. A disturbing head line on August 4, 1892 read, “Shocking Crime: A Venerable Citizen and his Aged Wife Hacked to Pieces in Their Own Home.” The murder was the word on the street for a few days because no one had been charged. It was just a short two days later that evidence led to thirty three year old Lizzie Borden, the
Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks. And when she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one This child’s playground verse has immortalized the story of the Lizzie Borden murder case, a case in which has become one of America history’s most investigated unsolved murder cases. It begins on Thursday August 4th 1892 in the town of Fall Rivers Massachusetts Andrew Borden a wealthy director of several banks in the area was found dead in the parlor of his Massachusetts
Was Lizzie Borden Guilty or not? Ben O’Neil On August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife Abby Borden were murdered in their house shortly before noon. Andrew Borden’s body was still warm and the blood was still wet. While the police were investigating the house for clues to who killed Andrew Borden, they found the body of Abby Borden. She was cold and her blood was dry. Abby was killed about ninety minutes before Andrew. So Abby would have been killed around 9:00 to 10:30 am while Andrew was
someone more readily than positive information. The writer of the article “Lizzie Borden: Her School and Later Life – A Noble Woman, Though Retiring”, published in The Boston Herald, advocates for Lizzie Borden’s innocence, despite the human tendency to reject positive information about an individual. Lizzie Borden was being accused of murder and the writer sought to prove, through an extensive analysis of her appearance, that Lizzie could not be guilty. The author’s use of faulty logic, due to the lack
know you are all alone. Or are you? Norwich state hospital, the Lizzie Borden house, the Stanley hotel, the White House, and the oak alley plantation are some of the buildings where rapes, beatings, death, starving’s, ax murders, and slaves were. The Lizzie Borden house is one of the most historic haunted houses in America. The Borden family owned the house. The Borden family was not always rich and famous. The father, Andrew Borden, worked for his money. They lived in a town filled with business
harming them? In 1892, a woman named Lizzie Borden was accused of killing her father, and her stepmother. However, she was found innocent because of the reason that there was not enough evidence that she committed the murders. In fact, there was no evidence that anyone performed the murders. I do think that Lizzie borden murdered her father and stepmother because Lizzie borden was an odd person who would most likely do this odd action. I believe Lizzie borden killed her parents because she had a