Lizzie Borden Took an Ax Hot summer day in 1892‚ August 4‚ at Second Street‚ Fall River Massachusetts‚ hired girl Bridget was resting in her room when the daughter of Andrew Borden screamed for help calling Maggie come down! At the time Borden’s called Bridget a Maggie. When Maggie came down from her room‚ she saw Andrew Borden had been killed horrifically. Andrew Borden was a richest man in Fall River director‚ landlord‚ and was a banker. At the time he was living with his second wife and two
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Well‚ in August 1892‚ Andrew Borden and Abby Durfee Borden were killed in the Borden house with an axe. Lizzie‚ their daughter‚ was a suspect. The council found her innocent‚ because of the lack of physical evidence‚ however‚ now they are uncovering new and important information that is leading toward both ways. I believe that the council was wrong‚ and Lizzie Borden is guilty. Many pieces of evidence points to Lizzie being the murderer of her parents. Lizzie Borden is guilty because she was in the
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out who the killer really is. Lizzie Borden‚ the Daughter of Andrew Jackson Borden‚ was accused of murdering her father and step-mother‚ Abby Durfee Gray Borden. Without any direct evidence‚ meaning evidence that can be shown and is not just inferred‚ pointing to Lizzie for this murder‚ she was found not guilty by the jury. This case came down to only the circumstantial evidence‚ meaning evidence that can be inferred‚ which in my eyes is enough to prove that Lizzie was indeed the murderer. With all
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Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19‚ 1860-June 1‚ 1927) 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
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Reasons why Lizzie Borden is guilty. 1. If not Lizzie‚ then who? Only Lizzie had a good opportunity to commit the murders. At the time of her mother’s murder (around 9:30 A.M.)‚ household guest John Morse was visiting relatives‚ sister Emma was out of town‚ Andrew Borden was running errands around town‚ and maid Bridget Sullivan was outside washing windows. Only Lizzie was known to be in the house at the time of Abby Borden’s murder. To commit both murders (Andrew Borden was murdered around 11 A
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teacher‚ in an average 2 story house‚ in Fall River‚ Massachusetts. Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered. Their daughter Lizzie was arrested and put on trial for the killings. During the late 1800s it was hard for society to believe that a white woman in her thirties could be capable of doing such a thing. Although‚ she was acquitted on the accusations‚ to this day the murder of Andrew Borden and Abby Borden still remains a mystery. Her infamous story is widely known around the world and is
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Have you ever wanted revenge on your parents? Lizzie Borden was accused of the murder of her father and stepmother at the age of 31. I deem Lizzie guilty of the murder of her stepmother. Also‚ I think Bridget Sullivan‚ their servant was responsible for the murder of Abby Borden. According to source #3‚ Lizzie tried buying poison just days before the murders of her father and stepmother. She claimed the reason for the poison was to clean a sealskin cape. Plus she burned a dress the day after being
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Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done‚ She gave her Father forty- one One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time‚ right up there next to the Jack the Ripper murders‚ is the Borden double homicide. On August 4th‚ 1892‚ a hot‚ muggy day in Fall River‚ a prominent member of the community‚ Andrew Jackson Borden‚ and his wife‚ Abby Durfee Gray Borden‚ were killed in their home. The lead suspect in these grisly murders was Mr. Borden
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Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done‚ she gave her father forty-ones‚ a skipping rope rhyme that rolled right off the tongues of many children over 120 years ago. A rhyme that told the gruesome endings of Andrew and Abby Borden’s lives. Leading to a case that was left a mystery and hundreds of unanswered questions. Even after so many years people still want answers. But the main questions are could Lizzie Borden be responsible for the murder of
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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. A child’s nursery rhyme describing what a young woman‚ Lizzie Borden‚ did to her parents. Lizzie Borden grew up in Fall River‚ Massachusetts with a wealthy father‚ step-mother‚ and older sister. She was born July 19‚ 1860‚ and died June 1‚ 1927. She went‚ and participated‚ in church‚ she went to high school‚ but eventually dropped out‚ and joined into other organizations
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