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Emma Borden, older sister. Harry Wingate, Lizzie's step-uncle and the catalyst for her decision to murder her parents. He arrives at the Borden home to convince Lizzie's father to sign away ownership of the family farm to his wife, Harry's sister. This means that Lizzie's hold on the estate is in danger. Lizzie Borden, the play's central character.
Lizzie Andrew Borden [a] was born on July 19, 1860, [7] in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Sarah Anthony Borden (née Morse; 1823–1863) [8] and Andrew Jackson Borden (1822–1892). [9] Her father, who was of English and Welsh descent, [ 10 ] grew up in very modest surroundings and struggled financially as a young man, despite being the ...
Set in Massachusetts in 1892-1893, the ballet tells the infamous story of Lizzie Borden. The work notably alters the outcome of the court case, with Borden receiving a guilty verdict rather than an acquittal. De Mille herself believed that Borden was guilty of the murder of her father and stepmother. [1]
Despite being acquitted of double murder, time and popular culture have forever cast Lizzie Borden as one of America's most notorious killers. Did she do it or not? "48 Hours" re-examines the case.
Fall River, 1890s: A vicious killer has axe in hand and murder in mind. Everyone knows the Lizzie Borden murders, but this is not that case.
Lizzie Borden was a Massachusetts woman suspected of the double axe murder of her father and stepmother. She was found not guilty due to a lack of evidence ...
One year after Lizzie Borden was acquitted for the murder of her parents, Emma Borden and family maid Margaret talk about Lizzie's mental state and their desire to leave the house. Ambitious Sacramento reporter Nell Cutts barges into the Borden home and pesters Emma with questions, even recreating the events of the murder. Lizzie comes ...
Still reeling from Lizzie Borden, another axe murder rocks Fall River. The Borden case will forever be a mystery, but we know exactly who held the axe and killed Bertha Manchester: Jose Correa de ...