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Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The Borden house at 230 Second Street in 2009. The Lizzie Borden House is notorious for being the home of Lizzie Borden and her family, and it is the location of the 1892 unsolved double murder of Lizzie's father and stepmother Andrew and Abby Borden. [1] It is located on 230 Second Street in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. [2]
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.
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.
The case of Lizzie Borden is known the world over. But the SouthCoast is home to many more shocking true-crime stories, some unsolved. Here are three.
People's Julie Jordan along with Liz Beedle and Emily Penke, aka the Ghost Moms, checked out the infamous Fall River, Mass. house that is now a museum and B&B
That night, Lizzie burns her father's will on the kitchen stove. The next day, August 4, Andrew and Abby's bodies are found in the house, both bludgeoned with a hatchet. Law enforcement swiftly suspects Lizzie is responsible, though Emma proclaims her sister's innocence. Lizzie is formally charged with both murders and stands a closed trial.
Andrew Borden’s body reclines on the living room sofa with multiple hatchet wounds across his face. Police arrive to examine Andrew’s body, and upon searching the house, Mrs. Churchill and Bridget find the body of Abby Borden, Lizzie’s stepmother, hacked to death in the guest room. Neighbors flock to surround the house. Emma Borden, 9 ...