The Lizzie Borden Axe Murders: Did She Really Give Her Father 41 Whacks?
On August 4, 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts, wealthy businessman Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were brutally hacked to death in their own home. Their daughter Lizzie quickly became the prime suspect in one of America’s most infamous true crime cases.
In this episode, host Alexander Lawson unpacks the gruesome details of the double murder, Lizzie’s inconsistent stories, the burned dress, the missing murder weapon, and the sensational 1893 trial that ended in a shocking acquittal. Was it a daughter driven by family tensions and inheritance? An unknown intruder? Or did Victorian society…
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