Lizzie Borden: Fact, Fable, and the Verdict of History

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 17, 2026 · 51m · transcript

This episode examines the infamous 1892 double homicide of Andrew and Abby Borden in Massachusetts. The source details the brutal nature of the hatchet murders and the subsequent trial of their daughter, Lizzie Borden, who was eventually acquitted by an all-male jury. Experts and authors discuss the primitive forensic evidence, potential motives involving family inheritance, and the suspicious lack of blood on the suspect. To provide a modern perspective, the program presents the original case facts to a mock jury in 2020 to see if contemporary standards would change the outcome. Ultimately…