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How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder
The Lizzie Borden murder case remains one of the most well-known in American criminal history, capturing the attention of the national press due to its brutality. Despite popular belief, the details of the crime differ slightly from the famous rhyme associated with it.The victims were Borden's stepmother and father, not her parents, and the weapon used was a hatchet, not an ax. The number of blows inflicted on the victims was also different from what the rhyme suggests. The murders, which occurred in quick succession on August 4, 1892, shed light on the societal divisions in Fall River…
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