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    many of these murders were familicides, but they still happen, and in the case of Lizzie Borden, she killed her parents. It is crystal clear that Lizzie Borden killed her parents, and there is plenty of evidence to prove it. The scenes at the Borden household were quite gruesome, and full of evidence. For example, both Andrew and Abby Borden were killed with an astonishing number of hits. Combined, the Bordens received 29 hits with the murder weapon, 19 for Abby, and 10 for Andrew (Linder, 2004).

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    over a hundred years since Lizzie Borden supposedly took an axe to her parents head. Even though Lizzie was acquitted from the murder case, many still believed that she was in fact the murderess. With the very eventful day in August was soon followed by a trial of Lizzie Borden. In the end, the mystery behind Lizzie Borden can be summed up in two theories: Lizzie was indeed the killer over the murders of her parents and Lizzie was not the killer. While the Lizzie Borden case is still unsolved, many people

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    Who killed Andrew and Abby Borden on that frightful morning? On August 4, 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were killed gruesomely, which was identified by a hatchet. There were only two people in the house when the incident happened. Bridget Sullivan, the maid, and Lizzie Borden, the daughter. The time, clues and Lizzie’s alibi all tied up with her being the murderer of Andrew and Abby Borden. Lizzie killed her parents because when Andrew Borden’s death happened Lizzie said that she was in the loft but

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    and Abby Borden In the years 1977 through 1986, over 300 guardians were murdered by their own kids (Heide, 1992). In Massachusetts there are roughly 124 people killed each year (Massachusetts Crime Rates, 2016). We all know that Lizzie Borden murdered her father and stepmother in her home in Massachusetts. It seems obvious that Lizzie committed this crime due to family friction, brutal weapons, and the evidence from her credibility. Undeniably, family friction involved with the Borden family caused

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    Lizzie Andrew Borden was found not guilty for the murder and mutilation of her step- mother and father. The famous poem reads “Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done she gave her father forty-one.” (Rhyme) It occurred during the 19th century when women were well known as the “weaker” or “sly” sex and at this time it was also unheard of to put a woman on trial for this kind of crime. Although there were no other suspects to the murder

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    However Lizzie and her father were close and apparently she got jealous of her stepmother being with him. Lizzie used to spend time with her father in the barn looking after the pigeons but never liked the fact that he killed the pigeons she looked after, which could have been her motive to kill her father. Lizzie and her sister ran away from home after a disagreement with her parents which could have led her to resent her parents. In the text it says that Abby and her husband became ill after Lizzie

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    On August 4th, 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts one of the most influential crimes in history was committed. Lizzie Borden allegedly killed her father and step mother by hacking them to death with a hatchet. It is confirmed she murdered her step mother Abby first. While Abby was changing the sheets in the upstairs bedroom Lizzie is alleged to have come into the room with Abby, Abby looked up seen her then proceeded to continue what she was doing. Lizzie then took the hatchet out from behind her

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    Lizzie Borden, an axe Murder? Lizzie borden an axe murder? Seems unlikely. Why? Because, Lizzie loved her dad very much. He was the only biological parent Lizzie had left, her mom died when she was younger. Lizzie did not accept her new stepmom, Abby, but her and her dad got along just fine. Furthermore, it could have been John Morse. He was Lizzie's uncle,there was a big family dispute between John, Andrew,and Abby the night before the murders occurred. John was very mad when he left the Borden family

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    Lizzie Borden Case

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    “Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks and when she saw what she had done she gave her father 41”. Lizzie Borden was accused for the murder of her father and stepmother. The childhood rhyme is technically false. One reason would be that the Borden case was never solved and another would be that Andrew, Lizzie’s father, was whacked only 11 times and Abby, Lizzie’s stepmother, was whacked 19 times. The mystery behind Andrew and Abby Borden can be summed up in two theories: Lizzie

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    think Lizzie Borden is or is not guilty? The issue of Lizzie Borden is a complex one, but it is vital to discuss because tons of people in the 1800s believed that Lizzie Borden is not guilty. Some people think that she is guilty of a lot of reasons. Everyone from the 1800s tends to believe that Lizzie Borden is an innocent little girl that would never harm anyone in sight, but common sense seems to dedicate that Lizzie Borden is guilty in the murder of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Borden. I claim that

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