Lizzie Borden - Wikipedia 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 [1][2] No one else was charged in the murders and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River
Lizzie Borden | Rhyme, Biography, Trial, Facts | Britannica Lizzie was arrested and tried for both murders in June 1893 but was acquitted, given the circumstantial evidence She was nonetheless ostracized thereafter by the people of her native Fall River , Massachusetts, where she continued to live until her death in 1927
Was Lizzie Borden a notorious killer or wrongly accused? 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
Lizzie Borden Trial: 1893 - Encyclopedia. com Lizzie nonetheless was acquitted The acquittal was significant in that it represented the triumph of the rule of law over common prejudice Born in 1860 and never married, Lizzie Borden lived in quiet obscurity in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts, until August 4, 1892
Lizzie Borden Murder Suspect - Biography, Age and Married Life Lizzie Borden, acquitted of her parents' brutal murders, attempted to lead a new life in Fall River after the trial Alongside her sister Emma, she purchased Maplecroft, a grand 14-room home that symbolized the lifestyle she had long desired
Lizzie Borden Trial (1893) - Famous Trials The source of that fascination might lie in the almost unimaginably brutal nature of the crime--given the sex, background, and age of the defendant--or in the jury's acquittal of Lizzie in the face of prosecution evidence that most historians today find compelling
Lizzie Borden Murder Case - Celebrate Boston Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted of the brutal axe murders of her father Andrew Jackson Borden, and stepmother Abby Borden The trial was a huge sensation She won great sympathy from the all-male jury and was acquitted after only 68 minutes of deliberation