Lizzie Borden

A little over a hundred years ago, a shockingly heinous crime was committed by a 32 year old Sunday school teacher, in an average 2 story house, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered. Their daughter Lizzie was arrested and put on trial for the killings. During the late 1800s it was hard for society to believe that a white woman in her thirties could be capable of doing such a thing. Although, she was acquitted on the accusations, to this day the murder of Andrew Borden and Abby Borden still remains a mystery. Her infamous story is widely known around the world and is still being discussed and debated by many people to this day. On August 4, 1892, Lizzie was the only person inside the house where her parents were murdered which could be key evidence pointing towards her guilt. Although, her father Andrew was a very wealthy and despicable banker, he might have been killed along with his wife as revenge for his mischievous business dealings. Three reasons why it was Lizzie who committed the crime; she was alone inside the house, wanted the family inheritance and burned the dress she had worn during the murder.
She had a good opportunity to commit the murders. There were no family members to witness anything; Andrew was running errands around town and the house maid Bridget Sullivan was outside washing windows. Although, being that Andrew had many enemies, someone else from the outside could have done it. However, no stranger was seen entering or leaving the Borden house on the morning of the murders, which could mean it may have been an inside job and police found no signs of forced entry (despite the Borden’s always keeping locked doors). Only Lizzie was known to be at the house at the time of Abby’s death. To commit both murders, an intruder would have had to hide in the house for an hour or two, leaving and then returning without being seen. Lizzie also claimed to have been downstairs at the time her stepmother was violently