The Secrets of a Massachusetts Woman In 2015 the state of Massachusetts recorded an annual average of 100,900 murders. Out of all the murders that have happened in the state, the most infamous crime are the Borden murders. It is obvious that the vile murders were committed by Lizzie Borden yet, a weak prosecution, a lack of evidence, and the sexism of the 1800’s she got away with murder. To comprehend the reason why Lizzie killed her parents we need to study her family history. In detail, Lizzie’s father was filled with greed and the ambition to gain more money. In fact, Andrew’s bank statements say that he was well on his way to being a millionaire ( Linder, 2004). This would give Lizzie Borden
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Lizzie Borden. To clarify, Lizzie was too excited to get rid of incriminating evidence of her. Lizzie burned her blue dress which detectives wanted as evidence and in turn she was jailed (Linder, 2004). This means that Lizzie was trying to cover up something. Moreover, Lizzie acted very weird before the murders. A pharmacist refused to sell Lizzie Prussic Acid which is a highly toxic chemical that can kill after only 20 minutes of exposure to it (Linder,2004) (Corriher, 2015) This means that even the salesmen did not even trust Lizzie. For the most part, the evidence points toward …show more content…
To be clear, it makes sense when the other side says Lizzie loved animals so she would never kill anyone but, the fall short on research behind murders. An early sign of a serial killer is showing extreme love or hate toward any animal as a young child ( Frese,2017). This shows that any lover of animals can turn. In addition, at one time it may have been true that Lizzie loved her parents we can now state that her love fizzled away. In fact, Lizzie was reported to show no signs of being in grief after her father’s death (Maranzani,2012).This shows that she committed the crimes. Not to mention, the validity of the opposition’s claim about Lizzie caring for Andrew and Abby when sick falls short when considering lizzie’s true feelings. She stopped calling her step-mom mom years before the murders (Linder,2004). In conclusion, all the speculation can be
Lizzie Borden. To clarify, Lizzie was too excited to get rid of incriminating evidence of her. Lizzie burned her blue dress which detectives wanted as evidence and in turn she was jailed (Linder, 2004). This means that Lizzie was trying to cover up something. Moreover, Lizzie acted very weird before the murders. A pharmacist refused to sell Lizzie Prussic Acid which is a highly toxic chemical that can kill after only 20 minutes of exposure to it (Linder,2004) (Corriher, 2015) This means that even the salesmen did not even trust Lizzie. For the most part, the evidence points toward …show more content…
To be clear, it makes sense when the other side says Lizzie loved animals so she would never kill anyone but, the fall short on research behind murders. An early sign of a serial killer is showing extreme love or hate toward any animal as a young child ( Frese,2017). This shows that any lover of animals can turn. In addition, at one time it may have been true that Lizzie loved her parents we can now state that her love fizzled away. In fact, Lizzie was reported to show no signs of being in grief after her father’s death (Maranzani,2012).This shows that she committed the crimes. Not to mention, the validity of the opposition’s claim about Lizzie caring for Andrew and Abby when sick falls short when considering lizzie’s true feelings. She stopped calling her step-mom mom years before the murders (Linder,2004). In conclusion, all the speculation can be