Was Lizzie Borden Guilty?

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“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one.” This song is the song made for Lizzie Borden for a pretty special reason. Lizzie Borden was a wealthy Woman who was accused of murdering her father, Andrew Borden, and her stepmother, Abby Borden, with an axe or hatchet on August 4, 1892. At the end of her trial for the murders, she was found innocent, but some say she was still guilty. Many people thought Lizzie Borden was innocent, many people thought she was guilty, but in my personal opinion she is guilty. Lizzie Borden was guilty for the crimes of her father and stepmother because the cops found that part of her story was false, she tried to buy poison, and the police found no signs of forced entry.My opinion on that Lizzie Borden is guilty is true because there is evidence that proves my claim is correct.

One important reason that shows that Lizzie Borden is guilty is because the cops found that part of Lizzie’s story was false. When the cops on August 4, 1892 searched the whole property they found no evidence that Lizzie Borden was outside in the loft.In the text, “Fourteen Reasons to Believe
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Many people had ups and downs on if they thought that Lizzie Borden was guilty. Even though many thought she was innocent I thought that she was guilty. Remember, I thought that she was guilty because I had some pretty good reasons to back it up like, the cops found that part of Lizzie’s story was false, she unsuccessfully tried purchasing poison, and there were no signs of forced entry into the home were the crimes were committed. If you thought that she was innocent I can almost one hundred percent guarantee that I will have some kind of evidence to prove that your reasons are false. All in all, if you think Lizzie Borden is innocent you might want to change your

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