Who Is Lizzie Borden Guilty

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Lizzie Borden was considered guilty and there are many clues that were used to prove this.
For example, she used different alibis when she was asker were she was. Some thing she was just trying to cobe for someone or she was just put “on the spit” but she still should have said the same thing.
In addition, she had burned a dress with brown stains on it. Brown stains are dried blood, meaning Lizzie was the murderer. If she had not commited this crime, she would not have burned the dress she was wearing.
Furthermore, she had made a confession on a typewriter stating that she was responsible for the murder. Some people said she was forced to, but they later found out it was the truth.

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