Lizzie Borden

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    Living the life of the rich and famous may not be as great as it seems. In fact, it could be deadly. For instance, the Borden family lived an extravagant life and seemed to have it all, but it all was taken away from them on August 1892. Although the case remains unsolved, evidence and research leads to a clear killer, Lizzie Borden. Andrew Borden and Lizzie’s stepmother, and Abby Borden were brutally murdered on August 4, 1892. The first victim of the murder was Abby. She left the house, then…

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    Lizzie Borden Murder

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    of The Bordens Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks, when she had saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. In the children´s song that is quite dark and morbid, there is an actual story behind it. In the 1800´s, the Borden family was known as one of the families of the town to be of higher class with lots of land and money. Well, that name soon turned from a name that was respected, to one that was feared and full of questions. The mystery behind the Borden…

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    Lizzie Borden Theories

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    Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. When he saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. This essay will present all the facts and theories of the infamous Lizzie Borden Case. The main suspect is of course, Lizzie Borden, but this essay will also present the maid, Bridget Sullivan, as a suspect, Uncle John V. Morse and it will also introduce the possibility of Bridget and Lizzie working in cahoots. What happened? Many people are in the dark about this case, or haven’t…

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    Jensen Horlacher Megan Sanderson Lizzie Borden Case Closing arguments 12 March 2024 Lizzie Borden, Innocent The case of Lizzy Borden is a long-enduring mystery. In this report, we will be making a case for her innocence. Some of the key pieces of evidence to consider include her lack of motive, the fact that she never actually purchased any acidic substances, and Evidence#3. All of this evidence and more we will cover in the contents of this document. Would Lizzie Borden murder her loving father…

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    Lizzie Borden Case Study

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    As a neuroscientist and psychologist, I will be diving into Lizzie Borden’s psyche, as I seek to discover the motivations behind her murders and I will discuss her psychological ailments as well as the factors that may have contributed to developing those. My findings on this case will published in the American Journal of Psychology. Borden was born on July 19, 1860 to Andrew Jackson Borden and Sarah Anthony. Lizzie came from a very wealthy family; her father’s estate was valued at eight-million…

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    Lizzie Borden, the youngest daughter of a wealthy man named Andrew Borden, is found being the prime suspect for the murders of the old man himself, including his 2nd wife Abby Borden. Lizzie Borden was accused of the murder of her father and step mother Andrew and Abby Borden with a hatchet. Despite these accusations, though, Lizzie Andrew Borden did not commit the murders of her father Andrew Borden and step mother Abby Borden. I think she did not commit the murders because: there was no…

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    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…

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    Unsolved Lake Bodom Murders The murder of three local teen raises a lot of havoc in a small town of Espoo, Finland. To this day we do not know who killed the three teens and left one unconcious. The fourth teen that lived does not have any remembrance of the night and can not remember seeing anyone at the scene. The lake Bodom murder is the biggest murder mystery in all of Finland. Today, people of Finland are still trying to pinpoint who exactly did it. Luckily through my research, one can say…

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    Reason Of Insanity For Andrew and Abby Borden, life was ideal. Their daughters flourished in a household that was looked upon as one of happiness, comfort, and love as they taught Sunday School every weekend. Their lives were those that others envy. It was for this reason that outside observers were quite astounded when Lizzie Borden bludgeoned her parents to death with an axe. This goes to show, when faced with untreated illness alongside neglect and abuse by loved ones, the verdict of…

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    Background Lizzie Andrew Borden was born July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Sarah (who died soon after) and Andrew Borden, a manufacturer and salesman of furniture and caskets. Three years later, Andrew Borden married Abby Durfee Gray. Lizzie and her elder sister Emma Lenora Borden lived with Andrew and his new wife into adulthood. The girls’ relationship with their stepmother was cold, it seems; Lizzie Borden stated in a police interview that she and her sister addressed their…

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