It is improbable for Lizzie Borden to have committed the crime of slaughtering both of her parents. Contrary to popular belief, and American folklore, direct evidence against Lizzie is scant and much of the prosecutions case unfounded.
             There was not a spot of blood on Lizzie's clothing. Yes, there was one drop of blood on her skirt, as large as the head of a small pin. This can simply be explained by the fact that Miss Borden had her period at that time. A professor who helped with the case said he "did not know whether the blood on the slip was or was not menstrual blood"(Law Buzz). There was no blood on her hair. How could she have murdered her parents without getting blood on her hair? Dr. Draper, one of the witnesses called by the defense, testified that it is "almost impossible to get blood out of the hair and if she had tried, her hair would have been wet"(Law Buzz). Anybody close to Lizzie, post murder, would have noticed wet hair and said so in his or her testimony, but that was never mentioned.
             It is reported that Lizzie was going up and down the stairs about 9 a.m., around the time Mrs. Borden would have been making the bed. It is also said that on a certain step of the staircase, if you look into the guest room you can see any object on the floor. Therefore when Lizzie went downstairs, she must have seen Mrs. Borden lying behind the bed. What if you were to march up and down the stairs going about your daily business? Do you think that you would look into the guest room and squint under the bed as you walked down? Of course not, and there is no real evidence that the bedroom door was even open.
             Lizzie was seen at the barn. Lizzie stated later she was in the barn for twenty or thirty minutes "trying to find a piece of tin or iron to fix a damaged screen"(Crime Library). She later mentioned to Bridget she was in the backyard at the time of the murder.
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