The Legend of Lizzie Borden
August 4, 1892. A young Irish lass calmly waltzes into the family sitting room where her aging father is peacefully napping. Most observers would expect the 32 year old Sunday school teacher to offer the gentleman, Mr. Andrew Borden, some tea, or give him a book to read, instead the woman, Miss Lizzie Borden, gave her sleeping father 18 massive hatchet chops to the skull killing the 70 year old businessman instantly. The body was mutilated, hardly recognizable. How could such a respected, upstanding woman commit such a hennas crime? How could she do it twice? Earlier that day Lizzie Borden went upstairs where her stepmother, Abby Borden, was tending to the bedroom chores. While her back was turned Lizzie rudely interrupted Abby's vital functions, wielding the same ax that would kill her father Lizzie hacked up her stepmother in much the same fashion, or did
she? Theorist have debated this crime for over a century. It's hard to find anything wrong about this theory. The most probable of the possible motivations would be the immense inheritance Lizzie was in line to receive after her father's death. Lizzie then undressed (completely, as shown very awesomely in the movie) went upstairs and rocked her stepmothers world. In the Hollywood version of the crime, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, the accounts of how the murders took place seem incredibly convincing. In conclusion it is most likely Lizzie commited the crime in order to escape the living conditions she despised so deeply. I thought hard about other possible ways the crimes could have occurred and this just seems to be the least flawed. After Bridget went back outside, Lizzie watched her Mr. Some claim the Borden's servant girl Bridgett Sullivan committed the crimes. Over the years many theories have surfaced. She then went washed herself clean of Abby's blood and slipped back into her Victorian dress. Experts attribute this verdict to the enormous pressure jurors felt from the community to find Lizzie innocent, bystanders could not believe that Lizzie was capable of committing such diabolical acts. It is hard for me as a novice on this case to disagree with the way the movie depicted the events that occurred in 1892.
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