An Unlikely Murderer
One would think that crimes with such a "gruesome nature" would be committed by "a hatchet-wielding maniac" as put by Russell Aiuto (1). But rather, the suspect was that of "a church-going, Sunday-school-teaching, respectable, spinster-daughter"(Aiuto 1). The young woman, Lizzie Borden, was charged with the killing of her father and stepmother, "a crime worthy of Classical Greek tragedy" (Aiuto 1). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to research the life and trial of Lizzie Borden in order to determine if she was innocent or guilty of parricide, the murder of one's parents. It was on the 19th of July, 1860, that in Fall River, Massachusetts Lizzie Borden was born (Radin 268). She grew up there alongside her father, Andrew Borden. He was a very prosperous man, starting out as the town's undertaker and ending up investing his profits into the textile industry. When Lizzie made it in to her teens, Mr. Borden was worth $500,000 (Paton 432). Being as prosperous as he was, he only had to places to spend his money: his two daughters, Lizzie and her older sister Emma (Paton 432). Andrew Borden also had a wife, Abby Borden. She was the stepmother of Lizzie and Emma and a hated one at that. Whenever Lizzie and Abby were together
The first was the Andrew Borden's murder, the second Abby's murder, and the third the murder of both Andrew and Abby (Sams 5). She said her mother had gotten a note, asking her to go aid an ill person. The day of August 4th was a day that would make history. Perhaps this was because she did not committ the crime, or was it because she was smart in covering her tracks? The researcher of this paper believes Lizzie Borden to be the true murderer. After hearing the testimony of Lizzie's friend, Miss Alice Russell, three indictments were put on Lizzie. Just because the trial was over, did not mean that it was forgotten. They were convinced that Lizzie was now the likely suspect (Paton 436). In the murder, Lizzie would have been soaked by both victims if she had killed them. The weapon was found not to far from the body. They stated that before there was the second search, Lizzie destroyed and burned a dress, saying "'Because it was all faded and paint-stained'"(Paton 436).
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