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Sep 12, 2023 · September 12, 2023. • 12 min read. Jurors trooped past a gaggle of anxious journalists and bystanders as the superior court in New Bedford, Massachusetts, began what would be considered the crime...
Aug 1, 2021 · 48 Hours. "Lizzie Borden took an axe" — or did she? What would a jury say today? By Erin Moriarty. July 31, 2021 / 9:59 PM EDT / CBS News. [This story previously aired on December 26, 2020.] It...
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Oct 29, 2020 · After a twelve-day trial, the jury quickly returned a “not guilty” verdict, and Lizzie Borden was set free to live out her days at Maplecroft, her newly acquired home in Fall River’s elite Hill neighborhood.
Verdict: Not guilty. SIGNIFICANCE: On the basis of circumstantial evidence, prosecutors accused Lizzie Borden of murdering her father and stepmother. In an attempt to circumvent its lack of direct evidence, the prosecution appealed to popular stereotypes about the slyness and cleverness of women. Lizzie nonetheless was acquitted.
Sep 22, 2023 · On June 20, 1893, the jury was sent to deliberate after hearing closing arguments. They remained there for one hour and ten minutes and finally returned with a not-guilty verdict. When the verdict was read, applause broke out in the courtroom. The jury for the Lizzie Borden trial.
Oct 25, 2022 · Crime News Sleeping With Death. Who Was The Axe Murderer Who Brutalized An 1800s Home? The Lizzie Borden Case, Explained. Lizzie Borden was ultimately acquitted in the killings of Andrew and Abby Borden, but the allegations have made her an infamous figure in American history. By Becca van Sambeck Oct 25, 2022, 3:00 PM ET.
Mar 21, 2019 · Laura Barcella. Photo of Lizzie Borden. Photo: Everett Collection. Print. Cite. After Andrew and Abby Borden, of Fall River, Massachusetts, were found viciously hacked to death with an axe in August 1892, no one could have predicted the widespread—and lasting—fascination the case would generate.
