Lizzie Borden Guilty Essay

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In 1892, one of the most brutal and intense crimes occurred. Many suspects were involved in the crime, but they never found the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden. In 1892, Abby and andrew Borden were murdered with an axe/hatchet. Seventeen swings in the back of the head. There were many suspects involved in the crime. None of them had enough evidence to be proved guilty. However, Lizzie Borden had the most, the daughter of andrew and Abby Borden. She was believed to be the murderer, but she was let off innocent because she still didn't have enough evidence to be proved guilty.In my opinion, Lizzie did murder her parents and is fairly guilty. LIzzie Borden is guilty because no one else could have done it. The only one in the house at the time was Lizzie Borden. Also, they found no evidence that someone came in and just murdered mr. and mrs. Borden. Another reason why I think she committed the murder was because she was having conflict with her mother All in all, Lizzie had to have been guilty because she had the most evidence out of everybody else that was considered a suspect. …show more content…

Luckily, the person she asked refused to sell it to her. In the article, it says, “They did, however establish that Lizzie had unsuccessfully attempted to purchase prussic acid, a highly poisonous liquid, in the days before the murders.” The previous evidence tells you that Lizzie tried to get a hold for poisonous acid. This failed attempt made it a little suspicious. Especially because it was a few days before the murder. This explains why Lizzie could have been the murder. After all, she did have the most evidence out of everyone that was considered a

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