Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Lizzie Borden

The Lizzie Borden case is popular and continues to keep our interest. Not only does it interest us, it keeps us guessing who did the crime. The public opinion that Lizzie Borden killed her parents is because she hated parents, the crime scene evidence, and her mental instability. Lizzie might have killed her parents out of hate. And, when her mom Died, Andrew Borden remained to Abby Gray, and at first they got along. After awhile Lizzie stopped called calling her mom. The Borden sisters no longer called Abby mother but " Mrs. Borden ". The sisters even stopped eating meals with Andrew because of Abby. Yet, the way that Lizzie's parents were clobbered must have meant Lizzie must have been harboring so much anger. Abby was hit on the side of the side of the head which cut right above the ear, Andrew was hit with the weapon and cut one of his eyes in two suggesting he was asleep. Both Abby and Andrew were almost unrecognizable. Last, the family did not get along they fought, but never shouted. Every member at the house bought toned of locks because of a disagreement that led Lizzie to steal jewelry and loose cash from Abby and Andrew. This might be why Lizzie killed her parents.

In fact, when police searched the house they found a hatchet. The police suggested that a hatchet with a broken handle in the basement was the murder weapon. The hatchet was even rolled in ash to look unused and dusty. Next, Lizzie was seen burning a dress, a blue dress to be exact. Lizzie burned the dress claiming that it was stained with paint/ though police thought she was burning evidence. She even claimed that the paint was red paint. Even so, How many blows to the skulls might have broken off the hatchet handle. It took nine-teen blows to the head to finish Abby, and ten to eleven to kill Andrew. The density of the skulls might have broken off the handle after the job was done. All the evidence tells us Lizzie is