Lizzie Borden Research Papers

Jonae Josephs
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Lizzie Borden was born on July 19 of 1860 to Andrew Jackson Borden and Sarah Anthony Borden. Lizzie’s biological mother, Sarah, died of uterine congestion and spinal disease in 1863. Following Sarah’s death, Lizzie’s father married Abby Durfee Gray, who became Lizzie and Emma Borden’s stepmother. The case of Lizzie Borden and the axe murders of father and stepmother was one of the most popular around the time that it happened and one that is still popular to this day and age. At the time of the murders, Lizzie was not convicted of the murders. Recent discoveries have shown much evidence that Lizzie should have been convicted. Lizzie Borden is best known for the axe murders of her father and stepmother

Not only did Lizzie have motive to kill her stepmother, she had motive to kill her father. It is said that Andrew Borden and his daughters did not have a usual relationship. According to Lizzie Borden took an Axe, Luongo, January 27, 2014, “The relationship between Lizzie and her father is clearly more than just the typical father-daughter relationship.” Lizzie and her father not having a good relationship might be motive for her to kill him. Also considering that Lizzie could have the same motive to kill that her stepmother had to marry, she could have killed her father over money. According to Lizzie Borden Case Open to New Analysis, Katradijion, May 13, 2012, “Borden’s father became known as an evil man who did not provide for his daughters.” This is substantial evidence because if Lizzie was mistreated by her father, that is a reason that she was driven to murder

Recent investigations have discovered many clippings of letters from Lizzie’s jail cell and journals of Lizzie’s attorney were found that were about 100 pages long. From the things she wrote in her letters to her attorney, Lizzie was portrayed as a cold, stoic individual. She was described as an individual who showed no emotions but the letters seemed to have shown a grieving side of her. After the short time in jail of ten months, Lizzie Borden was acquitted. According to How Lizzie Borden was punished despite her acquittal, Latson, August 4, 2015, “Acquitted her on the grounds that evidence against her was mostly circumstantial.” They weren’t able to gather any evidence that showed directly that Lizzie committed the murders. Therefore, she was