Lizzie Borden Character Analysis

Many events in history have gone unanswered and one of those events was the killing of the Bordens. The book has three separate parts to it and they are all very well detailed. The Borden family consisted of Andrew, the father, Abby the stepmother to Andrew 's daughters, Lizzie and Emma, Andrews two daughters and Bridget, the house maid. They all lived together in Fall River until on August 17, 1892 when Bridget was out cleaning windows, Emma was out of town, and Lizzie was in the back yard a gruesome killing happened. Arnold R. Brown wrote this book primarily to uncover the truth about who killed the couple while either proving or disclaiming theories that have surrounded the story. This book seemed very interesting because there has never been an answer to who killed them and also because even now lawyers can 't find someone to blame for the gruesome killings.

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.

For example, Lizzie tried to buy poison a few days before the murder. Lizzie tried to buy purrisc acid and on August 3 many people in the house became very sick. This is very suspicious because it was like she tried to kill them then when they die she whacked them in the head. Furthermore, Lizzie was wearing a blue dress the day of the murder. Lizzie’s friend reports that Lizzie burned a blue dress after the murder because it had “old paint” on it (The Trial of Lizzie Borden, 2008). Why would Lizzie have burned the dress if she did not have something to hide? Also, Lizzie says she was in the barn at the time when the murder occurred. It was tin the middle of summer and would be extremely too hot to stay in the barn for more than a few minutes (The Trial of Lizzie Borden,2008). There is no way she could have been in the barn because she would have passed out and would have been found in the barn but she was in the house when the investigators got there. In conclusion, many various things make Lizzie Borden look like she killed her

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“Lizzie Borden took an axe / And gave her mother forty whacks / When she saw what she had done / She gave her father forty-one” (Linder). In today’s time, many children know this nursery rhyme as a scary story similar to other chants like Bloody Mary. However, this rhyme is actually based off of a theory involving the Borden murders. On August 4, 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts (“Topics”). One of the primary suspects in the case was their daughter, Lizzie Borden. Lizzie was arrested for the murders, but was found to be innocent by the jury (“Borden”). The people in Lizzie’s hometown were skeptical about this outcome and continued to think that she was the murderer (Miller Loc. 127). Today, many people still believe, for a number of different reasons, that Lizzie Borden murdered her father and stepmother and the investigations into the murders were not thorough enough and resulted in

Lizzie Borden took an ax, And gave her mother forty whacks; When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. The famous rhyme of Lizzie Borden giving her mother 40 whacks and then her father 41. Most people assume she committed the crime, of killing her parents, and that she planned the whole thing though there are some holes in the case. Everybody thinks she committed the crime though no one is sure, one thing is certain there are holes in the case and these holes make me believe that Lizzie did not do the crime. There are so many holes that no one is certain who did the crime. There were lots of loose ends and unsolved questions. I am here to convince you that Lizzie did not do it and, that she is innocent.

It is a fact that there are approximately 16,238 murders a year. That is 44 murders a day. Not to mention 14.7% of these murders are committed by females. It can be inferred that Lizzie Borden committed these crimes due to the items found at the crime, all of the evidence points to Lizzie, and the fact that Lizzie and Emma Borden may have wanted some of their father’s money.

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In 1892, a young woman named Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother (“Lizzie Borden on Trial” 2). This accusation was influenced by the lack of evidence at the scene of the crime. There appeared to be no murder weapon, very few witnesses, and the house did not show any signs of an intruder (“Lizzie Borden on Trial” 5). Once the scene was investigated, it was determined that the cause of death for both victims was multiple blows to the head by an axe. Two axes were found in the home, and neither had a speck of blood (“Lizzie Borden on Trial” 14). As it were, there was not enough evidence to convict a killer, nor was there enough evidence to convict Lizzie Borden. She was declared not guilty (“Lizzie Borden on Trial”

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Have you ever killed some one? Over a 100 years ago Lizzie's parents were brutally murdered by someone and the only person they focused on was the daughter lizzie borden. Lizzie Borden was the axe murderer no doubt about it because all the signs pointed to no other than Lizzie herself. The reason I think Lizzie killed her parents was because she didn't like her stepmother and thought if she didn't kill her father her father would think its her. Lizzie is a true mastermind to have gotten away with murder because there is no other explanation to Lizzie's parents brutal death.

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