Episode 19: Lizzie Borden

To cap off our Spooky Halloween October episodes, Liz and Katie tackle one of New England's most famous cases- Lizzie Borden! While her story is known by most people through a short rhyme, there is a lot more to tell about the demise of her father and step-mother. On the morning of August 4th, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were both found dead: they had been whacked with a hatchet 18 and 11 times respectively. The whole town was up in arms about the case, confused as to who could perform such a cruel and brutal attack on a wealthy couple. It doesn't take long for Lizzie to become the main suspect with evidence mounting up against her, so she is arrested and taken to trial. After a fair amount of testimony to place her directly responsible for the crime, the jury of 12 white men decide that she is, indeed, not guilty. Listen to this week's episode of True Crime New England to decide for yourself- did Lizzie Borden kill her parents? Check out our website: truecrimene.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimene/support