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The Legend of Lizzie Borden: Did She Really Take an Axe? Part 2 of 2

from Hitched 2 Homicide · host Kris Calvert and Rob Pottorf

A wealthy father. A brutal double murder. A daughter with a hatchet-shaped shadow that has followed her for more than 130 years. Lizzie Borden became one of the most infamous names in American true crime after her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Borden, were found savagely murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4, 1892. The crime scene was bloody, the family tensions were thick, and the question that still haunts history is simple: did Lizzie do it? From the strange behavior before and after the murders to the burned dress, the missing weapon, the sensational trial, and the nursery rhyme that turned a real double homicide into American folklore, this case remains one of the most debated unsolved murder mysteries of the nineteenth century. Kris and Rob dig into the evidence, the rumors, the courtroom drama, and the legend of Lizzie Borden—the woman accused, acquitted, and never truly cleared in the court of public opinion. Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Join the H2H In-laws and Outlaws H2H on Instagram H2H on X H2H on Facebook Send Kris and Rob a Text or Message Buy Rob a Coffee Start Kris’s Books for FREE sources used for this podcast         Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On the morning of August 4, 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, became the backdrop for one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally hacked to death in their own home, their skulls shattered by multiple blows from a hatchet. Suspicion quickly fell on Andrew’s youngest daughter, Lizzie Borden. But was she guilty?

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