Why does the intruder theory not fit the Borden case?

Answer 1

I find it amazing that people can still consider the intruder theory in this case. The simple fact is, it makes no sense. Abbey Borden, Lizzie's stepmother, was killed about 1 1/2 hours before Andrew's murder at about 11:10 a.m., in broad daylight on a busy city street, on a weekday morning, with people in the house moving from room to room, tending to the endless, mundane household chores that filled the 19th century woman's day to day life.

It would have been vitually impossible to carry out this plan. Also, there was no sign of a breakin, bloody footprints to an exit place, no noise whatsoever, even with Lizzie and the family's maid Bridget moving around the rooms inside and the yard outside. Lizzie even claimed to go into the cellar at one point so an intruder would have been discovered by Lizzie herself.

The only real motive would be another family member. The uncle that was a houseguest at the time of the murders had a solid aliby, as did Emma, Lizzie's older sister who was visiting friends in a nearby town, or Bridget the maid, who had no motive at all. Her reactions after the discovery of the bodies was much more genuine than Lizzie's was. The Fall River police had the right suspect all along.