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What did Lizzie Borden's attorney say was missing from the case during her trial?
Basically, a motive and a murder weapon.
What has the author Frank Spiering written?
Frank Spiering has written: 'Lizzie the Story of Lizzie Borden' 'Lizzie' -- subject(s): Biography, Case studies, Murder, Murderers, Sisters
What was missing from the Lizzie Borden case?
Jennings was refering to a lack of phyisical evidence against his client Lizzie Borden. The broken hatchett could not be absolutely determined to be the murder weapon. Lizzie's lack of blood on her person should exonorate her, theory being that the killer would have had to have been covered in blood. Jennings declared that Lizzie had no motive to murder her parents. These were the most important points made by the defense.
What are the release dates for History's Mysteries - 1998 The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden - 14.3?
History's Mysteries - 1998 The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden - 14.3 was released on: USA: 2005
What is the nursery rhyme about the Lizzie Borden murder house?
The poem, usually used in children's games, that is repeated about Lizzie Borden goes as follows:Lizzie Borden took an axeAnd gave her mother forty whacks.When she saw what she had done,She gave her father forty one.The author is unknown.
What was the signifcance of the Borden's illness the day before the murders?
Abbey Borden claimed that someone was trying to poison her and her husband Andrew. The day before the murders Lizzie tried to buy prussic acid but was refused because it required a prescription from an M.D. The logical conclusion is that Lizzie first tried to poison her parents. When that failed she had to find an alternate plan. The fact that the Borden's were poisoned spoke volumes. Poisoning is commonly used by women as a means of murder. This coupled with other evidence makes a strong case for Lizzie's guilt. It is also true that when women murder it is usually someone they know well, as opposed to men that murder strangers or causual aquaintences.
What are the values in the tale of Lizzie Borden?
Lizzie Borden wasn't a tale, but a real suspect in the gruesome murders of her father and stepmother. This particular case has little value as a moral lesson. Andrew and Abbey Borden were, if not the best parents, were certainly not the worst either. But it could be used as a cautionary tip for jurors. Women can and do kill, sometimes violently and guesomely, Lizzie was just such a woman.
What according to A J Jennings the defense attorney for Lizzie Borden at her trial on June 15 1893 was missing from the case?
Evidence
Did Emma Borden protect Lizzie from police?
It is virtually impossible to study the Borden case and not speculate on Emma Borden's complicity in the coverup of the crime. Although the older Borden sister had a rock-solid aliby, I believe there is evidence that Emma protected Lizzie after her arrest, roughly a week after the double murders. A conversation between the sisters was overheard by a jail guard, the gist being Lizzie fearful that Emma had 'given' Lizzie up to police. Emma denied this was true. It is also true that Emma was present when Borden friend Alice Russell witnessed Lizzie burning a dress in the kitchen woodstove due to 'paint stains' which ruined the fabric. These are but a couple examples put forth as proof that Emma Borden knew more about Lizzie's involvement in the death of Andrew and Abbey Borden. There have been many books written on the Borden case, many of those accuse Emma of the murders herself, others a willing partner in crime. Although at this late date it is almost impossible to prove, it is my guess that she felt or knew Lizzie was responsible yet protected her during her darkest moments after the murders clear through to Lizzie's aquittal in court in 1893.
What strategy did the prosecution use during the Lizzie Borden trial?
With the circumstantial evidence stacked against her, the defense used the very effective approach of 'good girl from upstanding family' which worked like a charm on the all-male jury. Victorian-era men could not imagine that a young woman of Lizzie Borden's social station and proper upbringing could have possibly hacked up her parents with an axe. For us that live in the 21st century, we not only believe it, we have witnessed this type of murder more than enough and can attest to the fact that well-brought up daughters can and do kill their parents. And for less reasons than those that motivated Miss Borden, monetary gain and domineering parents.
What happen on 92 second street fall river Massachusetts?
On May 4, 1892, a notorious double murder occurred at 92 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, where Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby Borden, were brutally killed. Their daughter, Lizzie Borden, became the prime suspect in the case, which garnered widespread media attention. Despite the evidence against her, Lizzie was acquitted of the murders in a highly publicized trial, and the case remains one of America's most famous unsolved mysteries. The house has since become a site of historical interest and paranormal investigations.
Who is the most likely suspect in the Lizzie Borden double murders?
Former FBI agent John Douglas of the Behavioural Science Unit in his book The Crimes That Haunt Us, says that Fall River police got it right. After a thorough analysis of the crime Douglas narrows the suspect list to two, Lizzie and the Borden's maid, Bridget Sullivan. The only two people that had physical access to the crime scene, victims, and alleged murder weapon were those two people. But only one of those two had a motive for the killings, and only one, Lizzie, who would benefit financially from the death of Andrew and Abbey Borden. The intruder theory didn't mesh with the evidence. Emma Borden, Lizzie's older sister may have had the same motivation as Lizzie but Emma had an airtight aliby as did John Morse, a houseguest of the Borden's at the time of the murders and Andrew's brother-in-law from his first marriage to John's sister Sarah. In conclusion, the prosecutor Hosea Knowlton had a strong circumstantial case. The verdict had more to do with a biased jury with antiquated ideas pertaining to women and their place in society in the 19th century.
