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Lizzie Borden

Although she was later acquitted, Lizzie Borden gained fame in the 1800s due to the alleged hatchet murder of her parents.

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Who was Lizzie Borden?

Was born July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachussetts.

lizzy borden is most famous for killing her parents with a hacket. yet we r still not sure if she really did this crime. she was never taken 2 jail 4 it.

What does napoleon Lizzie Borden and titian have in common?

Their common ground is red hair. Lizzie and Napolean were redheads, Titian liked women with red hair.

Did Lizzie Borden kill her family?

Lizzie Borden died from pneumonia on June 1, 1927 in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Was Emma borden ever married?

No, Emma Borden was never married. She remained single throughout her life and lived with her sister, Lizzie Borden, in their family home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Emma was known for her close relationship with Lizzie, and the two sisters shared a significant bond, especially after the infamous trial following their father's murder.

What are MrsCobb's last words in Lizzie bright and the buckminster boy?

I think it was like

'it's hot in here. Get me a ginger ale.'

she said her fancy last word and thought she's dead but she woke up and said that, and then she's dead.

Im not kidding, because this is what the book said..:)

What happened the day that Lizzie Borden murdered her parents?

Lizzie gave several different accounts of that day. Closest to the true would be: Lizzie her step-mother Abbey and the Borden's maid Bridget were by themselves in the house. Bridget was ill and after washing the outside windows she retired to the attic to lay down. Lizzie was everywhere and nowhere according to her testimony. She was ironing, in the basement, in the barn, in the back yard picking fruit. Hunting fishing sinkers in the barn loft.

But Abbey Borden was attacked and murdered with a hatchett. An 1 1/2 hr. later Andrew Borden was attacked and murdered while taking a nap in the parlor. Abbey's body was not found until after Andrew's.

Lizzie was arrested on August 11, 1892.

Who was gail borden?

Gail Borden invented Condensed Milk.

Gail Borden was an important man to Houston because he mapped the Houston area using a grid system.

When did Lizzie Borden's father re-marry?

Andrew Borden's first wife Sarah (mother to Emma and Lizzie) died in 1863. Andrew remarried 2 years later in 1865.

When did Lizzie jhonson die?

Lizzie Johnson, an American pioneer known for her contributions to the development of California, passed away on December 12, 1910. Her legacy includes her work as a cattle rancher and her involvement in the early days of the state’s agricultural industry.

What does the name Lizzy mean?

a girl who wants me so bad

Lizzie is short for Elisabeth and means either "oath of God", or "God is satisfaction".

How was Lizzie Borden's relationship with her neighbors?

She didn"t really have a relation with her neighbors. She and her sister never married also. She was not not put in jail for the murder of her parents.

What is Lizzie Borden famous for?

Lizzie Borden was accused and found guilty of killing her mother and father with an ax. After being released from she chose to live in the hose the deaths occurred until her death.

Have modern forensic and crime solving techniques been applied to the Lizzie Borden case?

Since the Borden case is 120 years old this August the case has been re-evaluated using modern crime solving tools that were not available until recently. Using blood-detection chemicals such as Luminol, criminal profiling, opportunity and motive of the most likely suspects, what remains of the physical evidence were all re-considered with the same results that police arrived at in 1892. Lizzie Borden had the motive, personality, opportunity, and was in fact the only person that all the 'pieces' fit as to the person that most likely was the killer.

She kept changing her story, burned a dress with red 'paint' on it, was one of only two people at the scene of the crime, had ample motive and opportunity and had the personality traits that would have made such a crime a distinct possibility. She was a cleptomaniac and had a problem with telling the truth at times. Since all in the Borden house were ill after eating mutton stew after Lizzie was refused by the pharmacist the purchase of prussic acid (sodium of cyanide) just the day before the murders is certainly suspicious. No doubt she poisoned the stew with the prussic acid that was available at the Borden residence. When that didn't do the trick she tried unsuccessfully to buy more but was refused due to a lack of a doctor's prescription.

Since the 120 years when Lizzie 'discovered' her father hacked to death in the parlor of their home at 92 Second Street, Fall River MA, there have been numerous books, movies and speculation about the real killer of Andrew and Abbey Borden. The theory of a stranger is ridiculous. Abbey Borden was killed an hour and a half before her husband. No stranger would have been able to kill Abbey in the upstairs bedroom, hide within the house for all that time, kill Andrew Borden in the front parlor, and make his/her escape, all without detection by Lizzie or the Borden's maid Bridgette, both of whom had been walking from room to room doing daily chores.

The Borden's houseguest John Vinnicum Morse, had an aliby that was solid and proveable, Bridgette the maid had no reason to kill her employers. There was no homicidal maniac running loose in Fall River at that particular time, ect. All of the evidence still points to the most likely killer and that is Lizzie herself.

What was Lizzie Borden's weight?

Lizzie Borden was only around 5'2" tall. Since I have seen serveral different heights listed I don't consider this exact but most likely pretty accurate.
Lizzy Borden is 5' 8".

What is the basic theme of Antaeus by Borden Deal?

Antaeus was a monster and he killed the travellers who passed through his land and use their skulls to roof his father's temple, when the hero Heracles lifted him from the earth he lost his strength because while he connected with the earth he can't be bitten , because the earth his mother , so when Heracles lifted him he could kill him and crush his bones.

What did Lizzie Borden's father do for a job?

BORDENS IN BUSINESS: DUNN AND BRAD STREET RECORDS. The records of Dunn and Bradstreet survive in transcript form in the Baker Library of the Harvard Business School, Cambridge. The following information was collected by Andrew Repp in the Fall of 1972 for History 186. ANDREW JACKSON BORDEN There are no entries for AJB as a private individual in the D&B records. The following are the entries for Borden and Almy who dealt in furniture and feathers and were also undertakers. AJB's partner in this business was William M. Almy. Feb. 1, 1862 "Good for all engagements." Mar. 19, 1862 "Admitted as pr. (partner?) on March 1, T.D.W. Wood and continue under firm of Borden and Almy." July 23, 1862 "Firm doing well and older members' individual capital is ample." Jan. 28, 1863 "Safe and sound." Aug. 14, 1863 "Doing well and should pay promptly." Jan. 20, 1864 "Men of good character and standing have made money, attentive industrious, Business capital is ample Borden and Almy both own Real Estate." Aug. 26, 1864 through Aug. 21, 1865 "Same." April 23, 1866 "Perfectly good, energetic, enterprising men." Sept. 8, 1866 "Have just bought Real Estate for $4,030 in good location. Firm among the best." Feb. 26,1867 "Getting rich own 310,000 worth of real estate in the tees t parts of the city. Sound as a dollar. Doing good business worth $40,000-$50,000 good for wants." Aug. 3, 1867 "Worth at least $60,000." Jan. 1,1&68 "Worth at least 375,300 and making money." April 23, 1868 "Good enough they buy for cash." Oct., 22, 1868 "doing good business and gaining" MAr. 6, 1869 "Good enough worth 375,003 sure and in good credit." Sept. 10,1869 "Same." Mar. 3, 1870 "Good honest and reliable men doing sound business worth nearly $60,000-$70,000 own real estate worth about $50,000 are Good and s und." Sent. 14,1870 "Doing good business and are good for all wants." Mar. 8, 1871 "Are safe and reliable, coin a large business worth $75,000100,000 and gaining all the time. Perfectly sound." Mar. 18, 1872 "worth $100,000125,000 sound and substantial." Sept. 7,1872 "Means large doing well and in excellent standing and credit." March 19, 1873 "Making money all the time."

Did Lizzie Borden have a home in Westport MA?

As far as I know she did not. But it is possible that her older sister Emma did live in Westport. Whether she bought a house there I could find no 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 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.

Why did Lizzie Borden use an axe?

Only Lizzie knows for sure why she used an axe as apposed to a knife or some other weapon. It is generally believed that when she failed to kill her parents by poison the axe was a spur of the moment adjustment in her murder plans.

Did Lizzie Borden buy a house?

After her acquittal for the murders of her parents, Lizzie and Emma moved to a more fashionable neighborhood and a larger house called Maplecroft. Lizzie remained at this address until her death but Emma moved after a falling out with Lizzie.