Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. [1][2] No one else was charged in the murders, and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River.

Apr 3, 2014 · Lizzie Borden is best known for her arrest and trial for the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother. She was acquitted in 1893.

Mar 21, 2025 · Lizzie Borden (born July 19, 1860, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 1, 1927, Fall River) was an American woman suspected of murdering her stepmother and father in 1892; her trial became a national sensation in the United States.

May 3, 2024 · How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder. Class, nativism and gender stereotypes all played a role in Borden’s acquittal for the 1892 killings of her father and stepmother

Nov 11, 2021 · In 1892, a grisly crime rocked the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts. Andrew Borden and his wife Abby had been found brutally murdered — bludgeoned to death by an ax. While police didn’t know who to blame at first, suspicion soon fell on Andrew’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie Borden.

Sep 14, 2018 · 'Lizzie,' with Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart, examines the life of notorious murder suspect Lizzie Borden. How much of it is factual? Here's what's real and what's fictional in the...

May 9, 2020 · The story of Lizzie Borden is an infamous one. Born in New England only a year before the start of the American Civil War into a wealthy family, she should have lived her life as what everyone assumed she was — the demure and polite daughter of a well-to-do business man in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Tragedy shook the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts, on the morning of August 4, 1892. Between 9:00 AM and 11:10 AM, Abby and Andrew Borden were the victims of violent ax murders that are thought to have been perpetrated by Andrew’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie. Her stepmother, Abby, was hit 18 times, and Andrew was hit 11.

Oct 31, 2013 · On the morning of August 4, 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were found dead in their home, both crushed by the blows of a hatchet, 11 and 19 times respectively. Andrew Borden’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie, was present in the house at the time of the murders.

Lizzie Borden, born July 19, 1860, was tried in court for the murder of her stepmother, Abby Borden, and father, Andrew Borden. Although she was acquitted, no other person was accused and she remains infamous for their murders.