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Lizzie Borden case: Images from one of the most notorious crime scenes in history
Over 100 years ago, Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother. Here’s a look at what police found at the scene and what transpired at her trial. “48 Hours” takes a new look at the case Saturday, March 28 at 10/9c on CBS.Andrew J. Borden was found…
Over 100 years ago, Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother. Here's a look at what police found at the scene and what transpired at her trial. “48 Hours” takes a new look at the case Saturday, March 28 at 10/9c on CBS.
Andrew J. Borden was found lying on a couch in the Borden house on August 4, 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts. His daughter, Lizzie, said she was outside in the barn when her father was killed.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
Abby Borden's body was found in the second floor guest room of the Borden house on August 4, 1892. She is believed to have been killed first.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
The “handleless hatchet” found in the basement was the suspected murder weapon.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
Also in the basement was a bucket with bloody cloths,not pictured. Lizzie claimed they were from what she described as her time of the month.
Credit: CBS News
The day after Andrew and Abby's funeral, Lizzie was seen burning a dress in this kitchen. Lizzie said she burned it because there was paint on it.
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A woman resembling Lizzie Borden made an attempt to purchase prussic acid the day before the murders. The woman said she needed it to put an edge on a seal-skin cape. Prussic acid, a lethal poison, was only available with a doctor's prescription and so the pharmacist refused to sell it to her.
The jury would never hear about this incident at trial.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
After a police inquest, Lizzie Borden was arrested and charged with the murder of her father and stepmother on August 11, 1892.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
The trial of Lizzie Borden was followed by people from all over the country. It was reported on daily by several newspapers.
Credit: Boston Globe
The actual skulls of Andrew and Abby Borden were brought into the courtroom and used to show that the suspected murder weapon fit the injuries.
Credit: Boston Globe
The skull of Andrew J. Borden. He was struck 10 times.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
The skull of Abby Borden. She was struck 19 times.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
Lizzie Borden fainted during the trial when the prosecution showed the skulls of her father and stepmother.
She did not testify and the only words she spoke aloud in the courtroom before the jury was charged were, “I am innocent. I leave it to my counsel to speak for me.”
Credit: Boston Globe
After a 3-week trial, this jury of 12 men found Lizzie Borden not guilty on June 20, 1893.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
Lizzie Borden puts her head on the rail as the foreman blurted out “not guilty.”
Credit: Boston Globe
Lizzie Borden remained in Fall River after her acquittal. She moved to this house in the wealthier Hill District, where she had always wanted to live.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
Although acquitted of the charges against her, the question of whether Lizzie Borden committed the murders remains to this day.
Credit: Fall River Historical Society
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