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The Scene of the Crime

Fall River, Massachusetts August of 1892

Scene cont.

Victims

• Andrew Borden Abby Borden

The Weapon

Suspects

Lizzie Borden Hobbies: charity,

church attendance, visiting with friends

What are possible motives?

Is there probable cause?

Suspects

Man in Carriage There was a

testimony in the trial by Mark Chase ( a stable worker) who saw a man in a carriage parked outside the house until 11am on the day of the murder

Suspects

Bridget Sullivan Age: Occupation: maid

of the Borden’s Alibi: Outside

cleaning windows when the murder occured

Police Findings

Photographed victims Interviewed Family members,

neighbors and others who could be near the crime scene

Lizzie went to by Prussic Acid for cleaning just prior to the murders

The Hatchet/Ax

So who is the murderer?

Who was arrested?

This is who the police thought was the murder but…

She was declared not guilty by the jury!

Nursery Rhyme about Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one.

Media can’t get enough Lizzie

6 filmsAt least 7 songsOpera, Ballet, PlaysTelevision seriesComic bookshttp://books.google.com/books?id=g

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