The Lizzie Borden murder case is one of the most famous in American criminal history. The New England crime and its seeming senselessness captivated the national press. And the horrible identity of the alleged murderer was immortalized by the children’s rhyme passed down through generations. This episode examines the murders of Lizzie's father Andrew and his wife, Abby.

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https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1439-autopsies
https://www.westfield.ma.edu/historical-journal/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lizzie-borden.pdfhttp://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/LizzieBorden/bordenchrono.html
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-lizzie-bordenhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Lizzie-Borden-American-murder-suspect
Joseph Conforti, What It Means to Be American

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