Lizzie Borden: The Murder Of Lizzie Borden
How would you feel if you had a murderer living nearby? Well, in August 1892, Andrew Borden and Abby Durfee Borden were killed in the Borden house with an axe. Lizzie, their daughter, was a suspect. The council found her innocent, because of the lack of physical evidence, however, now they are uncovering new and important information that is leading toward both ways. I believe that the council was wrong, and Lizzie Borden is guilty. Many pieces of evidence points to Lizzie being the murderer of her parents. Lizzie Borden is guilty because she was in the barn before the murder, burned a dress after the murder, and told the neighbor some unusual news about Andrew Borden, her father.
One reason why Lizzie Is guilty is because before the murder, she was in the barn for quite a while. In the text it says, “At the time of the murder of Andrew Borden, Lizzie claimed to have been in the loft of the backyard barn for 15 to 20 minutes looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion.” This quote shows that Lizzie was in the barn for a long time. She stated that she was looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion. Why would she need a …show more content…
Although Lizzie claimed to be in the barn during the murder, she told her neighbor about her father's death. The text, “Fourteen Reasons to Believe Lizzie Murdered Her Parents,” states, “On the night before the murders, Lizzie visited a neighbor, Alice Russell, and told her that she feared that some unidentified enemy of her father’s might soon try to kill him.” This quote shows that the day before her father’s murder, Lizzie somehow knew her father might die very soon. Lizzie said that her father never really talked about his enemies, so how did she know? This shows that this was a lie. Lizzie claimed that someone else was going to kill Andrew Borden the day before SHE killed
One reason why Lizzie Is guilty is because before the murder, she was in the barn for quite a while. In the text it says, “At the time of the murder of Andrew Borden, Lizzie claimed to have been in the loft of the backyard barn for 15 to 20 minutes looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion.” This quote shows that Lizzie was in the barn for a long time. She stated that she was looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion. Why would she need a …show more content…
Although Lizzie claimed to be in the barn during the murder, she told her neighbor about her father's death. The text, “Fourteen Reasons to Believe Lizzie Murdered Her Parents,” states, “On the night before the murders, Lizzie visited a neighbor, Alice Russell, and told her that she feared that some unidentified enemy of her father’s might soon try to kill him.” This quote shows that the day before her father’s murder, Lizzie somehow knew her father might die very soon. Lizzie said that her father never really talked about his enemies, so how did she know? This shows that this was a lie. Lizzie claimed that someone else was going to kill Andrew Borden the day before SHE killed