48 Hours

Lizzie Borden: Part 1 | My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

September 21, 2026·19 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The podcast revisits the infamous 1892 Lizzie Borden axe murders, in which Lizzie was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother, exploring enduring questions about her guilt through historical evidence, crime scene analysis, and cultural legacy. Despite overwhelming circumstantial de

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Kara Robertson

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People

Erin MoriartyLizzie BordenKara RobertsonRick BertoldoLeanne Wilbur

Books

The Trial of Lizzie Bordenby Kara Robertson

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CBS News Radio

Topics

American HistoryCold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsHistorical FiguresInvestigative JournalismTrue Crime

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