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Lizzie Borden Took an Axe

August 5, 2026·39 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode revisits the infamous 1892 double murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts, focusing on the enduring mystery of whether their daughter, Lizzie Borden, committed the brutal hatchet killings. Despite being acquitted at trial, Lizzie remains a cultural symbol

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Cara Robertson

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Lizzie BordenAndrew BordenAbby BordenCara Robertson

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The Trial of Lizzie Bordenby Cara Robertson

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American HistoryCold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsHistorical FiguresTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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