On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered inside their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. There were no eyewitnesses, no clear murder weapon, and no obvious way for a stranger to enter the locked house, kill two people, and escape unnoticed.
This video explores the infamous Lizzie Borden case, from the family’s bitter disputes over money and property to the suspicious timeline of the murders. Lizzie’s changing statements, a missing note, an alleged attempt to buy poison, and a dress burned after the killings all raised questions investigators struggled to answer. But the trial was about more than evidence. In an era when many Americans could barely imagine a respectable upper-class woman committing such violence, Lizzie’s defense challenged the prosecution’s case, and crucial testimony was excluded.
On June 20, 1893, the jury acquitted her. She inherited her father’s fortune and moved into the grand home she had always wanted. Yet suspicion followed her for the rest of her life.
Did Lizzie Borden get away with murder, or was she wrongly accused of a crime that remains unsolved?
03:15 - The Evidence Reveals Who Died First
05:11 - The Timeline of August 4, 1892
09:29 - The Borden Family’s Hidden Tensions
12:30 - Lizzie Becomes the Prime Suspect
15:18 - Lizzie’s Contradictory Inquest Testimony
20:29 - The Trial Begins
26:34 - Lizzie Borden Is Acquitted
28:03 - The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Narrated by: Josh Risser
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