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Borden - Lizzy

Lizzie Borden remains one of America’s most enduring criminal mysteries, centered on the brutal axe murders of her father, Andrew, and stepmother, Abby, on August 4, 1892. Though she was acquitted after a sensational trial, the case left a permanent mark on popular culture, immortalized by the inaccurate but famous schoolyard rhyme. The Crime and the Trial