Every time I read a book about this case, I find myself searching for an obvious clue, that one damning piece of evidence that would help me make up my mind about Lizzie's case. It still amazes me that after all these years, the mystery still haunts us.Īs this book states, on more than one occasion, it is a classic ‘locked room’ mystery. There have been some terrific books written about the crime, some re-imaginings, both in books and movies, all of which offer some compelling theories. Most everyone has heard something of the Legend of Lizzie Borden. Through it all, Lizzie remained stoic, self-possessed, almost serene.
National newspapers followed the events closely, editorialized and analyzed and theorized, as the testimony and evidence presented shocked the country. This is a crime that took place in broad daylight, the murders occurring over an hour apart, with Lizzie and the family’s maid, Bridget, being the only two people in the house at the time. But, in the late 1800s, a gentle spinster lady goes on trial for the horrible double homicide of her step-mother and father. For many it’s Jack the Ripper, whose violent killing spree has been poured over and analyzed six ways from Sunday. The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson is a 2019 Simon & Schuster publication.Īs unsolved murders go, this is THE case that puzzles me the most. Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper articles, previously withheld lawyer's journals, unpublished local reports, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden is a definitive account of the Borden murder case and offers a window into America in the Gilded Age, showcasing its most deeply held convictions and its most troubling social anxieties. The popular fascination with the Borden murders and its central, enigmatic character has endured for more than a hundred years, but the legend often outstrips the story. Everyone-rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeople-had an opinion about Lizzie Borden’s guilt or innocence. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August of 1892, the arrest of the couple’s daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history.
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