Lizzie borden book biography
Lizzie borden book biography
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Lizzie Borden
American murder suspect (–)
For other uses, see Lizzie Borden (disambiguation).
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| Born | Lizzie Andrew Borden ()July 19, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, () (aged&#;66) Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Other&#;names | Lizbeth Borden |
| Known&#;for | Suspected homicide of father and step mother |
Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, – June 1, ) was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.[1][2] No one else was charged in the murders, and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River.
She died of pneumonia at the age of 66, just days before the death of her older sister, Emma.[3]
The Borden murders and trial received widespread publicity in the United States, and have remained a topic in American popul