Lizzie Borden Argumentative Analysis

	Furthermore, the prosecution never proved the weapon was an axe. When Officer Mullaly asked if there were hatchets in the house, Lizzie replied with, "Yes, they are everywhere." Bridget and Mullaly went down to the basement and found four hatchets: one rusty claw-headed hatchet, two that

“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.” The grisly murders of Andrew and Abby Durfee Gray Borden remain to be one of the most sensational double murders in American history, rivaling even the likes of the O.J. Simpson trials. The “Lizzie Borden took an axe” rhyme is supposed to chronicle the macabre accounts of the murders. However, the rhyme possesses several historical inaccuracies. Lizzie’s “mother” in this rhyme was actually Lizzie’s stepmother and was “only” struck nineteen times with a hatchet not with an axe. Lizzie’s father, Andrew, received about ten blows to the head ( ). Though the children's rhyme is not quite historically accurate the

“Women cannot be murderers.” Even though this was not explicitly stated in the newspapers, The Boston Herald in its article “Lizzie Borden” conveys the perception that the feminine ways associated with women would make it impractical for women to commit murder. Lizzie Borden, a young lady accused of brutally killing her stepmother and father with multiple blows to their heads with a hatchet was described as a religious, sincere, and modest human being in The Boston Herald’s article covering Lizzie’s life before and after the murders. During Lizzie’s youth, she suffered from isolation because of her reserved personality and belief that nobody appreciated her presence, but in womanhood turned her life around and attain friendships who vouched for her good character during the time of the investigation. The Boston Herald’s article “Lizzie Borden: Her School and Later Life - A Noble Woman, Though Retiring”, successfully persuades the reader of Lizzie Borden’s innocence with the focus on her femininity through diction and logic.

Due to today’s advanced media technology, we as a society are more aware and instantly informed about mass murders and serial killers. There is a difference between a mass murderer and a serial killer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, statistics Bureau. (“Mental Floss”, 2008). A “mass

"Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks; When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one." Wrong. It is all wrong because Lizzie Borden is innocent. In 1892, the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden were committed. The real question is, is Lizzie Borden guilty or innocent? I strongly believe that Lizzie Borden is not guilty for the murder of her father and stepmother. I have these beliefs because there is no physical evidence proving that Lizzie is guilty, she wrote letters showing grief and a sensitive side, and Andrew had many people against him due to his business dealings. Altogether, it is simply not a possibility that Lizzie is guilty.

For the past century, the Murders of Andrew J. Borden and his wife Abby Borden became one of America’s obsessions. From the towns’ people of Fall River Massachusetts to the rest of the country, the Borden murders became the topic of interest. The case shocked the nation as Lizzie Borden- a 32 year old school teacher- was put on trial for the murders of her parents.

When chaos hit salem, it all started from a lie told by Abigail. The lie she told harmed the people who had nothing to do with it. The results caused innocent people to be tortured and/or killed.

One of the weirdest crimes in history is the Lizzie Borden case. There are a lot of debates on whether shes innocent or guilty. She was accused of murdering her parents with a hatchet. People said that Lizzie Borden killed them some said that it was an enemy of Andrew Borden Lizzie's father.I think that she is guilty. No one else could have done it. There is a few reasons why she is guilty. One reason is she was outraged with both of her parents, there is a lot of evidence to show she is guilty, and there was no one else in the house when it happened. So in this essay I will talk about why she is guilty and she is not innocent.

¨Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks after she saw what she had done she gave her father forty one.¨ The issue here is that Lizzie Borden was guilty and justice was not done in court. Lizzie should have been locked up and charged for both murders that she was accused of doing. Lizzie Borden is guilty and should be charged with both murders.

I would categorize Debra LaFave as a fixated sex offender, with a topology of high fixation/high social competence. Sex offenders who are categorized as fixated will not usually have sex with people within their own age range, appear to be emotionally undeveloped, and are overly interested in interacting with children. They will typically concentrate on young boys that are not part of their family. The offender will spend time creating a relationship with children through grooming and pre-meditation to gain their trust and acceptance. Ms. LaFave falls into the category of approach–explicit because she took the time to groom Billy, planned out the opportunity for them to be together, while trying not to get caught (CSOM, 2016).

There have been many female serial killers throughout history. Two stand out in particular, Hannah Mary Tabbs and Lizzie Borden. Both women, brutally dismembered their victims before they killed them. Both women were tried for their murders and both went to jail for their crimes. Lack of forensic evidence helped both of these women in their cases. Even though it is pretty clear that these women were responsible for the murders. There was no proof that they actually committed their crimes. Judges often are more lenient on women. Why? Is it because they think that women need a lighter sentence? Could it be that the judges think about the roles of housewife or mother? Women, no doubt should be treated equally to men, especially when it comes to a sentencing. If the woman was man enough to do the crime, she is man enough to serve the time.

It appeared a Texas mother was willing to go to any hospital she needed to be at to get her three-year-old son suffering from terminal cancer the best care when she appeared at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Ohio,

“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks and when she saw what she had done she gave her father 41”. Lizzie Borden was accused for the murder of her father and stepmother. The childhood rhyme is technically false. One reason would be that the Borden case was never solved and another would be that Andrew, Lizzie’s father, was whacked only 11 times and Abby, Lizzie’s stepmother, was whacked 19 times. The mystery behind Andrew and Abby Borden can be summed up in two theories: Lizzie was the killer and there’s no way she was the murderer.

The Lizzie Borden, axe-murderer, is one of the most shocking murders in American History. In Fall River, Massachusetts on July 19, 1860 Lizzie Borden was born. Andrew Borden and Sarah Borden were the parents of Lizzie, but three years after Sarah died Andrew remarried to Abby Durfee Gray. (Taylor) Lizzie has an older sister named Emma that took the role of her Mother after Sarah died. Abby and the Borden sisters never had a close relationship. Emma and Lizzie ended up calling Abby “Mrs. Borden” and they always thought that Abby was after the enormous amount of money that Mr. Borden had. The Borden sisters lived with their father and stepmother into their adulthood. Both daughters helped manage the rental properties that Mr. Andrew owned because they thought Abby was only using Andrew for his money. Lizzie and Abby’s relationship was

Mildred had a shocking event in her life called suicide. One day she took a bottle of pills, and the next day when she was better her husband told her about that horrible event, but she said that she never try to commit suicide, she denied it more than one time again and again (Bradbury 17). It was obvious that she had a problem, most of the times depressed people are victims of suicide, and depression is a disease. Probably her superficial relationship with her husband affected her life at this point. Maybe her obsession with television represents the interaction that she did not have with her husband also she saw a family through one program (hoping and imagine that that family was part of her life), probably in her interior and with the