Why Is Lizzie Borden An Axe Murder

Abigail was a servant in the Proctor's household, but got fired by Elizabeth Proctor for having an affair with her husband, John.

In the end, people in the town seem to think that Lizzie got away with the murders and mutilations all because she was a girl. People from around the town thought for sure that she was guilty and from that point on nobody from the town accepted her. Even the judge thought that she as was a suspect and guilty, but the jury said

	What makes the Fall River murders so confusing is that the motive, the weapon, and the opportunity for such a crime are all absent. They found no money or jewelry missing, not even small amounts of change were taken in the daytime break-in at the Borden home a year earlier. The home had been locked up as usual, the maid Bridget Sullivan-an Irish immigrant, 26, that had been working at the household since 1889-was washing windows, and daughter Lizzie was inside the house reading a magazine. Even if both were involved for some reason in this shocking crime, what became of the blood so conspicuously missing from the bludgeoned corpses?

Abigail is to blame for the mass hysteria in Salem because she wants to be with John Proctor. John and Abigail both had an affair when she started working for him. John tries to get over his sin and forget about her, but she is very persistent in him remembering their love and to

Because they thought she was burning it because there was blood on it. Later in her jail time she was let go. Because of this she had gone to trial with 12 men. During the trial she had shown no emotions to her parents death witch had concerned the 12 men. In the trial Lizzie never took stand for the 12 men. For this reason I think Lizzie did try to kill her parents with the poison but someone else killed them, that’s why she had shown no emotions. That someone who problem killed Abby and Andrew Borden could have been the person who Andrew was having trouble with. As saying that Andrews employers has rumors that a customer did not like him and that Andrew owed him something but never gave it to him. June 20th , 1893 Lizzie was found not guilty and acuanted. Lizzie commited the crime she had done to avoid the evidence. For this reason Lizzie was found not guilty on June 20th 1893. Lizzie and Emma inhareted their fathers estate. Thry had bought a house for themselves. Emma had died 10 days later from the flu then Lizzie died 3 days later. The case had then been set for a mystery formany years, and many people has many different opinions on who killed Abby and Andrew

There also was another weak theory that William Heirens murdered Beth Short. Heirens was a convicted murderer already for the dismembering of 6 year old Suzanne Degnan in Chicago, Illinois. (Beth Short). Many people believe that because Elizabeth Short was found just blocks away from a Degnan Boulevard that it has some relation, but that theory is just nonsense and way too farfetched to me.

“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

Some people may say that it was right for Mary Surratt to have been hanged. However, even though she knew about the shooting irons, only one person new about the irons. That

The last reason why Lizzie Borden is because she did not have a good relationship with her step-mother and didn’t consider Abby her mother. Lizzie Borden stopped calling her mother at a young age because of an affair. Although Lizzie Borden was most likely the murderer, there is still a small chance someone else was the murderer. The “Inquest Testimony of Lizzie Borden” points out,“I know of a man who has not been friendly with him. They have not been friendly for years.” Most sources said that no one had anything against Andrew Borden, but in Lizzie Borden’s testimony she says someone was not friendly with Andrew Borden and has not been for a very long time. This man that was not friendly with Andrew Borden could have been the murderer. Although there is more evidence that says Lizzie Borden is the murderer, there is still a chance that she is innocent.

The double murder of Andrew and Abby Borden still remains unsolved. The police could have done a better job investigating and the evidence showing Lizzie being linked should have been enough to charge her but this is a period of time when forensics was at its infancy and if there was no weapon there was no crime. The money involved could have brought rise to Lizzie to plot the death for inheritance. We will never

One of the worst qualities about Abby is that she is very manipulative. Abigail threatened the girls if they tried to say anything other than what she told them to. Abby tries to convince that she is innocent. Abby wants her uncle to lie and say that she from what happened. Abigail got John to have the affair even though she is only seventeen and John is in his thirties. Abigail took advantage of his loneliness through his wife’s

Abigail’s motivation was mainly to take revenge on Elizabeth Proctor, and consequently send her to jail. She exclaimed “(with bitter anger): Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be … she is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman…” (Act I, Line 456). This motivation impelled Abigail to falsely accuse citizens whom she did not favor, and they would be sent to jail. Her jealousy toward Elizabeth Proctor, a lust for power, and sexual desires were the forces behind that caused her actions. Furthermore, Thomas Putnam accused Rebecca Nurse for murdering Ann Putnam’s babies. As Ann Putnam said, “I take it on my soul, but who else may surely tell us what person murdered my babies.” (Act I, Line 228). This demonstrated Miller’s underlying message that hysteria could play a major influence in altering people’s beliefs. It enables people to believe their neighbors to have committed crimes of all sorts. Such an act reminds me of a period of turmoil under the power of Hitler. Hitler came into power in the Nazi Party during the early twentieth century. During the early years of his dictatorship, Hitler encountered total defeat of Germany by other Allies. Filled with the sense of revenge, he blamed the Jewish race to be the reason of their defeat. Consequently, he ordered a racial genocide to transport all Jewish people to

There was not enough evidence to make her guilty. According to source #1 is states that, “There was no physical evidence linking her to the murders.” There was no evidence that pointed to Lizzie, like there was no blood on her dress. Also, there was no murder weapon found in the house. There was no physical evidence that makes Lizzie the murder. The last reason Lizzie is innocent is that Andrew made many enemies that could’ve killed him. Both Andrew and Abby Borden made some enemies in their life. People said Lizzie didn’t like her stepmother, but maybe someone else didn’t like her. According to source #1 it says that, “The dour businessman had also made many enemies on his rise on the top, and rumors swirled that Andrew and Abby had perhaps been killed as revenge for Andrew’s shady business dealings.” This shows that other people could of killed Abby and Andrew. They made multiple enemies, so one of them could’ve tried to kill them. Andrew was also one of the most unpopular men in town. There could’ve been multiple people that killed Andrew and Abby besides

Another reason why it is Abigail fault is because she continued lying instead of confessing of what she did. She then gives Mary a poppet so that she can give to elizabeth so that she can be accused of stabbing and trying to kill her. Due to the actions of this elizabeth and John(husband) are in court. John later

Have you ever been so angry you thought about killing your parents with an axe? Well many people think Lizzie Borden did this exact thing. Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her step mother and father with a hatchet on August 4, 1892. While on trial, the jury found her innocent, but many other people think her to be guilty. I think that Lizzie Borden is innocent of the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden because she loved her father, didn’t have a problem with her stepmother, and there was no physical evidence found at the crime scene. Lizzie Borden was found innocent by law, so why should it be questioned?