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    Guilty or Innocent? Casey Anthony, born on March 19th, 1986, in Warren, Ohio, was one of two children by her parents, George and Cindy Anthony. In school, Casey played volleyball, ran track, and played soccer. She was a good student that excelled in math and other subjects; she even won a citizenship award. Casey hadn’t had any history of violence until a tragic event took place in 2008. The Casey Anthony case pulled at the heartstrings of millions of Americans, and made it onto various headlines

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    Black Dahlia: Mystery Solved Cut in half, drained of blood, and displayed for all to see, the Black Dahlia murder is certainly unforgettable. Taunting letters that further puzzled police and countless confessions to drag out the investigation, to this day no one has been convicted. Seventy years later, with somewhat new evidence and family secrets coming to light, the killing of Elizabeth Short in 1947 was undoubtedly carried out by the late Dr. George Hodel. Born on July 29, 1924 in Massachusetts

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    “Our first duty is to win, at any cost!” Sir Robert Borden played an important role as Canadian Prime Minister during World War I, and while he is to be praised, he also to be held accountable for his actions; especially in the passing of Bills through parliament. Sir Robert Borden had not a great vision but more so a motto to live up to (to strive for), a country to lead in a worldwide war, and decisions that if not taken in a certain light, would have disrupted the newly forming “peaceful” dominion

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    Essay on The Murder of Mr. and Mrs. Borden

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    Lizzie whacked them both to death by using a hatchet. Thought Lizzie was found innocent after several trials the truth was never discovered. When Lizzie Borden died, she took the truth with her, being the only person to ever really knowing the truth to what happened to her father and stepmother that August day. On December 25, 1845, Andrew Borden married Sarah Morse. After Andrew and Sarah got married they moved in to a house

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    It is best described by the closing arguments for Lizzie Borden's defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson: The Lizzie Borden case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew J. Borden and his wife, Abby Borden. The bloodiness of the acts in an otherwise respectable late nineteenth century domestic setting is startling. Along with the gruesome nature

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    two people go unsolved. Many people think Lizzie Borden was the killer of her dad and her stepmother, evidence was found that proved her guilty but she was never found guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Many believe it couldn’t have been her based off her upbringing and her clean past. However many people thought it was impossible for anyone else to murder the two, based off the information given by the people in the household at the time. Lizzie Borden was the murderer her father and her stepmother,

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    fiction appears to be more forthcoming to truth than nonfiction. Simultaneously, the texts relative to Lizzy Borden wonderfully exploit true events from the past regarding her case. Other writers such as Florence King, provide a wider version of what happened; thus, another angle on Lizzie herself. On the other hand, the film “Lizzy Borden Took an Axe,” approaches the topic of Lizzy Borden through a different perspective. The characters and their surroundings are portrayed in such a modern way that

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    Angier's obsession is driving the story while he aims a gun at Borden asking him which knot was tied around Julia. Evidence: Borden is in a bar with a bunch of drunks performing a trick where he catches a bullet, Angier steps up wearing a disguise, slips a bullet into the chamber, and asks, "Which knot did you tie Borden? Which knot did you tie Borden?". Sub-Claim: Angier's obsession commences to take over and control him as Borden refuses to tell

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    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,

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    My verdict is Adnan Syed is innocent of the murder of Hae Min Lee. I reached this verdict after analyzing the evidence and determining that there was a reasonable doubt that he committed the murder. The following pieces of evidence showed he was not linked to the crime: The first piece of evidence talks about the lack of physical proof. “As for physical evidence, there was none--nothing. Apart from some fingerprints in Hae’s car, which Adnan had been in many times, there was nothing linking him

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