The Borden murders are one of the most famous unsolved murders in America, over 100 years later. Today, Jen and Kristin head to the Lizzie Borden house, which, if you haven’t heard much of the case itself, you’re definitely aware of the DOPE nursery rhyme the case inspired:

Lizzie Borden took an axe

And gave her mother forty whacks.

When she saw what she had done,

She gave her father forty-one.

Andrew Borden now is dead,

Lizzie hit him on the head.

Up in heaven he will sing,

On the gallows she will swing.

We take a dive into the Borden fam dynamic and the events leading up to the murders of Lizzie’s father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby Borden.

We touch on how the cops really f*cked up the investigation, Lizzie’s arrest and trial, and how she spent the rest of her life. We discuss the numerous theories around the murders and around Lizzie herself. And, of course, our personal theories on whodunnit. And, did you know, this case involves a DEATHBED CONFESSION?

We also talk about staying at the Lizzie Borden house and Jen’s AWESOME experiences there! HINT: It was GHOSTS.

Sources

Lizzie Borden took an axe from History.com

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lizzie-borden-took-an-axe

Did Lizzie Borden Really Take an Ax? The True Story Behind the Movie Lizzie from Time Magazine

https://time.com/5395515/lizzie-borden-history-chloe-sevigny-kristen-stewart/

What Made Lizzie Borden Kill?

https://www.americanheritage.com/what-made-lizzie-borden-kill