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The most sensational murder of its time immortalized its defendant. Now, based on twenty years of research, new evidence comes to light in an unmissable account of historical true crime, society, and the enduring question: was Lizzie Borden guilty?
Is this woman a cold-blooded killer?
The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple’s younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutiniz