Lizzie Borden Murder Essay

“August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden are murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts.” Chery Eddy Lizzie Borden is arrested for the murder of her father and stepmother. ... Lizzie Borden was found not guilty But I think that she was. The first reason, I think lizzie borden was the murderer because of the suspicious behavior before and after the murder. A clean, handle-free hatchet blade was found in the basement, which was the only reason it was suggested murder weapon.

For 4 hours, Lizzie gave very confused and contradictory answers to the questions that she answer. After 2 days later, Police Chief Hilliard arrested Lizzie Borden. The next day, Lizzie entered a plea of "Not Guilty" to the charges of murder and was transported by railcar to the jail in Taunton. In August 22, Lizzie returned to a Fall River courtroom for her preliminary hearing, at the end of which Judge Josiah Blaisdell pronounced her "probably guilty" and ordered her to face a grand jury and possible charges for the murder of her parents. The trial of Lizzie Borden opened in June 5, 1893 in the New Bedford Courthouse before a panel of three judges.

Evidence points to the fact that Lizzie Borden, a normal woman who people thought was not capable of such a crime, is guilty. Lizzie Borden was guilty because, besides the maid, she was the only person in the house. She also had a motive, a motive to get her wealthy father’s money. It could only be her. She was the only one who would have the motive and would have done the crime.

It seems unusual that a woman would choose to wait alone in a house if she thought a murderer still might be in the neighborhood on the loose. Furthermore, On the night before the murders, Lizzie went to visit Alice Russell ( a neighbor), and told her that she was worried that some unknown enemy of her father's might try to kill him soon. As a result, this convinced me to believe that Lizzie Borden was the only possible culprit for the murders of her

The most plausible theory is Lizzie Borden the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Borden who allegedly murdered them. To start with, Samantha M. Gavin, a full-time lecturer in Administration of Justice, describes her past relationship with both her father and stepmother,¨Lizzie's relationship with her father and stepmother was unstable¨(Borden, Lizzie 1860-1927). The morose and unstable relationship between Lizzie Borden, her Father, and her Stepmother possibly was the motive for the killings. After the police came, the bodies were found. In an interview with Lizzie Borden, they noticed it had been strange that she showed no signs of grief, and remarked a snarky comment when speaking about her stepmother (Mooney).

She constantly used examples of pathos (emotion) and logos(logic) to cause the reader to feel an emotional connection to the main character and want her to win her case and be proven innocent, but then evidence against her shows up and makes our heads spin with inciting prolepsis. Some quotes seem to be pure logic such as, “Whether she was guilty or innocent, Lizzie Borden’s inquest testimony was nothing short of catastrophic. Her answers appear so evasive, contradictory, and obstinate, it’s hard to imagine anyone attempting to prove his or her evidence more ineffectively.” , (pg124), which makes us think that she was guilty of the crime by telling us that she did terribly in her trial. Despite this, however, this passage also makes us feel bad for Lizzie because throughout the story we had been conditioned, in a way, to be on Lizzie's side.

Lizzie Borden: The Falsely Acussed Axe Murdered - Persassive Manuscript (Attention-Getting Device) “Maggie, Maggie come quick father is dead, somebody killed him”, as Andrew Borden lays there, covered in blood from 11 hits to the head with an axe. (Relate to Adience) Murder Mysteries are very common inCinimaa, but this drama-filled case was far from scripted. (Thesis Statement) Lizzie Borden is an accused murderer who was wrongfully accused of murdering Andrew and Abby Borden.

In the trial a lot of evidence came out against Lizzie, like how Lizzie was caught burning her brand new blue dress which supposedly had “ red paint stains “ on it, how she attempted to purchase poison the day before the murder, and how only the hatchet head was found after Lizzie used it the day before. (www.bio.com) From this evidence it seems to be clear Lizzie had been planning to kill her parents and was trying to cover it up. For instance, there was plenty of exiting family conflict such as, Lizzie and Abby always arguing and Lizzie getting angry with her father because of money. Family conflict was a big motive in the trial.

While in custody she could not repeat the same story about her whereabouts, making her even more suspicious (Linder 1995). Given that Lizzie Borden did not have a lawyer at the time of testimony it was not admissible in court (Linder 1995). The police speculated that the murder had to be someone from the house and since Lizzie Borden’s sister was out of town the blame fell on her (Linder 1995). During the trial the police did not find any evidence against Lizzie Borden therefore, just after one hour of deliberations the jury decided that she was not guilty (Linder

Plus, she also tried to buy poison, but thankfully failed. Was that almost the way she was going to murder? Lizzie had an argument with her parents, just one week before the murders and chose to stay in a separate home for four days. Adding on to having an argument, just a few days before the murders, Lizzie tried to buy toxins. Although the police could not present the purchasing in the trial and the idea that all families have frenzied arguments, Lizzie definitely is guilty.

I had read an article that said the same week that lizzie was in trial because she was one of the suspected murders she had burned the dress that she wore that day her parents had died and it was covered in blood so to me that sounded like she was trying to hide something. Which at this time lizzie was not the most popular people in town especially to the people that knew her. I’ve also took into account that she maybe had evidence on her of she was holding her parents but the whole thing just seems kinda fishy. Which everyone in the community thought it was lizzie just of how she normally acts. The weapon that who ever the killer was had killed the parents with an axe

It happens that the cashier of the drug store in Lizzie’s town claimed that she entered the store just the day before the misdeed, asking for Prussic-Acid, which can be remarkably deadly when used in the wrong ways (Carlisle and Savage). The request was very odd, but because of the risk of this acid being so deadly, no purchase was ever made, making this hard to use against her in court (Carlisle and Savage). What makes this even more questionable is many friends of the Borden’s recalled the night before the murder Andrew had become exceptionally ill after dinner, and his wife Abby had even suggested the possibility of poison (Booth 51). This contributes to the possibility

Before Abby’s death, a dressmaker mistakenly referred to Abby as Lizzie’s mother. To the dressmaker’s surprise, Lizzie roared, “don’t call her that to me. She is a mean thing and we hate her.” Lizzie claimed that her older sister, Emma, was the only maternal figure in her life. Furthermore, Lizzie’s relationship with her father was strained.

Furthermore, Lizzie’s emotional reactions during the trial, compared to the maid’s, provided another reason for suspicion. Prior to the trial, Lizzie Borden appeared emotionally unharmed by the recent murders of her family members, while Bridget Sullivan seemed distressed and tense (Berni 40). The community widely accepted Ms. Sullivan’s reaction as an accurate and understandable response; however, the public second-guessed Lizzie Borden’s reactions. Almost as a response to public opinion, the behaviors of both women switched as the trial began. Lizzie Borden began showing remorse and many uncontrollable outbursts.

In Lizzie Borden: Murderess or Media Sensation it states that “There was no physical evidence linking her to the murders” There was no evidence that she did the murders. They didn't question anybody but Lizzie. Anyone could have done it. This just proves that Lizzie did not do