Lizzie Borden murder case scrapbooks, 1892?-1893?

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Lizzie Borden murder case scrapbooks, 1892?-1893?

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277152378

Collection comprises two scrapbooks containing contemporary newspaper clippings regarding the Lizzie Bordon murder trial. The sources for the clippings are not identified and the clippings are undated. The complier of the scrapbooks is also unidentified. Includes full testimonies from the trial. Borden was the central figure in the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother on August 4, 1892, in Fall River, Mass. Borden became a celebrity during the trial; she was acquitted of all charges.

2 vols.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7247395

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927

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Lizzie Borden was born July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts, to a wealthy family. Her mother, Sarah, died when she was a child. Her father, Andrew, later married Abby Durfee Gray. On August 4th, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered at home. Lizzie was arrested after making contradictory statements to the police about the murders. She was put on trial for murder on June 5, 1893. The prosecuting attorneys were Hosea M. Knowlton and William H. Moody. The defending attorneys were Andrew...