EP. 85 MASSACHUSETTS - Lizzie Borden and The Trial of the Century

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 114 minutes

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It’s the year 1892, and everyone in the town of Fall River, Massachusetts is going about their morning as usual - except for one family. Inside the home at 92 Second Street, Abby and Andrew Borden had been brutally murdered. It wouldn’t be long before their daughter, Lizzie Borden, was accused of their murders, sparking one of the most infamous trials in American history. Follow us as we take you through one of the biggest names in true crime and a verdict that is still debated to this very day. This is the story of Lizzie Borden, and you’re listening to Murder in America. - Get a smoother shave at myfreebird.com/murder for 20% off your order! - This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/MIA and use our custom code MIA for 10% off your first month of easy online therapy! - Try HelloFresh today- America's #1 Meal Kit! Just go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/state65 and use code STATE65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.
0:04.0	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.0	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
0:18.0	This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:23.0	Lizzy Borden T in naps, gave her mother 40 wax,
0:27.0	when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.
0:31.0	Andrew Borden now is dead.
0:33.3	Lizzy hit him in the head, up in heaven he will sing on the gallows she will swing.
0:39.2	It's the year 1892 and everyone in the town of Fall River, Massachusetts is going
0:50.1	about their morning as usual. It's about 11 a.m. on a Thursday so most people are working, cleaning around the house,
0:59.6	running errands or preparing for lunch.
1:03.4	But not the Borden family.
1:06.7	Inside of that home on 92 2nd Street,
1:10.6	64-year-old Abbey Borden is upstairs in the guest room, but she's lying on the ground
1:18.1	faced down in a pool of her own thick and can shield blood. On the back of her head there are 19 deep axe wounds. Hours
1:29.0	earlier she had been in the room cleaning up. When someone snuck up behind her and brutally murdered her.
1:38.8	Her husband Andrew Borden had no idea about what happened to his wife upstairs. And when he came home at around 10 a.m.
1:47.1	he decided to lie down in the sitting room and take a little nap.
1:51.0	He closes his eyes, leaning his head on a pillow, and before long he drifts off to sleep,
1:58.7	having no idea that he would never wake up again.
2:03.5	Because shortly after Mr. Borden dozes off,
2:07.1	the same person who killed Abby Borden
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