Lizzie Borden: Anatomy of a Sociopath

Cold Case Murder Mysteries

True Crime

3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2018

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

On August 4, 1892, the town of Fall River, MA became witness to one of the more horrifying, yet fascinating crimes in modern history, the gruesome axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, which remain unsolved to this day. At the time, however, strong suspicion was cast upon Andrew's daughter, Lizzie, who not only held contempt and disdain for Abby, but supposedly had her eye on her father's money as well. Despite significant circumstantial evidence, Lizzie's day in court saw her walk free and claim her inheritance. But the mystery remains. Did Lizzie Borden commit cold-blooded murder? And, if so, what really drove such a seemingly docile woman over the edge? Join host Ryan Kraus for a psychological exploration of the sociopath, from its conception by nature, through the act of murder, and beyond the stars into a distant future.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody welcome back to Cold Case Murder Mysteries. I'm your host Ryan Kraus
0:10.2	coming at you once again to examine the dark motivations of the most infamous names in true crime.
0:16.0	This time, we're turning back the clock to August 4, 1892,
0:21.0	when Fall River Massachusetts couple Andrew and Abby Borden were savagely bludgeoned to death in their home during daylight hours,
0:28.0	presumably by a vicious axe-wielding assailant whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
0:35.0	Or does it? Because in the aftermath of the crime,
0:38.0	police arrest the couple's daughter,
0:40.0	an unmarried 31-year-old Sunday school teacher named Lizzie Borden.
0:45.0	While the young woman always maintained her innocence, she was charged and faced trial.
0:50.0	In the end, however, Lizzie was freed and no other suspect has ever faced justice.
0:55.8	So as it goes in the most intriguing cases we researched, the truth remains elusive.
1:01.4	All these years later, a question remains. Was Lizzy Borden a cold-blooded killer?
1:09.3	So we'll dive right into that in a moment. First a quick bit of business. Most episodes of Cold Case Murder
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