Her sensational case captured the attention of the press worldwide. Though she proclaimed her innocence until her dying day, she was destined forever to be associated with murder. When Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home, it marked the beginning of one of the most famous and sensational murder cases in history. Lizzie, a thoroughly respectable spinster, was tried for the crime. Though she was acquitted, she lived the rest of her life a pariah. BIOGRAPHY examines all the evidence in search of the truth, including period accounts, police reports and crime-scene photos. Discover how the crime and trial were sensationalized in the press worldwide and meet Borden experts who offer insight into Lizzie's life and reveal what they think really happened on that fateful day.

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