HOME PAGE   STORE   DVD   KAT NEWS   MUSIC   SHRED BLOG   METAL VIDEOS   HOT PHOTOS   ARTICLES   RADIO   GUESTBOOK   KAT BIO   CLASSICAL  COMPOSERS   GENIUSES   REVIEW COPIES   CONTACT KAT		LIZZIE BORDEN LIZZIE BORDEN BIOGRAPHY 1860-1927   Lizzie Borden, the wildly infamous New England woman accused in 1893 of brutally and viciously murdering her father and stepmother with an ax -- found NOT GUILTY!   Lizzie Borden was the infamous New England woman accused of chopping up and killing her father and stepmother with an ax.  She was the defendant in one of the most famous trials in U.S. history.   Lizzie Borden was born on July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts and was the youngest daughter of the wealthy Andrew and Sarah Borden. After her mother died, her father remarried Abby Gray. Lizzie and her older sister allegedly hated their stepmother and made fun of her, because of their stepmother's lower social standing and the attention their father was giving to her.   On August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found brutality murdered--hacked to death with an ax. Lizzie and the maid admitted to being home at the time of the murders, but Lizzie said she was in the barn at that time (between 11:00 am to 11:15 am).  Lizzie, 32 years old, became the prime suspect, because she had the apparent motive and opportunity to kill them. Lizzie Borden was tried for the murders beginning on June 6, 1893. The prosecution claimed that Lizzie hated her stepmother and even tried to poison her the day before the murders. On the day of the murders, Lizzie allegedly first killed her stepmother in the bedroom and then cleaned the evidence. When Lizzie's father came home to take a nap, she allegedly hacked him to death while he was sleeping on the couch. The supposed murder weapon, an ax, was found cleaned in the basement.    Because Lizzie had been involved in charitable organizations, the community backed her up and supported her. But many people thought that she was guilty and the case gathered huge national publicity.  The jury found the case was built on mostly circumstantial evidence and the lack of concrete, direct evidence caused the jury to ultimately find Lizzie Borden NOT GUILTY.   This national sensational case had most people thinking that if Lizzie Borden had been a man, she would have been found guilty, but a woman in the year 1893 could never have committed such vicious and brutal killings.   Lizzie Borden died on June 1, 1927.   Lizzie Borden's infamous popularity continues today, being the subject of a ballet, books and play, along with the rhyme: "Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother forty whacks; When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one."           The contents of all music, photos, graphics, text and videos are protected by copyright and may not be used or reproduced without prior express written authorization from the publisher.