Whoever killed Mrs. Borden knocked her down with the first stroke and then drove eighteen other blows into her back. Approximately ninety minutes later the .... But for all the contention about whether Lizzie Borden did it, there has been little discussion of why she would have done it. read more
(Lizzie, of course, denied being upstairs during this time period between her mother's murder and her father's murder.) 8. At the time of the murder of Andrew Borden, Lizzie claimed to have been in the loft of the backyard barn for 15 to 20 minutes looking for lead sinkers for a fishing excursion. read more
This theory is advanced by Arnold Brown in his book Lizzie Borden: The Legend, the Truth, the Final Chapter. Emma Borden, having established an alibi at Fairhaven, Massachusetts (about 15 miles away from Fall River) secretly visits the residence to kill her parents and returns to Fairhaven to receive the telegram informing her of the murders. read more
Lizzie Borden didn’t kill her parents, there was no reasonable way for her to do so and yes, she had reasons for doing so. However, there was another person who had even better reason for doing so. Her half brother, who was disowned by their father and apparently, they weren’t getting along. read more