Lizzie Borden

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Question 1

In what Massachusetts textile city were Andrew and Abby Borden brutally hacked to death inside their home in August 1892?

Question 2

What weapon was determined by medical examiners to have inflicted the fatal skull fractures on both victims?

Question 3

Who was the twenty-six-year-old Irish domestic maid working inside the Borden residence on the morning of the murders?

Question 4

What suspicious action did Lizzie Borden take in the kitchen stove days after the murders while under police surveillance?

Question 5

What physical evidence found in the dark basement of the house was presented by prosecutors as the probable murder weapon?

Question 6

What poison did local Fall River druggist Eli Bence testify Lizzie had attempted to purchase the day before the slayings?

Question 7

What famous children's nursery rhyme inaccurately exaggerated the number of axe blows delivered in the murders?

Question 8

What verdict was delivered by the all-male jury in New Bedford on June 20, 1893, after only ninety minutes of deliberation?

Question 9

What grand mansion in the fashionable 'Hill' district of Fall River did Lizzie buy with her inheritance, naming it 'Maplecroft'?

Question 10

Which prominent Boston stage actress became Lizzie Borden's close companion in her later years, sparking gossip in Fall River?

In what Massachusetts textile city were Andrew and Abby Borden brutally hacked to death inside their home in August 1892?