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Lizzie Borden\u2019s murder trial began on June 5, 1893 in New Bedford Courthouse, Massachusetts. The 32 year-old was accused of killing her father, wealthy magnate Andrew Borden, and his wife Abby, her stepmother, who had been crushed by the blows of a hatchet - 11 and 19 times, respectively.\nIn attendance were three judges, Borden\u2019s high-powered defense team (paid for from her late father\u2019s estate), and reporters and onlookers keen to parse the lurid details of the shocking deaths in the Borden homestead. But, despite there being no other suspects, Borden was acquitted.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Lizzie just *may* have innocently been purchasing poison; consider whether this was the case that first ignited the female interest in \u2018true crime\u2019 stories in America; and reveal what\u2019s happened to the \u2018Borden Murder House\u2019 in the 21st century \u2026\nContent Warning: domestic violence, description of brutal murder scene.\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Why 19th-Century Axe Murderer Lizzie Borden Was Found Not Guilty\u2019 (Smithsonian Magazine, 2019): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/\n\u2022 \u2018Lizzie Borden case: Images from one of the most notorious crime scenes in history\u2019 (CBS, 2021): https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/lizzie-borden-case-images-crime-scene/\n\u2022 \u201848 Hours: Lizzie Borden Took an Axe\u2019 (CBS, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYDiEcyDUBU\n#Crime #1800s #US #Macabre\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices