On a hot summer day in August of 1892, a double murder took place in Fall River, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Borden were killed in their own home by a person or persons unknown who attacked them with an axe or hatchet-type implement. As of today, the case is still unsolved and open. Many millions of words have been written about the events of that day, and people still go to the home (now a Bed and Breakfast) on Second Street and think about the bloody crime that happened there so long ago.<br> This book will take you back to the crime scene and bring to light the name and face of the one who stood over those victims with a bloody hatchet in her hand—Emma Borden!<br> In folklore, however, it is Lizzie and not Emma that killed their father. Except for Prof. Masterton who maintained Lizzie's innocence in his book Lizzie Didn't Do It!, with Elaine Watson, Emma Borden now takes center stage. Did Emma do it?
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E. Elaine Watson. Lizzie Didn't Do It; Emma Did!
Forward
Introduction
Chapter One: The Borden Family and Household
Chapter Two: The Crime Scene
Chapter Three: The Morning of the Murders
Chapter Four: 9:00 a.m
Chapter Five: 10:30 a.m
Chapter Six: 11:00 a.m
Chapter Seven: 11:45 a.m. The Police Arrive
Chapter Eight: The Murder Victims
Chapter Nine: The Funeral
Chapter Ten: The Suspects
Chapter Eleven: The Weapon
Chapter Twelve: The Arrest
Chapter Thirteen: The Trial – The Prosecution
Chapter Fourteen: The Defense Presents
Chapter Fifteen: The Verdict
Chapter Sixteen: Who and Why?
Chapter Seventeen: Emma
Chapter Eighteen: The Crime
Chapter Nineteen: The Aftermath
Chapter Twenty: Emma Moves Out
Chapter Twenty-One: The Later Years
Chapter Twenty-Two: Conclusion
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Thousands and thousands of words have been written about the Lizzie Borden double murder case that took place in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. In addition to the printed page, there are hundreds of web sites online where one can examine all the evidence, take a virtual tour of the murder house, and read the trial transcripts, etc.
In spite of all this, here is another book about the case. But this book is different. Yes, the evidence is the same, the testimony of the witnesses is the same, and the victims are the same. But I am going to take you through the case and bring you to a different conclusion.
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Emma always called her step-mother by her given name. At Lizzie’s trial, Emma testified that “we never thought she was much interested in us”. According to the testimony of the maid, Bridget Sullivan, the two daughters almost never ate their meals with their parents. Emma was 41 years old at the time of the murders.
Lizzie Andrew Borden - Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19, 1860. She was close to her father even though they hardly ever ate their meals together. Mr. Borden always wore a ring that had been a gift from Lizzie.
