Lizzie Borden Research Paper

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Benson Stolworthy, Hiatt Sargeant, Alex Barr, Jensen Horlacher Megan Sanderson Lizzie Borden Case Closing arguments 12 March 2024 Lizzie Borden, Innocent The case of Lizzy Borden is a long-enduring mystery. In this report, we will be making a case for her innocence. Some of the key pieces of evidence to consider include her lack of motive, the fact that she never actually purchased any acidic substances, and Evidence#3. All of this evidence and more we will cover in the contents of this document. Would Lizzie Borden murder her loving father and stepmother for no reason? Would Lizzie Borden endanger her future simply by receiving her inheritance more quickly? Would Lizzie Borden put her whole family and servant under the scrutiny of the law …show more content…
However, as discovered in the court by Bridget Sullivan, the maid of the Bordens, there had never been an unkind word between her and her stepmother. No blood was found on Lizzie's dress. When Maggie was called downstairs, she recalls that there was no blood on her dress. In the rooms where her parents were murdered, the rooms were spattered with blood. She was also said to have burned a dress in the stove because it was covered in paint, but in article seven a painter admitted he was hired by Mr. Bordan was told to take orders from Lizzie who also helped with what colors they would paint with. The bodies of the Bordens were mutilated by an ax, as proved by the medical examiner Dolan. Medical examiner Dolan proved it was done with a heavy sharp weapon, but the four axes found in the basement weren't covered in any blood and one of the axes was unusable because the handle was snapped. Lizzie would not have had the strength to snap an ax handle, especially on a squishy body. The blows make it look as if the person was insane because there is no point in mutilating a dead body and at no point did Lizzie act or seem insane. If the axes were used, they would have been stashed in the

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