Lizzie Borden
Family Tradition: Did Lizzie Borden’s Ancestor Kill His Mother Too?
The family history research website findmypast.com has brought attention to the link between accused murderer Lizzie Borden and her ancestor Thomas Cornell, convicted in 1673 of burning his mother to death. A relatively new addition to the online genealogy landscape, ...read more
Lizzie Borden: Murderess or Media Sensation?
1. Many people might have wanted to see Andrew Borden dead. The gruesome murders shocked the community, but many in Fall River were perhaps not entirely surprised that Andrew Borden had met an untimely end. With a net worth of almost $10 million in today’s money, Borden was one ...read more
Lizzie Borden's parents found dead
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden are found hacked to death in their Fall River, Massachusetts, home. Andrew was discovered in a pool of blood on the living room couch, his face nearly split in two. Abby was upstairs, her head smashed to pieces; it was later determined ...read more
Lizzie Borden took an axe…
Andrew and Abby Borden, elderly residents of Fall River, Massachusetts, are found bludgeoned to death in their home. Lying in a pool of blood on the living room couch, Andrew’s face had been nearly split in two. Abby, Lizzie’s stepmother, was found upstairs with her head smashed ...read more