We’re Still Obsessed With Her
What made people obsess even more was the fact that Lizzie was acquitted the following year. And people never stopped talking about it. I’m sure you’ve heard (or even sung it yourself) the “Lizzie Borden took an ax” schoolyard chant. Heck, even a couple from Fall River got married after meeting at the annual dramatization of the ax murders on August 4, 1892.
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The bride played the part of Lizzie, and the groom played a detective. There were also renovations done to the Maple Croft – the home Lizzie lived in for the rest of her life after the murders. On top of that are all the new materials that have been discovered, like the letters and journals belonging to Lizzie’s attorney.