Lizzie Borden, the young woman accused of butchering her father and stepmother with an axe in their quiet Fall River, Massachusetts home in 1892. What began as a shocking local crime quickly became a national obsession, filled with gruesome details, strange inconsistencies, and a courtroom spectacle that would forever cement Lizzie’s name in true crime history.We explore the tense family dynamics simmering inside the Borden household — the jealousy, resentment, and whispers of inheritance that may have fueled the rage behind the murders. Listeners will follow the chilling timeline of that August morning: the locked doors, the missing handle on the supposed murder weapon, and Lizzie’s oddly calm demeanor in the hours after her parents were found slain. We break down the police investigation, early forensic blunders, and the testimony that both condemned and confused.Then came the trial of the century, where Victorian ideals of femininity collided with brutal reality. Could a well-bred Sunday school teacher really commit such a violent act? Or was Lizzie the scapegoat of a town desperate for answers? From her shocking acquittal to the eerie legacy that followed, Sean, Jorge, and Eric walk through the full story — from the family tensions and blood-stained evidence to the enduring myths, nursery rhymes, and ghost stories that keep the legend of Lizzie Borden alive more than a century later.www.patreon.com/theconspiracypodcast

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