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January Newsletter |
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Pg. 1 Lizzie Borden
Pg. 2 Lizzie Borden Cont, Symbol Of The Month, Patience Worth
Pg. 3 Patience Worth Cont, TRAPPRS SETI promotion
Pg. 4 TRAPPRS Site DOWN!, Article Ideas Needed, Soon To Come, Haunted Places Listing, SETI Unveiling, Next Month’s Articles |
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Lizzie Borden |
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Was this motive enough for Lizzie to murder her father and step-mother? The house was locked up tight when the murders occurred. There weren't
The evidence pointed to someone in the house. But no blood was found on Lizzie or on any of her clothing. The murder weapon was an axe with the handle broken off. Did Lizzie have enough strength to hack through their skulls? In my humble opinion, I say yes. She was found not guilty of the crimes, because she was a woman and the jury felt as though she didn't have the strength or constitution to commit such a horrific crime. Lizzie and her sister inherited her — Cont. Next Page |
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Did Lizzie Borden commit the perfect crime, by murdering her father and step-mother to inherit her father's wealth? Or was it an unknown intruder? What motive would the intruder have to commit such a horrendous crime? What would have been gained? Lizzie and the maid Maggie were in the house at the time the step-mother was killed, but neither one heard anything. Mrs. Borden was struck from behind and fell on the floor. She was killed with a heavy sharp instrument. She was struck 18 times, 13 of the blows crushed through her skull. She lay dead in the upstairs bedroom for approximately an hour and a half before Mr. Borden was killed in the downstairs sitting room. He was struck in the head 11 times, 4 of the blows crushing his skull. Mr. Borden was one the wealthiest men in Fall Rivers, Mass. But he was extremely frugal with his money. Lizzie resented her step-mother for having gained one of Mr. Borden's rental houses and receiving the money from the rent. Lizzie and her sister's inheritance had gotten considerably smaller, because Mr. Borden was going to leave the bulk of his wealth to his wife. — Cont. Next Column |
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hallways, the rooms had doors going into other rooms, If an outside intruder had committed the murders how did they gain access to inside of the house? Someone would of had to let them in, if so, why weren't all the people in the house at the time murdered? |
