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Lizzie Borden took an ax

And gave her mother 40 whacks

When she saw what she had done

She gave her father 41

I'm sure we have all heard this creepy children’s rhyme. Lizzie Andrew Borden killed her parents in 1892, and she has tantalized our public consciousness ever since. But what do we really know about the woman for whom the rhyme was written?
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SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden

https://lizzie-borden.com

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lizzie-Borden-American-murder-suspect

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lizzie-borden-why-a-19th-century-axe-murder-still-fascinates-us-250467/

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