Today in History—June 20: Lizzie Borden Is Acquitted of Murder

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A black-and-white portrait of Lizzie Borden, wearing a high-collared dress, with orange lines outlining her shoulders and collar.

A sepia-toned image of Lizzie Borden's face is overlaid with a bright white axe shape, containing blue text reading really a monster? Blurred text and stains appear in the background.

Today in History—June 20: Lizzie Borden Is Acquitted of Murder: Media

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A sepia-toned image of Lizzie Borden's face is overlaid with a bright white axe shape, containing blue text reading really a monster? Blurred text and stains appear in the background.

Did Lizzie Borden Get Away With Murder?

“Lizzie Borden took an axe.” Or did she?

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A black-and-white portrait of Lizzie Borden, wearing a high-collared dress, with orange lines outlining her shoulders and collar.

June 20, 1893: Lizzie Borden's trial shook Fall River, Massachusetts

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