AREA 52 032: “40 Whacks”

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks! When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Or maybe she didn’t. In August of 1892, a woman in Fall River, Massachusetts named Lizzie Borden was charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother, a crime that she was not only found Not Guilty of, but one that captivated the nation with its mysteries and questions, all of which still remain today.

Join us this week as we chop up the infamous case of the Lizzie Borden.