Lizzie Borden

:This article is about the Lizzie Borden made famous by the nursery rhyme; for the film-maker, see Lizzie Borden (filmmaker)

Legacy

Despite her acquittal, Lizzie Borden remains in popular imagination as a brutal murderess. This is due in part to the following:

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• The murders were never solved.
• For a number of years, on the anniversary of the murders, the more sensational press re-accused her of the crime.
• The infamous doggerel endured ? insinuating her guilt into the public mind thereafter.