1. Abby Borden was Lizzie’s stepmother, not her mother
Abby Borden
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2. Andrew Borden was not a well-liked man
3. The Borden family maid was in the house when the murders took place …
4. The jump-rope rhyme got the number of whacks wrong
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5. Lizzie tried to buy poison the day before the murders took place
6. There was no blood spatter on Lizzie when the police arrived at the home
Andrew Borden
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7. There was no physical evidence tying Lizzie to the crime
8. Lizzie was not a reclusive or antisocial person prior to the murders
9. The jury acquitted Lizzie after deliberating for just an hour and a half
A depiction of Lizzie Borden during the trial
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10. Lizzie was shunned after the trial, even though she was acquitted
