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1893 Lizzie Borden Trial, Part 1

1893 Lizzie Borden Trial, Part 1

Lectures in History

December 8, 202455m 20s

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University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1893 trial of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. The murders and trial received widespread publicity at the time and Lizzie Borden became a lasting figure in American popular culture. This is the first of a two-part lecture.

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