1893 Lizzie Borden Trial, Part 1

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

History, Politics, News

4.1 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:07.1	And this week on the Lectures and History podcast, part one of two, on the true crime subject of Lizzie Borden.
0:12.5	She was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe and faced trial in 1893.
0:18.0	University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross talks about the murders and how the trial received widespread publicity at the time. More after this.
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