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The Fall River Historical Society maintains the worlds largest collection of artifacts relating to the life and trial of Miss Lizzie A. Borden, defendant in one of the most famous murder cases in American history. Miss Borden, the thirtytwoyearold spinster daughter of prominent Fall River businessman Andrew Borden, was accused of the vicious murders of both her father and his second wife, Abby. In August of 1892, the two were found brutally slain in their Fall River home, their skulls smashed and shattered by what was later determined to be a hatchetlike weapon. The sensational trial which followed made headlines worldwide; it is considered to be the crime of that century.

 

Address: 451 Rock Street, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720
Telephone: (508) 679-1071
Website: http://www.lizzieborden.org/bordencollection.htm