More than 130 years after Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally murdered inside their Massachusetts home, the name Lizzie Borden still carries an almost mythical sense of menace. The crime produced one of America’s most famous murder trials, and has captivated true-crime loyalists for some time.
And now, the latest season of Netflix’s ‘Monster’ has brought the case back into the spotlight. But the real history of these gruesome murders is far more uncertain than any dramatization can suggest. Lizzie was indicted for the murders, but was she found guilty? Click on to discover what, exactly, happened.