Ep. 67: Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. And when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.

While not entirely accurate, the schoolyard rhyme still manages to convey the cold horror of what happened in the Borden house one August morning in 1892. This week, Hannah fills Katy in on aaaaaalllll the details, and the girls discuss their own theories as to what really happened (spoiler: Katy thinks a random lunatic totally snuck in the house, brutally chopped up two people, didn't take anything, and left.) 

This one is a little long, but well worth it. Every bit of this story is crazy, and even if you've heard it before, you'll want to hear this! Pour the red wine, roast some pigeon, and settle in! 

Sources: 
https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=22546266&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzMDY5NDQxMywiaWF0IjoxNjIzNzk5NTY4LCJleHAiOjE2MjM4ODU5Njh9.mfJpDDTtt_2fCjtCsxYlx7g702BpIZ_gS_50kVrA6ls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/lizzie-borden-why-a-19th-century-axe-murder-still-fascinates-us-250467/