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Unsolved August 4, 1892 Multiple Homicide

Andrew & Abby Borden

Status Unsolved
Type Multiple Homicide
Date August 4, 1892
Location Fall River, Massachusetts
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were found hacked to death in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Their daughter Lizzie was acquitted of the murders. The case became one of the most famous unsolved murders in American history and spawned decades of debate, books, and plays.

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