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Lizzie Borden
3 August 20261860 – 1927 · American

Lizzie Borden was a woman accused and acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother. Today, Lizzie Borden remains a tantalizing enigma, one that invites us to question our understanding of justice, femininity, and the nature of crime.
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