Maybe you never heard of Lizzie Borden, the woman accused of allegedly hatcheting her parents to death on August 4, 1892. Or maybe you dressed up like her, like some co-host of Strange Country, for a biography project in middle school guaranteeing you would never date until college. Either way now is your chance to learn more as Beth and Kelly in episode 3 explore the first trial of the century that captivated the world, and launched one of the creepiest children’s nursery rhyme of all that will make your shoulder hair stand on end.
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“Official Psychic of the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast.” Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum, lizzie-borden.com/. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.
Yuko, Elizabeth. “Lizzie Borden: Why a 19th-Century Axe Murder Still Fascinates Us.” Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2016, www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/lizzie-borden-why-a-19th-century-murder-still-fascinates-us-w432670. Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.