History UsefulNotes / LizzieBorden

What we ''do'' know is that in [[TheGayNineties the late 19th century]], Lizzie Andrews Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was a grown woman living in Fall River, Massachusetts with her father Andrew, her stepmother Abby, and her elder sister Emma. Andrew was a successful banker, but he lived well below his means. Normally, a woman of Lizzie's age and class [[ChristmasCake would have gotten married]], but her father's [[TheScrooge miserly ways]] stifled her social life and severely limited her marriage prospects. Lizzie also had a difficult relationship with Abby, whom she regarded as something of a WickedStepmother and would only refer to as "Mrs. Borden".

For what it's worth, neither Lizzie nor Emma ever committed another crime on that level. After the trial, she and her sister moved in together and Lizzie became close to the theater scene. Thanks to their substantial inheritance, Lizzie – now going by Lizbeth – would frequently patronize various actresses. This, plus the fact neither sister ever married, has led some scholars to speculate both were lesbians, though there was never any [[AmbiguouslyGay solid evidence of that.]] Sadly, in 1905 the two had a falling-out during a party Lizzie threw for actress Nance O'Neil and Emma moved away, never to see her sister again. In 1927, both sisters died, only nine days apart.

* A storyline in ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers West Coast]]'' #98-100 (September-November, 1993), features a HistorysCrimeWave scenario. Lizzie serves as an agent of the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Hell Lord]] Satannish. Codenamed "Axe of Violence", she has [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation light red skin]], her [[ArtificialLimbs right hand is replaced by a double-headed axe]], and she carries two other double-headed axes used as throwing weapons.

* Lizzie Borden appears in ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' as part of a HistorysCrimeWave formed by Alfred Nobel in the episode ''Nobel Peace Surprise''. She is once again very inaccurately portrayed as a CardCarryingVillain who does things ForTheEvulz. The other members of the crew were Black Bart, UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper, Rasputin, and Mrs. O'Leary's cow.

* A storyline in ''[[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers West Coast]]'' #98-100 (September-November, 1993), features a HistorysCrimeWave scenario. Lizzie serves as an agent of the [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Hell Lord]] Satannish. Codenamed "Axe of Violence", she has [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation light red skin]], her [[ArtificialLimbs right hand is replaced by a double-headed axe]], and she carries [[AnAxeToGrind two other double-headed axes used as throwing weapons]].

Not even if it's planned as a surprise\\

For what it's worth, neither Lizzie nor Emma ever committed another crime on that level. After the trial, she and her sister moved in together and Lizzie became close to the theater scene. Thanks to their substantial inheritance, Lizzie, now going by Lizbeth, would frequently patronize various actresses. This, plus the fact neither sister ever married, has led some scholars to believe both were lesbians, though there was never any [[AmbiguouslyGay solid evidence of that.]] Sadly, in 1905 the two had a falling-out during a party Lizzie threw for actress Nance O'Neil and Emma moved away, never to see her sister again. In 1927, both sisters died, only nine days apart.

To those who believe Lizzie was guilty, the trial was a farce and totally stacked in favor of the defense. It's alleged that she played the part of the good Victorian lady to the hilt, properly swooning at the sight of her parents' skulls and [[TheDulcineaEffect eliciting sympathy from the all-male jury]]. In any case, she was acquitted, but was never able to shake the reputation of being a murderer. It didn't help that the murder was never solved and no one else was ever tried for it.

For what it's worth, neither Lizzie nor Emma ever committed another crime on that level. After the trial, she and her sister moved in together and Lizzie became close to the theater scene. Thanks to their substantial inheritance, Lizzie, now going by Lizbeth, would frequently patronize various actresses. This, plus the fact neither sister ever married, led some scholars to believe both were lesbians, though there was never any [[AmbiguouslyGay solid evidence of that.]] Sadly, in 1905 the two had a falling out during a party Lizzie threw for actress Nance O'Neil and Emma moved away, never to see her sister again. In 1927, both sisters died, only nine days apart.

What we ''do'' know is that in [[TheGayNineties the late 19th century]], Lizzie Andrews Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was a grown woman living in Fall River, Massachusetts with her father Andrew, her stepmother Abby, and her elder sister Emma. Andrew was a successful banker, but he lived well below his means. Normally, a woman of Lizzie's age and class [[ChristmasCake would have been married]], but her father's [[TheScrooge miserly ways]] stifled her social life and severely limited her marriage prospects. Lizzie also had a difficult relationship with Abby, whom she regarded as something of a WickedStepmother and would only refer to as "Mrs. Borden".