History's Mysteries The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden (Season 14, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, Mystery

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History's Mysteries

The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden (Season 14, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, Mystery

Lizzie Andrew Borden took an ax, and gave her mother 40 whacks; when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Most of us know the grisly rhyme, but not the whole story.

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Updated Dec 31, 2005

Release date

2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
David Ackroyd Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Abby Borden Self - Murder Victim Self - Murder Victim See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Andrew Borden Self - Murder Victim Self - Murder Victim See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Emma Borden Self - Andrew's daughter Self - Andrew's daughter See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Sarah Borden Self - Andrew's first wife Self - Andrew's first wife See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Deirdre Hickok Bridge Lizzie Lizzie See fewer	Be Kind, Don't Rewind (2018)
Arthur Kent Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Black Night in June (2019)
Roger Lane Self Self See fewer	The Corrupt and the Dead: Tales of the Philly Underworld
Michael Martins Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Martha McGuinn Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
John Morse Self - Andrew's first wife's brother Self - Andrew's first wife's brother See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Cara Robertson Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
O.J. Simpson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Eva Stern Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Joyce G. Williams Self Self See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Lizzie Andrew Borden Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Dance Theatre of Harlem: Fall River Legend (1989)