The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller presents a detailed telling of the mind-boggling true story of a double murder which took place in the August of 1892. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Borden had found her father and stepmother brutally murdered in their own home. Evidence after evidence led the public to believe it was Lizzie Borden who committed such crime, but was that really true?

For the decades to come, the children of Fall River, Massachusetts would recite the rhyme revolved around the notorious incident:

Lizzie Borden took an axe,
Gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.

The media pulled attention towards Lizzie Borden for a matter that was not much related to the Borden murders..

What was told about the trials from the newspapers was often biased. Their attitude towards Lizzie Borden changed frequently.

A small statement from Lizzie Borden led to the “trial of the century”.

The prologue of the book, “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe…” includes some details that are worth rereading once you reach the end of the book.