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Oct 2018
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INFAMOUS: Lizzie Borden

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Lizzie Borden took an ax

Gave her mother 40 whacks

When she saw what she had done

She gave her father 41

But did she really? In this episode, we tell the story of Lizzie Borden and the other suspects in the case who you've probably never heard of.


 

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