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Sep 2020
31m 27s

LIZZIE BORDEN Ep. 1 | “Axe Murders”

BLACK BARREL MEDIA
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August 4, 1892 is a hot day in Fall River, Massachusetts. The Borden house is quiet until 30-year-old Lizzie screams that her father has been killed. Shortly thereafter, the body of her stepmother is discovered. The murders are gruesome. There are no witnesses; no clues; and within days, suspicion falls squarely on Lizzie Borden. Lizzie Borden rhyme performe ... Show More
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