Did Lizzie Borden Really Take an Ax? The True Story Behind the Movie Lizzie

Sep 17, 2018, 12:18 AM

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Lizzie

The new film Lizzie, starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart, examines one of the 19th century's most notorious murder suspects. But, despite the fame of her case, it remains surrounded by mystery.

In 1892, Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother after both were found hacked to death in their home that August.