Borden House Hauntings
Andrew and Abby Borden were hacked to death in 1892. Daughter Lizzie was acquitted. The house became a bed and breakfast where guests sleep in murder rooms—and report the victims returning nightly to the scene of their brutal deaths.
Sleeping With Ghosts
The Borden murders shocked Victorian America. Now the house where Andrew and Abby were hacked to death is a bed and breakfast—guests can sleep in the exact rooms where the victims died, and encounter their restless spirits.
The Crime Scene
August 4, 1892:
- 92 Second Street
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Two murders
- Same morning
- Never solved
The Victims
Who died:
- Andrew Borden (69)
- Abby Borden (64)
- Hatchet attacks
- Multiple blows
- Gruesome deaths
The Suspect
Lizzie Borden:
- Andrew’s daughter
- Abby’s stepdaughter
- Home that morning
- Tried 1893
- Acquitted
The Mystery
Unanswered questions:
- Who did it?
- Was it Lizzie?
- The maid?
- An intruder?
- Unknown killer?
The House Today
Current use:
- Lizzie Borden B&B
- Operational since 1996
- Murder rooms rentable
- Tours daily
- Paranormal hotspot
Andrew’s Room
Where he died:
- Sitting room
- First floor
- On the sofa
- Face hacked
- His ghost remains
Abby’s Room
Where she died:
- Guest bedroom
- Second floor
- Kneeling position
- Back of head
- She still appears
Guest Experiences
What visitors report:
- Footsteps above
- Woman crying
- Doors opening
- Cold spots
- Bed shaking
The Sitting Room
Most active area:
- Where Andrew died
- Male presence
- Cigar smell
- Shadow figure
- Unsettling energy
Staff Stories
Employees report:
- Items moving
- Voices heard
- Figures seen
- Daily occurrences
- Part of the job
Investigation Findings
Paranormal teams:
- EVP captured
- Photos anomalies
- Temperature changes
- Equipment malfunctions
- Active evidence
Sleeping in Death Beds
The experience:
- Same furniture positions
- Murder locations
- All night access
- Many encounters
- Not for everyone
The Anniversary
August 4th:
- Special events
- Full booking
- Extra activity
- Witnesses gather
- Commemoration
Significance
130+ years of paranormal activity in America’s most infamous unsolved murder house.
Legacy
The Borden house offers unique terror—sleeping where victims died, in rooms that have never been at peace since that bloody August morning.