Lizzie Borden House Haunting
Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered with a hatchet in 1892. Daughter Lizzie was acquitted but forever suspected. The house is now a B&B where guests report seeing the victims' ghosts.
The Hatchet Murder House
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered with a hatchet in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Daughter Lizzie was tried and acquitted but remained suspected. Today the house operates as a bed and breakfast—one of America’s most haunted.
The Murders
August 4, 1892:
- Andrew Borden killed
- Abby Borden killed
- Hatchet weapon
- Brutal attack
- Shocking crime
The Victims
Andrew and Abby:
- Andrew: wealthy businessman
- Abby: his second wife
- Found in home
- Multiple hatchet blows
- Extremely violent
Lizzie Borden
The suspect:
- Andrew’s daughter
- 32 years old
- Discovered bodies
- Tried for murder
- Acquitted
The Trial
1893:
- National sensation
- Lizzie defended herself
- All-male jury
- Acquitted
- Public doubts remained
The Famous Rhyme
Folk verse:
- “Lizzie Borden took an axe”
- “Gave her mother forty whacks”
- Inaccurate but famous
- Cultural embedding
- Eternal infamy
The House Today
Current status:
- Bed and breakfast
- Tours offered
- Overnight stays
- In murder rooms
- Full experience
The Haunting
What guests experience:
- Apparitions
- Footsteps
- Crying sounds
- Cold spots
- Feeling watched
Andrew’s Ghost
His spirit:
- Seen on couch
- Where he died
- Full apparition
- Lying down
- Multiple witnesses
Abby’s Ghost
Upstairs presence:
- Guest room
- Where she fell
- Footsteps heard
- Figure seen
- Tragic victim
The Third Floor
Maid’s quarters:
- Also active
- Bridget Sullivan
- Heard nothing?
- Spirits present
- Questions remain
Physical Phenomena
Reported events:
- Doors opening
- Objects moving
- Sheets pulled
- Voices heard
- Touched
Ghost Hunters
Investigated:
- Multiple teams
- SyFy show
- Evidence captured
- EVPs recorded
- Active location
The Mystery
Never solved:
- Lizzie suspected
- Never confessed
- Died 1927
- Truth unknown
- Eternal question
Significance
Site of one of America’s most famous murders, now a haunted inn where guests sleep in the death rooms.
Legacy
The Lizzie Borden House combines true crime history with paranormal activity—the spirits of the murdered parents apparently remaining in the house where they died so violently.