How Lizzie Borden Worked

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How Lizzie Borden Worked

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Dec 31, 2015

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Everybody knows how many whacks Lizzie Borden gave her mother and father with that axe, but there is plenty about the infamous double homicide that remains unresolved, like who actually did it. Travel into the mystery of Lizzie Borden in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 31, 2015

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