Actress Chloe Sevigny, known for her work on HBO's popular series "Big Love", will appear on the network's mini-series about the infamous story of Lizzie Borden. Borden was a Fall River resident during the 1800s who shot to fame after being accused of murdering her family with a hatchet. The motive of the murders was believed to be a dispute over property and inheritance. The victims were Borden's father and stepmother, Andrew and Abby. Her father had done a series of things to agitate Borden throughout her life, including an incident where he murdered her pet pigeons because he considered them nuisances. Shortly before the murders, Borden tried to purchase cyanide. No toxins were found during the victims' autopsies.
During the trial, prosecutors struggled to prove Borden's involvement. The hatchet found within the house lacked fingerprints and was not fully intact. The clothes Borden had allegedly worn during the murders were burned. Although the trial created hysteria throughout the nation, Borden was eventually acquitted of the crimes. Her house has become a tourist attraction and a bed and breakfast.
In the past few decades, Borden has been the subject of countless documentaries and made-for-TV movies. Alfred Hitchcock used Borden as the subject for an episode of his television show. There have even been ballets and plays written about Borden. Sevigny is the most famous actress to portray Borden. This alleged murderer's popularity has remained although she died long ago. There is even a popular children's poem written about her. The poem says:
Lizzie Borden took an axe
Gave her mother forty whacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty-one
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