On August 4, 1892, the town of Fall River, Massachusetts was shocked with the news that one of its leading citizens, Andrew Borden, and his wife, Abby, were brutally slain in their home. A week later came another shock, the arrest of their daughter, Lizzie, who was charged with their murder.

This is the story of the trial of Lizzie Borden, recreated from material from the trial transcript. Find out what makes this story an enduring mystery to this day.

Cast for The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Chief Justice Albert Mason - Jack Diehl

District Attorney William Moody - Gene Traupman

Defense Attorney George Robinson - Joe Nemargut

Bridget (Maggie) Sullivan - Kelly Liese

Seabury Bowen - Nancy Nemargut

Alice Russell - Terry Montgomery

John Fleet - Jim Barnes

Philip Harrington - Mike Hassett

Michael Mullaly - Alice Lahoud

Dennis Desmond - JRW

William Dolan - Marcel Hogue

Dr. Edward Wood - Tony Oteri

Charles Gifford -Bonnie Daye

Mark Chase - Mike Hassett

Hymon Lubinsky - JRW

Charles Sawyer - Betty Odendahl

Emma Borden - Martha Manning

Mary Raymond - Sharon Nealey

Opening narrator — Bonnie Daye

Questioners:

Linda Aiken

Sharon Nealey

Jim Barnes

Betty Odendahl

Gloria Burrows

Martha Manning

Mike Hassett

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