CRIME LIBRARY

Key Players
     Cast of Characters
     Suspects
     Gone Too Soon

Chronologies
    Chronology, 1789-1892
    Legal Chronology
    Prosecutor's Timeline
    John Morse's Timeline
    Bridget Sullivan's Timeline
    Lizzie Borden's Timeline
    Probable Sequence of Events

Evidence
    Evidence List
    Autopsy of A. J. Borden
    Autopsy of Abby Borden
    Blood Evidence
    Crime Scene Photos
    House Charts
    Possible Murder Weapons

Trial
    Closing Argument Knowlton
    Closing Argument Robinson
    Testimonies — Individual
    Testimonies — Comparative

Key Documents
    Police Witness Statements
    Lizzie's Inquest Testimony
    Inquest Testimony
    Trial Transcript
    Lizzie Borden's Last Will
    Emma Borden's Last Will
    John Morse's Last Will

According to Robert Flynn in his Lizzie Borden and the Mysterious Axe (King Philip Pub. Co., 1992), it "is impossible to conclusively determine the size of an axe or hatchet head by measuring the width of marks and incisions." Further he states, after a careful analysis of the evidence and testimony that "the hatchet found on the roof the Crowe Barn [June 14, 1893] was in all probability the murder weapon."

From the Emery Scrapbook, owned by Mr. Flynn, we are shown this news item, dated June 15, 1893:

Here is a collection of various hatchets, axes, and interesting implements culled from the 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue. Who knew there were so many different kinds of chopping tools?

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