Poll: Your Best Guess: Who Killed Andrew And Abby Borden?

RGJ · Post by **RGJ** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:45 pm

So, no doubt done to death, but I'd like to see current opinions. this is the classic "If there was a gun to your head"...gotta pick one, no weaseling :-)

irina · Post by **irina** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:54 pm

|X| Someone Abby ticked off.

Can't get away from the fact she got the worst of it. I don't have a clear idea of who it was.

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:01 pm

Please, members who call in to view the Forum, even if you do so only occasionally, post your vote! We should get a clear view if you do.

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:03 pm

If I understand well, there is only one conjecture that is universally accepted: Abby and Andrew were killed by the only and the same person.

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:05 pm

Curryong wrote:Please, members who call in to view the Forum, even if you do so only occasionally, post your vote! We should get a clear view if you do.

Yes, exactly!

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:12 pm

irina wrote:|X| Someone Abby ticked off.

Can't get away from the fact she got the worst of it. I don't have a clear idea of who it was.

It's true that Abby received more blows than Andrew, but I don't think Andrew was attacked less violently than Abby, judging by his injuries. And then, we should consider that if the killer was an intruder, he must escape as quickly as possible after killing Andrew.

So the quantitative difference of the blows received by the two victims doesn't matter to me very much.

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:41 pm

It seems to be the case of only one accepted killer, Franz. Two killers in in a small house all in one morning would be just too much!

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:46 pm

Maybe Andrew killed Abby and someone killed him? He could have snuck back inside...

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:49 pm

Oh, nothing is certain. I will go away, ahaha.

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:52 pm

Who would have killed Andrew? Lizzie certainly wouldn't have. She would have been delighted to have no more Abby and to be in charge of domestic arrangements at no. 92.

Don't you dare go away, Franz!

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:58 pm

I was just teasing you, Franz! Nothing is certain about that morning except 2 died.

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:29 am

But it's true. Someone considered the possibility that Lizzie killed Abby and Andrew was killed by an accomplice of her.

Bronte · Post by **Bronte** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:49 am

If you think about everything that happened that morning it all points back to Lizzie as being the killer..What really convinced me was how she had no fear to be left alone while Bridget went to get help to me that just speaks volumes towards her guilt.

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:30 pm

Bronte wrote:If you think about everything that happened that morning it all points back to Lizzie as being the killer..What really convinced me was how she had no fear to be left alone while Bridget went to get help to me that just speaks volumes towards her guilt.

Bridget either had no fear to leave Lizzie alone; Mrs. Churchill either had no fear to leave Lizzie alone.

taosjohn · Post by **taosjohn** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:34 pm

Bronte wrote:What really convinced me was how she had no fear to be left alone while Bridget went to get help to me that just speaks volumes towards her guilt.

I don't think that we know that-- she may have been terrified but saw no better course...

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:57 pm

This isn't the forum to debate this, but, saw no better course than toddling over to Phoebe Bowen, and her father Mr Miller, to Mrs Churchill's, to Alice's? I've said it before, but with a homicidal burglar on the loose I'd have been out of there in a flash, probably to the Bowens, taking Bridget with me!

taosjohn · Post by **taosjohn** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:02 pm

Curryong wrote:This isn't the forum to debate this, but, saw no better course than toddling over to Phoebe Bowen, and her father Mr Miller, to Mrs Churchill's, to Alice's? I've said it before, but with a homicidal burglar on the loose I'd have been out of there in a flash, probably to the Bowens, taking Bridget with me!

Of this I am sure, however-- that there is little similarity between you and Lizzie.

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:19 pm

None whatsoever, tj, though I wish I had her money!

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:04 am

PLEASE MEMBERS THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, VOTE!! IT'S FREE!!

debbiediablo · Post by **debbiediablo** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:46 pm

I Vote for Double Murderers - Andrew and John:

Abby and John had been carrying on a secret affair for years. Lizzie ratted on them earlier that morning to keep Andrew from handing over any more real estate to Abby. Andrew doubled back shortly after leaving and attacked Abby in the guestroom. John arrived home ten minutes earlier than he testified. He found Abby's body while Andrew was upstairs. John hid in the front closet until Andrew was asleep and Lizzie and Bridget were out of the way; then he murdered Andrew and crept back outside to hide in the barn until a crowd gathered. Bridget wasn't taking a nap; she was up in her room enjoying a nice a shot of cheap whiskey on ice. And Lizzie was nowhere near the barn. She was upstairs opening Andrew's safe to see what he'd brought home and locked up. Lizzie had known the combination since she was eleven and spying through the keyhole from what was then Emma's room. John cleaned the hatchet and mailed it to himself, wrapped in dirty underwear, in Iowa.

MysteryReader · Post by **MysteryReader** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:07 pm

Haha! Good one, Debbie!! I can totally see that happening.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:28 pm

OMG, Debbie, I think you have just solved the Borden Murder case!!!

Aamartin · Post by **Aamartin** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:47 pm

debbiediablo wrote:I Vote for Double Murderers - Andrew and John:

Abby and John had been carrying on a secret affair for years. Lizzie ratted on them earlier that morning to keep Andrew from handing over any more real estate to Abby. Andrew doubled back shortly after leaving and attacked Abby in the guestroom. John arrived home ten minutes earlier than he testified. He found Abby's body while Andrew was upstairs. John hid in the front closet until Andrew was asleep and Lizzie and Bridget were out of the way; then he murdered Andrew and crept back outside to hide in the barn until a crowd gathered. Bridget wasn't taking a nap; she was up in her room enjoying a nice a shot of cheap whiskey on ice. And Lizzie was nowhere near the barn. She was upstairs opening Andrew's safe to see what he'd brought home and locked up. Lizzie had known the combination since she was eleven and spying through the keyhole from what was then Emma's room. John cleaned the hatchet and mailed it to himself, wrapped in dirty underwear, in Iowa.

Or-- Emma was in Fairhaven channeling her mother with a medium and she (one of the ghosts who allegedly haunt the house today) manifested as poltergeists and did it-- taking the weapon with her into the dark unknown. She also controlled the actions of her brother that day... VERY specifically, as to provide him an alibi.

Lizzie was in her room taking selfies with a Folding Rochester Camera she shoplifted downtown and Bridget was pouring over a map of Montana in her room.... She closed her eyes and pointed to 'Butte' and knew fate had spoken.

debbiediablo · Post by **debbiediablo** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:32 pm

Love the Peace Wreath and Skating Santa!!!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:02 pm

Thanks, Debbie!

Anthony, I also like your Peace Wreath!

Aamartin · Post by **Aamartin** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:37 pm

thanks-- and I finally found an animated one!

debbiediablo · Post by **debbiediablo** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:42 pm

Peace on Earth...:-)

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:38 am

Anthony, I like your new Peace Wreath, too!

Animated avatars are so cool, aren't they?

Debbie, I also like your animated cat; doing what cats do!

Curryong · Post by **Curryong** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:39 am

All your animated avatars look very very nice. Franz and I are just the oldfashioned type!

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:44 am

There is nothing wrong with being old-fashioned, Curryong! I like both yours and Franz' avatars.

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:55 pm

Curryong wrote:All your animated avatars look very very nice. Franz and I are just the oldfashioned type!

Franz · Post by **Franz** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:55 pm

twinsrwe wrote:There is nothing wrong with being old-fashioned, Curryong! I like both yours and Franz' avatars.

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