342. The Borden Murders

Get compounded GLP-1s for $59 a month from Collective. It's the same price every dose and you don’t have to prepay in advance to get the lowest price in the country. Visit collective.org/HUSBAND. In August 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found murdered inside their Fall River, Massachusetts, home, forever linking Lizzie Borden’s name to the case. Behind the familiar nursery rhyme lies a story of family tension, wealth, and conflicting accounts. We unpack the case and examine where Netflix’s portrayal departs from the history, asking how much of the story we think we know is actually true.LINKS Netflix Video Every Monday @11am PST, 12pm MST, 2pm EST 1pm CST: https://www.netflix.com/murderwithmyhusband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themwmh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murderwithmyhusband/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@murderwithmyhusband Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-with-my-husband/id1508098400 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GaodpBsSpBuUMhmEXhjK2?si=8ad6ec0368a94dbb SOURCES Lizzie-Borden.com: https://lizzie-borden.com/blog/lizzie-borden-fact-vs-fiction/ SmithsonianMag.com: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/ TheTab.com: https://thetab.com/2026/09/21/did-andrew-borden-make-coffins-and-chop-customers-to-size-in-real-life-he-did-have-an-eerie-job AETV.com: https://www.aetv.com/articles/aileen-wuornos-lizzie-borden-connection IrishCentral.com: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/lizzie-borden-irish-maid-murders AmericanHeritage.com: https://www.americanheritage.com/what-made-lizzie-borden-kill Famous-Trials.com: https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1436-biographies Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/crime/a73581416/lizzie-borden-trial Ebsco.com: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/lizzie-borden People.com: https://people.com/monster-the-lizzie-borden-story-true-story-12114959 Netflix’s Monster: “The Lizzie Borden Story”: https://www.netflix.com/title/82068293 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices