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Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast
Fall River, Massachusetts
On August 4th, 1892 on a typical day in Fall River, Massachusetts, Andrew Jackson Borden a local business man came home from his daily routine around town, hitting places like the post office and bank. At 10:30 am Mr. Borden decided that he would take a quick nap on his sofa. He left his shoes on so he kept his feet on the floor and just rested his head on the back of his couch. Not once did Mr. Borden wonder where his family was. His Wife Abbey was no where to be found and his daughters Emma and Lizzie were not accounted for either. Mr. Borden took this as a perfect opportunity to catch a nap.
Mr. Borden was a seventy year old successful business man in the community and was on the board of directors for several banks and commercial land properties. He was a successful landlord and owned several properties. Mr. Borden didn’t know that this would be the longest nap of his life. Mr. Borden wasn’t alone in the house. His maid Bridget Sullivan was upstairs and his youngest daughter Lizzie was also home. Bridget Sullivan claims that she was napping up on the 3rd floor when she heard Lizzie yelling from down below claiming that someone had killed her father. There on the couch lay Mr. Borden slumped down and blood splattered everywhere. What also came as a surprise was Mrs. Borden was also found dead, laying upstairs beside her bed. When the police came to investigate they discovered that the Borden’s had been killed by a sharp tool such as an axe. Eighteen blows to Mrs. Borden’s head and eleven blows to  Mr. Borden’s head. In the weeks leading up to the murders a doctor had made a house call to the residences because Mrs. Borden received an anonymous note from someone that her family was being poisoned. The family did complain of flu like symptoms even before this note arrived at their door. However, Mr. Borden sent the doctor the other way stating that he was not going to pay for a house call when he was in good health. To this day rumors fly about who killed the Borden parents. One is that Lizzie was having an affair with the maid and her step mother walked in and was in awe. Lizzie was so embarrassed that she killed her stepmother so that she wouldn’t tell anyone. Another rumour is that an illegitimate son was the murderer and even sent a letter stating his confession. Lizzie did go to trial for the murders but was acquitted of all charges. One thing is for certain and that is that someone does not want to let go of the house that they once occupied. Many ghost hunters have tried to piece together the missing links in the Lizzie Borden story. Did she kill her parents? Was she a lesbian? Where is the murder weapon that never was accounted for? And does she still haunt the Borden residence in Fall River Mass?
There are claims that the house, now a bed and breakfast is haunted. People who have spent the night have seen things they cannot explain. One couple saw a pair of their shoes fly up and what appeared to them as being thrown against a wall. Others claim someone in a long dress tucks them in at night. Also footsteps can be heard in the hallways. A séance was conducted back in 2005 and the initial feeling from the psychic was of sadness. The psychic also felt this feeling of protection, but not from Lizzie like everyone thought but from the maid at the time. After the investigation of the house the husband of the psychic went upstairs to rest but was unsettled by this sudden pressure over him holding him down to his bed. He decided to go down to the washroom and freshen up. The B&B provides you with a ton of memories from the time when the Borden’s lived in the house and one is in the bathroom. Lizzie was fond of pears so they placed hand soap that is pear scented in the washroom. While William was washing up he used the soap and felt happy about his choice of hand soap. He Believed that someone was in there as well and was also happy with his choice He claimed the air changed and also that a voice popped into his head and said “what can be thrown but not caught?” and then a reply along with what felt like a laugh, saying “a voice”. One other strange occurrence is a chair that moves from room to room. The list of claims is endless at this residence and is one that should be checked out for yourself. A full length movie, hundreds of books and thousands of stories and experiences can’t be wrong.
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