Is Lizzie Borden House haunted?

United States Reported haunting level 5 of 5

Lizzie Borden House
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What actually happened

On 4 August 1892 Andrew and Abby Borden were killed with a hatchet inside the house in broad daylight, with no passer-by hearing a sound.

The history

Andrew Borden bought the two-tenant house on Second Street in 1872 and remodelled it for his family. His daughter Lizzie stood trial for the murders in what the press called the trial of the century.

What people report

Overnight guests have reported footsteps on the stairs and a woman's voice in the guest room where Abby Borden died.

That paragraph is reported tradition, not a claim about what is there. The history above it is sourced; the stories are recorded because people tell them.

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230 Second St, Fall River, MA 02721, United States

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Lizzie Borden House

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