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| | '''Lizzie Borden''' was accused of the axe murders of her father and stepmother. She was acquitted at trial, but public presumptions on her guilt remained. | | '''Lizzie Borden''' was accused of the axe murders of her father and stepmother. She was acquitted at trial, but public presumptions on her guilt remained. |
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| − | [[Mrs. Krabappel]] casts [[Bart]] as the murder victim in [[Springfield Elementary School]]'s production of the Lizzie Borden story starring [[Martin Prince]] as Lizzie Borden.<ref>"[[Cape Feare]]"</ref> | + | [[Mrs. Krabappel]] cast [[Bart]] as the murder victim in [[Springfield Elementary School]]'s production of the Lizzie Borden story, starring [[Martin Prince]] as Lizzie Borden.<ref>"[[Cape Feare]]"</ref> |
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| | == Non-canon == | | == Non-canon == |
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| − | Lizzie Borden was a juror in [[Flanders the Devil]]'s hand-picked Jury of the Damned. After evidence was provided that showed that [[Marge]] owned [[Homer]]'s soul, so it was not his to give away, Lizzie Borden told the court that the jury decided that Marge owned his soul, not the Devil.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]"</ref> | + | Lizzie Borden was a juror in [[Flanders the Devil]]'s hand-picked Jury of the Damned. After evidence was presented showing that [[Marge]] owned [[Homer]]'s soul, and thus it was not his to give away, Lizzie Borden told the court that the jury decided Marge owned his soul, not the Devil.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]"</ref> |
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| | == Behind the Laughter == | | == Behind the Laughter == |
On June 20, 1893 Lizzie Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother.
Episode – "Cape Feare" (mentioned)
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (The Devil and Homer Simpson)
Book – Flanders' Book of Faith (mentioned)
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (mentioned)
