Lizzie Borden

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Lizzie Borden Lizzie (right) struggling with a chair.

Character Information Gender: Female ♀ Status: Non-canon deceased Hair: Brown First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror IV" Voiced by: Pamela Hayden

Lizzie Borden was a murder trial defendant.

Biography

Lizzie Borden was a member of Flanders the Devil's hand-picked Jury of the Damned.

Behind the Laughter

Lizzie Borden is a real deceased person who was on trial in 1893 for the axe murder of her father and stepmother.

Appearances

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV"

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Ebenezer Burns • Mao • Peter Pan • Eliza Simpson • Simon Stoolowitz • Inspector Wiggum Treehouse of Horror XVI Cyborg Bart • Terry Bradshaw • David • Dorothy • Dennis Rodman • Roger • Witch Treehouse of Horror XVII Female Golem • Female teenager • German man • Male Golem • Phil McGraw • Nathan Newley Orchestra • Space Marshmallow • Orson Welles Treehouse of Horror XVIII Flanders the Devil • Government agent • Jim Halterman Treehouse of Horror XIX Bestimus Muchos • Carnage Destructicus • Grand Pumpkin • Melody • Sedan bot • Sex toy • Snooze • Rip Taylor • Three-Way • Tom Turkey Treehouse of Horror XX Amenhotep • Count Dracula • Countess Dracula • Frankenstein's Monster • Julienstein • She-Wolf • Werewolf • Womenhet • Hubert Wong • Muncher Zombies Treehouse of Horror XXI Count Dracula • Edmund • Colonel Ketchup • Roger • Count von Count Treehouse of Horror XXII 911 dispatcher • Flanders the Devil • Kamala • Aleksey Fyodorovich Karamazov* • Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov* • Rigellian queen Treehouse of Horror XXIII Black hole aliens • Mayans (Crazy iguana lady • Mayan gods • Mayan Homer • Mayan Marge • Mayan priest • Mayan scientist) • Moe-looking Satan • United Federation of Homers Through History (Pope Homer) • Barty Ziff • Lisa Ziff • Maggie Ziff • Marge Ziff Treehouse of Horror XXIV Bee Man of Bumble • Bore-Ax • Ray Bradbury • Brundlefly • Edward C. 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Lovecraft • Marguerite • Richard Matheson • The Terrifying Callback Treehouse of Horror XXV Warren Beatty • Carlton • Dum • Dum's wife • Morgan Freeman • James Franco • Hellroads principals • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads teacher • Jeffistopheles • Stanley Kubrick • Leonard Lawrence • Leonard • Lisafer • Moog • New gang • Bill O'Reilly • Shmoo • Beelzebart Simpson • Taylor Swift • Luther Vandross • Noah Webster • West End Wiseguys Treehouse of Horror XXVI Steve Treehouse of Horror XXVII High Ball • Rachel Cohen • Homish • Peta • Pita • Jerry and Larry Mackleberry • Ms. Mancuso-Gluckman • Sergeant Sausage • Steely Dan (Donald Fagen) Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Mario Batali • Father Ben • Kenneth Humphries • Pazuzu Treehouse of Horror XXIX Grand Pumpkin • Luci • Neutrino • Phloem • Herb Tannenbaum • Xylem Treehouse of Horror XXX Amphibian Man • Demogorgon • St. Greeter Treehouse of Horror XXXI Stretch Arm-Long • Homer Barbera • William Cage • Phil Connors • Frog Prince • Gretel • Hansel • Anime Homer • Disney Princess Homer • Noir Homer • Pixel Homer • Jack-in-the-Box • Krusty Doll • Ben Mankiewicz • Radioactive Man action figure • Jane Russell • Noir Smithers • Headless Malibu Stacy • Roger Stone Treehouse of Horror XXXII Audrey II • Barti • Living treehouse • Mopey Mary • Mighty oak leader • Tree Rollins • Treebeard Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Steve Johnson • The Pookadook • Tofu Treehouse of Horror XXXIV Ana Gram • Rob Gronkowski • Kylie Jenner • Satoshi Nakamoto Treehouse of Horror XXXV Blue Monster • Mrs. Butterworth • Denim • Facebookzilla • Four Chan Saurus • La Muerte • Lenny Leonard, Sr. • Randall Leonard • Mecha-Reddit • Red Monster • Ro-gan • Xibalba

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