en the grand jury returned an indictment and Lizzie finally faced her trial in June 1893. No forensic evidence linked Lizzie to the crime-no blood on her dress, her hair, or her shoes. Andrew Borden had been murdered during a 15-minute span between 10:55 and 11:10, seemingly not enough time to dispose of the evidence (Brown, 1991, p. 233). (Though the prosecutor introduced a handle-less hatchet found in the basement as the murder weapon, that allegation has been discredited.)
The prosecutor stressed motive, citing Lizzie's dislike of her stepmother and her desire to inherit half of her father's fortune. As part of the plot, the prosecutor alleged that Lizzie destroyed Andrew's will, which left her only $25,000, so that he would die in testate and she and her sister Emma would share the estate. The prosecutor also emphasized opportunity, wondering how anyone else "could have got in there, remained an hour and a half, killed two people and then have gone out without being observed" (Brown, 1991, p. 234-35). He noted that the Borden's house contained numerous locks inside and out and compared it to a "fortress." Finally, the pro
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