The hauntings at the Lizzie Borden House. A true telling.
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and his wife, Abby Borden were discovered deceased in their Fall River, Massachusetts, residence. While not unusual during the late 1800s, their deaths were particularly brutal as they had been fatally struck with an ax. The individual viewed as the primary suspect was their 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie Borden.
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The widely publicized crime and subsequent trial garnered international attention. While Lizzie was ultimately found not guilty of murder, she will forever be associated with the heinous killings - as will the home where they took place.
Currently serving as both a bed-and-breakfast and a museum, the Borden home draws in those interested in history and also those seeking thrills. Many visit to investigate the rumored hauntings that surround the house, eager to see if they hold any truth.
"When I first began working here, my focus was on the historical aspect. The paranormal aspects didn't hold much interest for me," Suzanne St. John reveals to TODAY.com in her role as a realtor and tour guide at the Lizzie Borden House.
However, everything shifted after St. John reported experiencing a few uncommon occurrences of her own.
According to St. John, guests have reported hearing laughter and playing at night, as well as noticing objects being relocated. She has also personally encountered some strange occurrences, such as finding toys randomly strewn about a room that had not been entered by anyone.
St. John also mentions a mysterious event involving a falling picture and a sliding distance of two feet, along with another instance where a closet door opened without any logical reason.
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Prior to the anniversary of Andrew and Abby’s murder, St. John and two other tour guides at the house experienced a sudden, sharp pain in their left eyes. This was in the same location as Andrew Borden’s fatal injuries.
One particularly unsettling incident, shared by St. John, occurred at the Lizzie Borden house where a tour guide requested that her group turn off their phones before starting the tour. Shortly after, a guest's phone went off and she admitted, "It's my mom."
The guide inquired whether she needed to step away for the call, and she confirmed: “She passed away two years ago.”
Source: Today.com
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