Episode
48 Hours: Lizzie Borden Took an Axe...
Overview
Did Lizzie Borden really hack her parents to death? A surprising answer and an inside look at the haunting crime scene. Erin Moriarty reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2020-03-28
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe... is Episode 25 in Season 33 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2020-03-28. The runtime is 43 min.
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