Rich murder suspect who allegedly gave her stepmother 40 whacks.

Before Fame

She taught Sunday school to young children and was very involved in the Central Congregational Church.

Trivia

The deaths of both her parents by hatchet left her in some trouble. She was eventually acquitted, and no one else was arrested or tried.

Family Life

Her father Andrew Jackson Borden married Abby Durfee Gray after his wife Sarah died.

Associated With

Her trial has been compared to O.J. Simpson in terms of the amount of attention it received at the time.