Lizzie Borden acquitted in mock retrial

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By Jason Overholt

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 12:45 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 12:45 PM EDT

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Lizzie Borden has been found innocent of using an ax to hack her father and stepmother to death — again.

Borden was acquitted 123-48 by the audience at a mock trial in Taunton on Thursday night to mark the 150th anniversary of Massachusetts Superior Court.

Joan Fund and Bristol Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne served as Borden's defense team, while Francis O'Boy and Thomas Gay were the prosecutors. Actors dressed in period attire played Borden and witnesses from the original 1893 trial.

Fund said in her closing statement that there was "no murder weapon, no blood, no bloody clothing, no investigation."

O'Boy countered that Borden had motivation and opportunity.

Borden was charged with the August 1892 slayings, but although she was acquitted, many people thought she was guilty.

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Information from: Taunton Daily Gazette, http://www.tauntongazette.com

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