Other Theories
No one else was charged in the murders, and they continue to be the subject of research and speculation. Among those suggested to be the killers by various authors are:
- Lizzie herself, despite her acquittal—one writer proposing that she killed while in a fugue state.
- Bridget Sullivan, perhaps in anger at being ordered to clean windows on a hot day—the day of the murders was unusually hot—and while still recovering from the mystery illness that had struck the household.
- A "William Borden" (who according to this theory was Andrew Borden's illegitimate son) after failing to extort money from his father.
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