00:00 This episode is about the famous murder case of Lizzie Borden, debunking the popular nursery rhyme associated with it.

04:43 This section introduces the setting of the Lizzie Borden murder case, describing the house where the murders took place and the socioeconomic background of the family.

09:27 Lizzie Borden and her sister had a strained relationship with their stepmother, and their father kept the house locked all the time due to a previous burglary that was believed to have been committed by Lizzie.

14:16 Lizzie Borden's father sold rental properties to her and her sister for a dollar, but they later sold it back to him for a 2,400% increase; the night before the murder, their uncle visited and there was speculation about the nature of their business and Lizzie's animosity towards him.

19:40 Lizzie and her sister Emma took off for several weeks before the murders, Lizzie rented a room instead of coming back to the house, and both sisters stopped calling their stepmother "mother" around the time their father gave her an extra house.

24:11 Lizzie Borden was seen trying to buy poisonous prusik acid before the murders, but it was ruled inadmissible in court; on the day of the murders, her father was killed with a hatchet while he was sleeping on the sofa, and her stepmother was found dead in the bedroom with her head split open; Lizzie was the only person in the house at the time of the murders.

28:40 Lizzie Borden was indicted for murder after being caught burning a stained dress three days after the murders, and the prosecution used a hatchet head as their main evidence, even though it was never conclusively shown to be the murder weapon and had no blood on it.

33:23 Lizzie Borden's trial had a lot of circumstantial evidence, but no hard evidence or smoking gun, and the police investigation was flawed from the beginning.

38:52 Lizzie Borden was found not guilty of the murders, despite several theories and strange behavior, but there are still doubts about her innocence.

43:41 Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murders, but she faced social ostracism and died a lonely old woman, despite being buried next to her family members.

48:02 The hosts thank a listener for sharing their perspective on going through life with a certain condition and encourage listeners to share their own fresh perspectives.