Lizzie Borden, Monster
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We know that Lizzie remained an unmarried woman for the rest of her free life after being acquitted of the murders of her parents, and there’s no evidence of a sexual or romantic relationship with men or women in her past.
The 'emetophobia' triggering scene in Ryan Murphy's new Monster: The Story of Lizzie Borden series is actually based on a real-life event.
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The other people surrounding the family were their Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan; a relative named John Vinicum Morse; a mysterious “Portuguese laborer”; and Lizzie’s sister, Emma Borden. However, only Sullivan and Lizzie were known to be in the house what the hatchet attack occurred. Thus, they are the two most likely suspects.