Now I'm sure we've all heard this poem as children.Of course Elizabeth Borden was the prime suspect in the murder of her father and step mother, but Lizzie had a good lawyer and was aquitted.Her house, now a bed and breakfast, is very active with spirits.The marriage between Andrew and Abbey Durfee Gray wasn't exactly a love match, but one of convenience. Andrew needed a house keeper and mother for his girls, Lizzie and Emma.And Abbeys prospects for a husband were dwindling and although a miser, Andrew was a rich catch, There was no love lost between the girls and Abbey.Before the murders the girls refured to Abbey as Ms.Borden, and refusing to be a family.They basically lived together in the same house all as strangers, the girls secluding themselves behind locked doors.

        The day of the murders the only people around the house were Lizzie, Andrew, Abbey and the maid,who was outside washing windows and gossiping with the neighboring maid.Lizzie claimed to be outside also, eating pears underneath the pear tree during the time of the murders.Abbey was killed in the guest bedroom while changing sheets on the bed.Andrew was killed about 90 minutes later in the sitting room while napping on the couch.Lizzie was later seen by the maid, burning a dress in the back yard.

        Much controversy surrounds the murders and many different theories are out there about the murders.Is it any wonder the house is reportedly haunted.Cold spots are felt in many of the rooms. Abbey sometimes climbs into the guest bed with the curious visitors, other times she's been spotted in plain view.Shes also been seen dusting and cleaning many of the other rooms in the house.people who work in the house say they hear the opening and closing of doors.Others have heard voices of two females argueing and women's crys.While still others tell of unexplained footsteps.The history of this house would certainly make this house a prime canidate for haunting.

from the Lizzie Borden home.