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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
DOUBLE HOMICIDE REMAINS UNSOLVED
FALL RIVER, Mass. (TND) — August 4, 2022, marks 130 years
since Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were killed in their Massachusetts home.
The double homicide remains one of the most notorious unsolved murders in American history.
Borden was accused of killing her father, Andrew, and stepmother,
Abby, in their home at 230 Second St. in Fall River. She was later acquitted but many people believed — and still believe — she
committed the crimes.
THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOME TODAY.
WILD BILL HICKOK WAS MURDERED IN 1876
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)
“Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the
American West, was murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota
while playing poker when Jack McCall walked up behind
Hickok,drew his Colt Model 1873 revolver and shot Hickok
in the back of the head at point-blank range, killing him
instantly.
John McCall (also known as "Crooked Nose" or
"Broken Nose Jack") (1852 – 1877)
McCall was hanged in a public execution in
Yankton, at age 24.
Colt Model 1873 revolver.
The poker hand purportedly held by Hickok at his demise.
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