Download or read book Parricide in the United States, 1840-1899 written by Kerry Segrave and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case of Lizzy Borden stands out in the history of sensational criminal cases, but she was not the only person to be accused of killing her parents. Historically, about two percent of all murders are parricides. This book examines 103 selected cases of individuals charged with parricide--the murder of a father or mother--in the United States in the last half of the 19th century, categorized here by their links to abuse, alcohol, or money, sometimes involving multiple murderers or the deaths of both parents.