Quick answer: Lizzie Borden was acquitted in 1893, lived with Emma at Maplecroft for more than a decade, became estranged from Emma in 1905 and died in 1927.
After the acquittal
Lizzie returned to Fall River and lived under continuing public scrutiny. She and Emma later shared Maplecroft.
Nance O'Neil
Lizzie's friendship with actress Nance O'Neil began in 1904, years after the trial, and contributed to tension with Emma.
Emma leaves
Emma moved out in 1905. Recent historical reporting says the sisters never reconciled.
Final years
Lizzie died in 1927 at age 66; Emma died nine days later.
Source: PEOPLE
Fact-check note
This article distinguishes the Netflix dramatization from documented history. Lizzie Borden was acquitted in 1893; claims about guilt, private relationships, motives and events not established by surviving records are described as fictionalized or disputed rather than settled fact.
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