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==Murders of Andrew and Abby==
===Thursday, August 4, 1892===
Morse arrived in the evening of August 3 and slept in the guest room that night. After breakfast the next morning, at which Andrew, Abby,
Although the cleaning of the guest room was one of Lizzie and Emma's regular chores, Abby went upstairs some time between 9:00 am and 10:30 am to make the bed.{{sfn|Porter|2006|p=4}} According to the forensic investigation, Abby was facing her killer at the time of the attack.{{sfn|Miller|2016|p=46}} She was first struck on the side of the head with a hatchet, which cut her just above the ear, causing her to turn and fall face down on the floor, creating contusions on her nose and forehead.{{sfn|Miller|2016|pages=46–47}} Her killer then struck her multiple times, delivering seventeen more direct hits to the back of her head, killing her.{{sfn|Miller|2016|p=46}}
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