Historical Data
Although cleaning the guest room was one of Lizzie and Emma's regular chores, John Morse had slept in the room the previous night and Abby had gone up to the room to make the bed. According to the forensic investigation, Abby was facing her killer at the time of the attack. She was struck on the side of the head with a hatchet, cutting her just above the ear, which caused her to turn and fall face down on the floor causing contusions to her nose and forehead. Her killer is then assumed to have sat on her back, and delivered nineteen direct hits to the back of the head