On this day in conspiracies

After deliberating roughly an hour and a half, the jury acquits Lizzie Borden. No one else is ever charged. Lizzie inherits a share of her father's estate, later moves to a house she names Maplecroft, and lives in Fall River until her death in 1927. The murders remain officially unsolved.

The authorities announce that Saeed Emami, named as the mastermind of the killings, has died in custody after reportedly swallowing a hair-removal compound in a prison bathroom. Victims' families and human rights groups reject the suicide account, arguing he was silenced to protect those who gave the orders.

After autopsy and toxicology, the Los Angeles County coroner issues its final ruling: accidental drowning, with bipolar disorder a significant contributing condition. No trauma, sexual assault, or intoxicating drugs are found; toxicology indicates she was under-medicated for her condition.

Search aircraft report underwater banging or knocking sounds picked up by sonobuoys. The noises are never linked to Titan and later analysis does not connect them to the submersible, but at the time they feed hope, and afterward feed suspicion, that people were alive and signaling.