Saturday 3 January 2015

When was the crime committed in the book "Monster"?

In chapter 16 of the book, we find out that there was a witness to the crime, Lorelle Henry, who claims that she saw two robbers arguing with Mr. Nesbitt and engaged in a physical altercation with him. According to her, the crime happened on December 22nd. This is stated on page 162 of the book when Ms. Henry says, "It was a few days before Christmas..." and again on page 165 when she says,...

In chapter 16 of the book, we find out that there was a witness to the crime, Lorelle Henry, who claims that she saw two robbers arguing with Mr. Nesbitt and engaged in a physical altercation with him. According to her, the crime happened on December 22nd. This is stated on page 162 of the book when Ms. Henry says, "It was a few days before Christmas..." and again on page 165 when she says, "The 22nd of December. It was a Monday," in response to Ms. Petrocelli's question of whether she remembered the date that she witnessed the crime take place. 


Close to the end of the book, on page 270, Steve reminisces about the past year. He references "last December" when the crime was committed, and thinks about what decisions he made during that time that may have led to him being arrested. During the trial, we know that it is June, because of the dates on the journal entries that Steve makes, but they hardly make mention of the date of the robbery except to ask the witness when she saw the incident. 

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