2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

Anna was seeing two men at the time of her death, Nelson and Gilbert Giddings. Why was Nelson accused and not Gilbert?

I can't remember exactly, but wasn't the fact she was seeing Gilbert only discovered later? In this case, Nelson was the most convenient suspect for the police.

He busted into the house the next day! I never could quite figure out who fingered Nelson given the circumstances.

That's something I'm asking too. Who gave Nelson's name to the police? Maybe Nelson was just the last of the two men to see her and Walcott saw him as an easy scapegoat?

I asked myself the same question.

Ditto, here. How did the police not figure out this was a wonky wheel of a situation? I suppose because Malloy wasn't there at first.

I just assumed the original investigator just found out about Nelson first and went with it. Easy Peasy case closed.

That's a good point, Christina. We know the police tended to be corrupt back then and only worked a case if a bribe was offered. With no one to offer cash in this case I can see the police not bothering to look beyond the first potential suspect. And if Nelson was the one who was with Anna last...