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It Could Have Been Her

by Lisa Jewell


Genre
Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Crime
Pages
384
Contents

Six Months Later

Overview

Six months after the cellar discoveries, Jasper Black’s body is found in Dorset, believed to be a suicide following his attack on Daisy. The report links Jasper to terrorizing women as Patch the Clown, while his role in the murders remains unclear. Jessamine stays in rehab, awaiting a manslaughter trial.

Summary

Six months after the Vale of Health basement remains were uncovered, a BBC bulletin announces that Jasper Allen Black’s body has been discovered in woods near Little Belmont, Dorset. Authorities believe Jasper died by suicide, shortly after he was last seen two weeks before the cellar discoveries.

The report recounts that Daisy Black tracked Jasper via Reddit and confronted him with evidence that she is Claire Connolly’s daughter, not Jessamine Black’s. During this confrontation, Jasper tried to strangle Daisy before fleeing.

Further details identify Jasper as a circus performer, Patch the Clown, tied to incidents of harassing and frightening women at night while in clown attire. His circus prepares a statement, and a colleague describes him as a loner and “oddbod.”

The bulletin states it is unknown whether Jasper had any involvement in the serial killings within the family home. Meanwhile, Jessamine Black remains in an addiction rehabilitation center in Surrey and awaits trial for manslaughter related to Annie Black’s death.

Who Appears

  • Jasper Allen Black
    Found dead in Dorset, likely by suicide; attacked Daisy; linked to clown-related harassment of women.
  • Daisy Black
    Traced Jasper via Reddit, confronted him about her true parentage; survived his attempted strangulation.
  • Jessamine Black
    Hospitalized in rehab; awaiting trial for manslaughter in her mother Annie’s death.
  • Claire Connolly
    Named as Daisy’s biological mother and final victim of the Blacks’ crimes.
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