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Attacks
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In the course of the Harper's Island story, characters are attacked by a variety of methods. Some attacks kill their victims, others do not. This page attempts to list all of the attacks, whether or not fatal, and also attempts to categorize them by how the victim of the attack was selected: "directed" means the attacker set up the attack specifically for the victim of the attack; "opportunistic" means that the attacker took advantage of a random opportunity to effect the attack; "random" means the attacker created a scenario, such as a booby trap, that could injure or kill anyone who happened to trip it, but without having any control over who the specific victim would be.
Ben Wellington was tied to the underside of The Tarapunga in such a way that when the propeller started to spin, his head was drawn into it, killing him. Before the propeller began to spin, however, Ben was alive, breathing air from a diving tank, and did not look distressed. This attack was directed (if the killer specifically targeted Ben) or opportunistic (if Ben happened to cross paths with the killer at the wrong moment).
Marty Dunn was walking for an unknown reason on a forest path to the beach at night. A bridge over a shallow ravine partially gave way as Marty crossed it, trapping Marty. The attacker hacked Marty in two from below, killing him. We had seen Chloe cross the same bridge shortly before, possibly indicating that the bridge was tampered with between the two crossing times. This attack has two parts: trapping and killing. The trapping could have been random or directed (if the killer was expecting Marty to cross the bridge). The killing could have been either opportunistic (if the bridge was not tampered with but the killer just happened to be nearby when Marty fell through the bridge) or directed. The killing could not have been random because nothing required the attacker to hack the victim, if, say, the person trapped was not a person the attacker wished to kill.
Reverend Fain was walking on a forest path when he was caught in a snare and killed. As with the attack on Marty Dunn, the trapping was random or directed, and the killing was opportunistic or directed. Assuming that the killer needed Rev. Fain out of the way so as to interfere more successfully with the wedding, the entire attack can be assumed to be directed.
Cal Vandeusen was walking throught the woods when he was caught in a snare. Despite spending a substantial amount of time in the snare, he was not killed. The attack may have been random or it may indicate that Cal is the killer.
Lucy Daramour was looking for her dog at night when she fell into a substantial dug pit. (The pit was of such a size that substantial time and effort, as well as equipment (such as a ladder or backhoe) would have been needed to dig the pit.) The attacker doused her with gasoline and set her aflame, killing her. The trapping could have been directed (if the killer maneuvered Lucy into falling into the pit), opportuntistic (if the killer took advantage of the dog's being free to maneuver Lucy into the pit), or random. The killing itself was either opportunistic or directed.
Hunter Jennings was leaving the island by launch when the engine stopped. His search for tools set off a booby-trapped shotgun, which killed him. The attack could have been random (whoever left the island in that launch was going to be killed) or directed (the booby-trap was set up after the killer knew Hunter would be taking that launch).
Kelly Seaver was found hanged with her eyes drawn on with red ink. We did not see the attack itself. The attack was directed.
Trish Wellington fell into the Candlewick Inn's pool while drunkenly reaching for something in the pool. While Trish was enjoying herself underwater, the pool cover closed, trapping her in the pool. Richard Allen saved her. If this was an attack, it was opportunistic.
Joel Booth was startled by Malcolm Ross while seeking a hiding place for $250,000 found by Joel, Malcolm, Henry Dunn, Christopher Sullivan, and Danny Brooks. Joel had a gun and apparently shot himself in the excitement, bleeding to death while Mal tried to staunch the flow. It is possible a third party actually fired the shot that killed Joel; if so, this killing was opportunistic.
While Trish and Thomas Wellington were taking a break bicycling through the woods, Trish saw what she thought was Lucy's dog running through the woods. Whether intentionally or not, the dog led the pair into a booby trap consisting of a massive log that swung into them. They were knocked out but survived with minor injuries. It is possible that this booby-trap was set up by Cole Harkin, as they may have been about to trespass onto his land. If so, this attack may not be part of the serial killer's attacks.
Returning from their brush with death by swinging log, a man, presumably Cole Harkin, set his German Shepard to attack Trish and Thomas Wellington. They barely escaped by crawling into the rear of an abandoned covered pick-up. After waiting a time, Tom climbed out of the pick-up to see whether the dog had left. It hadn't, but this time Tom was able to kill the dog with a broken bottle. After they left the area, Cole was seen (by us) examining his old dog while holding Lucy's.