Analysis Of Joseph Vacher's 'Short Story Of An Hour'

1. Relaying on historical documentations to write a story, the author sometimes is left to fill the gap of some of the events to make the story more plausible for the readers such as Nannie's death incident when Larson "used threads of known details to weave plausible account." On the contrary, Douglas Satrr stated that he "have taken no liberties with facts or the context in which the events related in the book." What limitations does the author have to employ his artistic imaginations to interpret some situations? Would the readers infer these events as the only truth rather than speculative situations?
2. The question of identity and motives arise for those criminals. Joseph Vacher's case, in particular, is still in question. He committed