The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century

by Simon Baatz

She could neither describe the weather on the day when she claimed the rape had occurred nor say, even to the month, when White had attacked her.

Even a few conversations with someone who specializes helping young people recover from trauma would explain why someone might not be able to recall what the weather was on a day when they were assaulted, especially since the assault was indoors and the weather wasn't a factor.