Harvey suggests that perhaps the Ellis boy was involved in the murder, because he likes to hurt animals. What does Mr Harvey say in the Lovely Bones? On December 6, 1973, he lures his 14-year-old neighbor Susie Salmon into an underground “clubhouse” he had built in the woods near his house, and rapes and murders her once she is in his power. What did Mr Harvey do to Susie Salmon?Īs an adult, Harvey murders a number of girls and women. But the original author of the book, Alice Sebold, stated that the story was partially based on a real rape and murder of a young girl in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was kidnapped from her parents in the 1970s. The afterlife storyline, in which Susie watches her family from purgatory, is not real. What does Len have in his wallet? Len has Susie’s picture in his wallet along with the pictures of victims from all of the other cases he has worked on the cases that have been solved have the date written on the back, and the ones that haven’t are blank. In early 2010, Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks Studios released The Lovely Bones, which was filmed around the Philadelphia region in 2007. Where was Lovely Bones filmed in Pennsylvania?įeatures: Welcome to 10 Bryan Ave, situated on the corner of Bryan and Queens Ave in the Paoli Gardens neighborhood in Malvern Pennsylvania, known as The Lovely Bones Home. Stanley Tucci based his portrayal of George Harvey on serial killer Dennis Rader, the “BTK Killer”. Ryan Gosling was cast instead, although he dropped out as well, three days before the shooting started. Harvey kills Susie he collapses the hole and puts her “body parts” (4.1) in a bag, which he puts in the garage, while he goes up for a shower. in Malvern, Chester County, was used in Peter Jackson’s 2010 film “The Lovely Bones,” which is based on Alice Sebold’s award-winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name.Īfter Mr. The three-bedroom, California split-style home located at 10 Bryan Ave.

Susie Salmon from The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Although no one would ever wish for Susie Salmon’s character to be inspired by real events, it is based on a young girl’s murder in Norristown, Pennsylvania in the 1970s. 8 When did Len find Susie’s prints in the Lovely Bones?.7 How did Susie Salmon die in the Lovely Bones?.6 What did Mr Harvey do to Susie Salmon?.5 Was Lovely Bones based off a true story?.4 Where was Lovely Bones filmed in Pennsylvania?.

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