Hal Miller is a shrimper in Barkley Cove who claims to have seen Kya on the night of Chase Andrews’s murder. Hal testifies that he was on his way back to shore that night when he spotted Kya zoom by in her boat, headed for the fire tower. However, when Kya’s lawyer, Tom Milton, cross-examines Hal, he admits that he can’t be absolutely sure that the person he saw was Kya.
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Hal Miller Character Timeline in Where the Crawdads Sing
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Chapter 28. The Shrimper: 1969
...to what the townspeople are saying about Chase’s death. At one point, a shrimper named Hal Miller pulls Ed aside and tells him that he and some of his fellow crew members...
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Chapter 32. Alibi: 1969
...realize that Kya has a good alibi, though they also have conflicting stories, given that Hal Miller told them he saw her driving her boat toward the fire tower on the very...
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Chapter 36. To Trap a Fox: 1969
...matches the fibers found on Chase’s coat. Reviewing the evidence against Kya, they note that Hal Miller saw her take her boat to the fire tower on the night of Chase’s death....
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Chapter 51. Waning Moon: 1970
...power dynamics at play, recognizing certain similarities between nature and the legal process. Eric questions Hal Miller , the shrimper who claims to have seen her driving her boat toward the fire...
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Chapter 53. Missing Link: 1970
...Tom calls Tim O’Neal—his last witness—to the stand. Tim is a shrimper and is, incidentally, Hal Miller ’s boss. Tim says he saw the same boat that Hall saw on the night...
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