Tim O’Neal is a shrimper who was coming ashore on the night of Chase Andrews’s murder. During Kya’s trial, Tim testifies that his employee, Hal Miller, is mistaken when he says that they saw Kya speeding toward the fire tower in her boat, claiming that it was too dark to discern whether or not it was her.
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Tim O’Neal Character Timeline in Where the Crawdads Sing
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Chapter 53. Missing Link: 1970
The following day, Tom calls Tim O’Neal —his last witness—to the stand. Tim is a shrimper and is, incidentally, Hal Miller’s boss....
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