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Lovely Bones, is it based on a true story?

I heard that the character Susie Salmon was based on a real person that was murdered with a different name. I was wondering if that was true, because I can’t find any records of a death in Pennsylvania. If it is true, can you help me find the name of the person?

By the way, if you think I am weird for wanting to know, I am not. I have always been interested in things that happened in the past and are forgotten by almost everyone.
I’ve seen some people answering this question by saying: Actually, yes, this novel is based on a true story of a young girl that was murdered in Norristown.PA. A outlining suburb of Philadelphia. The "corn field" as it’s refered to in the book/movie is actually called the farmpark know here to us that live by it.Kids attending Norristown High use the farm park as a short cut today just as they did 35 years ago. Susie Salmon is not her real name, or are any characters used in the book.

no it isn’t based on a true story, that is wrong.

the author Alice Sebold was raped when young and due to her experiences of discovering the rapist having him jailed and going through the life experiences of a rape victim. The grief process. she studied writing and finally wrote "The lovely Bones" to help her encompass her feelings and rape victims feeling lost and being forgotton by all but the families.

She has a website and has only written 3 books I believe. so that is the answer to the best of my knowledge on this young woman

  1. pennybarr
    August 2nd, 2011 at 02:21 | #1

    I don’t think your are weird, I look up lots of things I read in Novels to see if they are true. This book appears to be fiction and is not based on any real murder. The book probably states something like on the first few pages, before the actual story starts.
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  2. twloha
    August 2nd, 2011 at 02:28 | #2

    It is based on a true story. Revised though.
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  3. Joseph the Second
    August 2nd, 2011 at 02:50 | #3

    -Close Enough, – I’m Sure. 🙁
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  4. danin
    August 2nd, 2011 at 03:35 | #4

    no it isn’t based on a true story, that is wrong.

    the author Alice Sebold was raped when young and due to her experiences of discovering the rapist having him jailed and going through the life experiences of a rape victim. The grief process. she studied writing and finally wrote "The lovely Bones" to help her encompass her feelings and rape victims feeling lost and being forgotton by all but the families.

    She has a website and has only written 3 books I believe. so that is the answer to the best of my knowledge on this young woman
    References :

  5. Megan
    August 21st, 2011 at 09:23 | #5

    I was also keen to find out if it was a real story but i too could find anything about the closest i foudn was this story about a 8 year old you died at the same time.
    http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20031012unsolved1012p1.asp

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