Chronicle of a Death Foretold Lesson Plan

What conclusions does the investigating magistrate come to about the crime? How?

The magistrate is perplexed by the case in front of him. He can't believe the amount of coincidences that had to occur in order for the Vicario twins to successfully kill Santiago. The magistrate spends time interviewing Pablo, Pedro, Angela, Angela's friends, and numerous townspeople. He concludes that the Vicario twins did not want to kill Santiago. It comes to light in this chapter that they tell Indalecio Pardo, a close friend of Santiago's about their plan; it seems the brothers think "he was just the right person to stop the crime without bringing any shame on them." He also reckons,...