Richard “Bobo” Evans Character Analysis in Monster

Bobo Evans is a criminal witness in Steve and King’s court case and an accomplice to Mr. Nesbitt’s felony murder. Bobo has a long and violent criminal history—even so, he testifies against King and Steve in exchange for a reduced prison sentence, which thus makes him an arguably unreliable witness (since he has a personal motive to help prosecutors put Steve and King behind bars). According to Bobo, Steve acted as their lookout to check the store for cops before he and King entered Mr. Nesbitt’s store to rob him, when King took the man’s gun and shot him to death. He and King reportedly then left Mr. Nesbitt dying on the floor and went to a restaurant to have a meal and lie low. Bobo’s testimony is slightly weak, since he acknowledges that he does not actually know Steve, nor did he receive any sort of signal from him. Bob’s ultimate fate is unknown, though by the time the cops got wind of his involvement in Mr. Nesbitt’s murder, Bobo was already in prison for attempting to sell drugs to an undercover cop.

Richard “Bobo” Evans Quotes in Monster

The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Richard “Bobo” Evans or refer to Richard “Bobo” Evans. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

I remembered Miss O’Brien saying that it was her job to make me different in the eyes of the jury, different from Bobo and Osvaldo and King. It was me, I thought as I tried not to throw up, that had wanted to be tough like them.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), James King, Richard “Bobo” Evans, Osvaldo Cruz, Kathy O’Brien

Page Number and Citation: 130

Explanation and Analysis:

[O’Brien] said that Bobo’s testimony hurt us a lot and that she had to find a way to separate me from King, but King’s lawyer wanted to make sure the jury connected us because I looked like a pretty decent guy.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), James King, Richard “Bobo” Evans, Kathy O’Brien, Asa Briggs

Page Number and Citation: 201

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Richard “Bobo” Evans Character Timeline in Monster

The timeline below shows where the character Richard “Bobo” Evans appears in Monster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...a Harlem drugstore intending to rob the place, and the state believes they were Richard “Bobo” Evans and James King. The shopkeeper, Alguinaldo Nesbitt, produced his legally-owned handgun, there was a... (full context)

...been arrested for the assault charge, which was eventually dropped, Bolden had bought cigarettes from Bobo Evans, who told him that they’d come from a robbery. Bolden knew someone was killed... (full context)

Back in the courtroom, Briggs questions Bolden, pointing out that it seems strange that Bobo Evans would just admit to being part of a botched robbery that ended in a... (full context)

...until Zinzi called him and told him about Bolden, who told him about King and Bobo Evans. The screenplay cuts to a precinct where Detective Karyl, who is white, and his... (full context)

...and they’d thrash Steve if he did. Back in the courtroom, Osvaldo “timidly” testifies that Bobo threatened to hurt him unless he helped with the robbery and that he was terrified... (full context)

...job was to stop anyone who came out of the store from chasing King and Bobo) simply because he was scared of Bobo. The government is cutting him a deal in... (full context)

...the two murderers from the drugstore. Steve watches on the news as a newscaster announces Bobo and King’s arrest, showing footage of them being handcuffed. Mayor Rudy Giuliani appears in a... (full context)

...thinks about how stupid it was that he once wanted to be tough like King, Bobo, and Osvaldo. In the detention center, while Steve is assigned to mop a hall with... (full context)

...and Karyl eventually got a call from Zinzi in Riker’s Island, which led them to Bobo Evans. (full context)

...with King in a park. King tells Steve he’s found a place to rob, that Bobo’s got it set up. Steve interacts with King, but never expresses any interest in the... (full context)

Petrocelli brings Bobo Evans in as a witness. Bobo is large, unkempt, and wearing a wrinkled orange jumpsuit.... (full context)

Bobo continues to testify that he and King robbed the drugstore. He claims that first, Steve... (full context)

Bobo says they were eventually supposed to split the money with Osvaldo and Steve. Petrocelli asks... (full context)

Briggs questions Bobo, pointing out that so far, he’s the only person who has admitted to being in... (full context)

Petrocelli stands to confirm that Bobo saw Steve come out of the drugstore immediately before the robbery. In response, O’Brien confirms... (full context)

In his notes, Steve recounts that O’Brien is worried about their defense; she says that Bobo’s testimony looks bad for Steve, and Briggs is going to try to attach King to... (full context)

...any point in December. Steve admits that he knows Osvaldo, but denies that he knows Bobo. (full context)

...to insinuate that Steve was at the drugstore on the day of the robbery, recalling Bobo and Cruz’s testimonies, but Steve continually denies it, stating that he was scouting locations for... (full context)

...a single witness to the actual murder and relies entirely on testimony from admitted criminals Bobo and Osvaldo, both of whom are obviously trying to minimize their own roles in the... (full context)

Briggs thus argues that King did not enter the store with Bobo; Osvaldo did. One of them shot Mr. Nesbitt. When he was arrested, Bobo needed someone... (full context)

...the robbery, based entirely on unreliable testimonies and the fact that Steve had once seen Bobo Evans. If Steve did exit the drugstore on that day, he apparently gave no signal,... (full context)

O’Brien argues that even Bobo’s testimony suggests that only he and King had any contact with each other after the... (full context)

...deserves justice. Ms. Henry and José Delgado have no ulterior motives in testifying, and although Bobo and Osvaldo obviously do, their testimonies corroborate each other. Three witnesses testify that King entered... (full context)

...They each played their part and made their contribution. King is obviously closely associated with Bobo Evans, so there is little doubt as to his guilt. Steve Harmon can try to... (full context)