General Facts
Trudy was born in 1962 and died in the winter of 1997 — PILOT, THREE PIES, SECRET SANTA
Trudy’s birthday was on the tenth of the month. — MRS. MONK
The only time the 10th falls on a Monday in 2005 is in January and October. I am inclined to think that Trudy's birthday was in October. [I am inclined to agree, but that would make her 35 at the time of her death if the November 1997 date is correct.]
Trudy was the only child of Dwight and Marsha Ellison — GAME SHOW
Trudy's middle name is Anne — as seen on gravestone in PILOT
Trudy put a cinnamon stick in her coffee, a trick she picked up in Spain. — MRS. MONK
Trudy is allergic to fish. — MRS. MONK
Trudy’s favorite wine is a 1984 Allacco Cabernet. — GETS DRUNK
Trudy loved to write poetry. — BACK TO SCHOOL, PLAYBOY, MRS. MONK, etc.
Trudy kept every promise she ever made — BLACKOUT
Trudy always went barefoot, even when it was cold out. — BLACKOUT
Trudy’s head was oval-shaped. — BLACKOUT
Trudy’s favorite dish is Chicken Cacciatore. — ASYLUM
Trudy's favorite perfume was Shalimar. — MRS. MONK
Trudy was Willie Nelson’s biggest fan. — RED-HEADED STRANGER
Trudy used strawberry shampoo and lilac lotion. — MEDICINE
Trudy’s father Dwight Ellison is now a successful game show producer. — GAME SHOW
Trudy’s mother, Marsha, is now a grief counselor. — GAME SHOW
Before She Met Adrian
Trudy attended Ashton Preparatory School on scholarship. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy’s best friend in high school was Arleen Cassidy, now vice-principal of Ashton Preparatory School. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy was the valedictorian of her class and worked on the yearbook committee. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy played tennis. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy painted flowers on the Class of 1977's mural. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy apparently graduated from Ashton at the age of 15 in 1977. [This conclusion, drawn from Trudy having painted the flowers in the 1977 senior class mural, could be erroneous. We know she painted the flowers; we don’t know she graduated that year.] — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy’s favorite place to write at Ashton was under a certain tree on campus. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy was quiet, smart and didn't date much. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy was waiting for the right man and would know him when she found him. — BACK TO SCHOOL
Trudy was from Los Angeles. — GAME SHOW
Trudy was a rock 'n roll fan in her youth. — GAME SHOW
Trudy excelled in equestrian sports. — GAME SHOW
Trudy had a diary as a young girl, which had butterflies on the cover. — GAME SHOW
Trudy had a golden retriever named Ginger who died. — GAME SHOW
Trudy attended the University of California at Berkeley — CLASS REUNION
Trudy's roomate in first year at college was
After She Met Adrian
Trudy fell in love with Monk when he was a detective, on the street, breaking cases. — BALL GAME
Trudy met Adrian on August 12th (year unspecified) — ASYLUM
Trudy and Adrian met in the Berkeley Library — CLASS REUNION
Trudy and Adrian married in the fall (harvest time) of 1990. — GETS DRUNK/OTHER WOMAN
Trudy and Adrian honeymooned at the Allacco Inn and Winery. — GETS DRUNK
Trudy worked as a columnist for The Examiner and as a reporter for The Chronicle, writing hard-hitting exposes. — BILLIOANIRE MUGGER/ MRS. MONK
Trudy went to Madrid with Janice Ellinghouse and wrote one story with her. — MRS. MONK
Trudy drives very fast or, at least, Monk thinks so. — GAME SHOW
Trudy loved New York City. — MANHATTAN
Trudy gave Adrian a wrist watch which now doesn't work anymore, though he wears it anyway. — CAPTAIN’S WIFE
Trudy had a keychain with a "T" on it, which Adrian now uses for his keys. — PILOT
“Trudy always said that marriage was 90 percent love and 10 percent forgiveness. She was married to me, so she was sort of an expert on forgiveness." — WEDDING
Trudy sometimes calls Adrian 'my darling' — MEDICINE, COBRA
Trudy was engaged in a legal battle with Dale the Whale in 1993 because she called him the "Ghengis Khan of Finance" — DALE THE WHALE
Trudy and Adrian had to sell their starter home (which Dale bought and later used to store his *ography) to pay the legal fees resulting from Dale Biederbeck’s lawsuit. — DALE THE WHALE
Trudy and Adrian had been married 7 years when she was killed. — OTHER WOMAN
Trudy had a separate office at the time of her death for which she was paying the miniscule sum of $600 a month. — COBRA
Trudy used to pay all their bills. —Billionaire Mugger
Trudy’s last words, according to a paramedic were "Bread and butter." — DALE THE WHALE, MRS. MONK
Trudy was 34 when she died. "Every time I close my eyes she's there. She is always wearing the same dress, she is always 34, and she is so…." [If Trudy was born on October 10th 1962, she must have been killed before that date in 1997 to be 34 years old at the time of her death.] — OTHER WOMAN
Trudy has been dead four years as of 2002 — PILOT
As of October 2005 she has been dead 8 years. — GOES HOME AGAIN
As of December 2005 she has been dead 9 years. — SECRET SANTA
The man who built the bomb which killed Trudy was Warrick Tennyson. He said he was hired by a six-fingered man. — MANHATTAN
Trudy was buying cough medicine for Ambrose when she died. That's why she was in that parking garage or at least that’s what Ambrose thinks. — THREE PIES
Trudy’s gravestone reads: ‘Trudy Anne Monk 1962-1997 Beloved Wife and Daughter.’ — PILOT, THREE PIES
Trudy, 百合花一样的女人……两个Trudy我比较喜欢前一个~
