If you ask her what happened to her, she will tell you that her little daughter was abducted by the bandits and taken into the forest where they presumably raped and killed her. This drove Jolene (understandable) insane where she personified her love for her murdered daughter in Clementine and believed she rightfully belonged to her as she was once a loving mother.
She killed the bandits, the same ones who took her daughter, that were using the camp she was found in and used it for herself, though it appears that the leader of the bandits and his followers ransacked the camp, took anything of value, and raped her. All this made Jolene lose all will to live except for the idea that she might be able to care for another little girl, so she stole the hat as a reminder of her last will to live. That was always my take on it.
Last edited by darknessofheart; 10/24/2012 at 12:30 pm.
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