Where and when did this thing take place, and did the location and time have anything to do with the thing happening?

• What kind of thing (effect) am I trying to explain here?
• What type of person would do such a thing? A rational or an irrational person?
• Where and when did this thing take place, and did the location and time have anything to do with the thing happening?
• Was anything needed in order to accomplish the thing?
• What would be someone’s motivations to do this thing?