Clutter family murders
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The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clutter family murders canonical | 6 |
| Clutter family murder investigation | 1 |
| Clutter family murders of 1959 | 1 |
| the Clutter family farm | 1 |
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Target entity: Clutter family murders Context triple: [In Cold Blood, subject, Clutter family murders]
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A.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
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B.
Moors murders
The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.
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C.
Leopold and Loeb murder trial
The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.
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D.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was a notorious 1929 gangland killing in Chicago in which seven members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang were murdered, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone, symbolizing the violent criminal underworld of the Prohibition era.
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E.
Lindbergh kidnapping
The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Clutter family murders Target entity description: The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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A.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
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B.
Moors murders
The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.
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C.
Leopold and Loeb murder trial
The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.
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D.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was a notorious 1929 gangland killing in Chicago in which seven members of Bugs Moran's North Side Gang were murdered, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Al Capone, symbolizing the violent criminal underworld of the Prohibition era.
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E.
Lindbergh kidnapping
The Lindbergh kidnapping was the infamous 1932 abduction and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s young son, a crime that gripped the United States and led to major changes in federal kidnapping laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film adaptation
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historical event ⓘ murder case ⓘ non-fiction novel ⓘ quadruple homicide ⓘ true crime case ⓘ |
| author | Truman Capote ⓘ |
| basedOn | In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crimeType |
armed robbery
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home invasion ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped popularize the true crime genre ⓘ |
| date | 1959-11-15 ⓘ |
| executionDateOfPerpetrators | 1965-04-14 ⓘ |
| genre | true crime ⓘ |
| houseLocation |
Clutter family farmhouse
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surface form:
Clutter family farmhouse near Holcomb, Kansas
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| informationSourceForCrime | tip from former cellmate Floyd Wells ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Kansas Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| leadInvestigator | Alvin Dewey ⓘ |
| legacy | frequently studied in criminology and journalism courses ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
conviction of Perry Smith
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conviction of Richard Hickock ⓘ |
| location |
Finney County, Kansas
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Holcomb, Kansas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national attention in the United States ⓘ |
| motive | robbery ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
crime scene meticulously documented by investigators
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perpetrators believed large cash was in the house but found little ⓘ |
| notableWorkAboutEvent | In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 4 ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Perry Smith
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Richard Hickock ⓘ |
| perpetratorBackground |
Perry Smith was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate
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Richard Hickock ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate
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| relatedFilm |
In Cold Blood
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surface form:
In Cold Blood (1967 film)
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| sentence |
death penalty for Perry Smith
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death penalty for Richard Hickock ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Garden City, Kansas ⓘ |
| victim |
Bonnie Clutter
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Herb Clutter ⓘ
surface form:
Herbert Clutter
Kenyon Clutter ⓘ Nancy Clutter ⓘ |
| victimFamily | Clutter family ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
knife
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shotgun ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
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Subject: Clutter family murders Description of subject: The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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