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."

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instanceOf film adaptation
historical event
murder case
non-fiction novel
quadruple homicide
true crime case
author Truman Capote
basedOn In Cold Blood
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crimeType armed robbery
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
surface form: Clutter family farmhouse near Holcomb, Kansas
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
conviction of Richard Hickock
location Finney County, Kansas
Holcomb, Kansas
mediaCoverage national attention in the United States
motive robbery
notableFeature crime scene meticulously documented by investigators
perpetrators believed large cash was in the house but found little
notableWorkAboutEvent In Cold Blood
numberOfVictims 4
perpetrator Perry Smith
Richard Hickock
perpetratorBackground Perry Smith was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate
Richard Hickock
surface form: Richard Hickock was a former Kansas State Penitentiary inmate
relatedFilm In Cold Blood
surface form: In Cold Blood (1967 film)
sentence death penalty for Perry Smith
death penalty for Richard Hickock
trialLocation Garden City, Kansas
victim Bonnie Clutter
Herb Clutter
surface form: Herbert Clutter

Kenyon Clutter
Nancy Clutter
victimFamily Clutter family
weaponUsed knife
shotgun
year 1959

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In Cold Blood subject Clutter family murders
Herb Clutter notableEvent Clutter family murders
Bonnie Clutter event Clutter family murders
Perry Smith notableFor Clutter family murders
Alvin Dewey notableEvent Clutter family murders
this entity surface form: Clutter family murder investigation
Clutter family farmhouse associatedWithEvent Clutter family murders
Nancy Clutter deathContext Clutter family murders
Nancy Clutter associatedWithPlace Clutter family murders
this entity surface form: the Clutter family farm
Holcomb, Kansas knownFor Clutter family murders
this entity surface form: Clutter family murders of 1959