Clutter family

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The Clutter family was a Kansas farm family whose 1959 murders became infamous through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family
associatedWith Finney County, Kansas NERFINISHED
Garden City, Kansas NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath homicide
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfDeath 1959-11-15
describedBy Truman Capote NERFINISHED
describedIn In Cold Blood NERFINISHED
documentedIn court records of Kansas v. Hickock and Smith
economicStatus prosperous farmers
ethnicity white American
eventLocation Clutter family home, Holcomb, Kansas NERFINISHED
hasAddress River Valley Farm, near Holcomb, Kansas NERFINISHED
hasGenreOfAccount true crime
hasLegacy cultural symbol of rural American crime
influence on journalism
influence on true-crime literature
hasNumberOfMurderVictims 4
headOfFamily Herbert Clutter NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Capote (2005 film) NERFINISHED
In Cold Blood NERFINISHED
In Cold Blood (1967 film) NERFINISHED
Infamous (2006 film) NERFINISHED
killedBy Perry Smith NERFINISHED
Richard Hickock NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn Kansas
mannerOfDeath murder
mediaCoverage international news
national U.S. news
member Bonnie Clutter NERFINISHED
Herbert Clutter NERFINISHED
Kenyon Clutter NERFINISHED
Nancy Clutter NERFINISHED
notableEvent Clutter family murders NERFINISHED
notableFor 1959 family murder case
occupation wheat farmers
partOf rural Kansas farming community
placeOfBurial Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kansas NERFINISHED
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Holcomb, Kansas NERFINISHED
socialClass middle class
subjectOf academic studies on crime and media
numerous documentaries
timePeriod 20th century
victimOf armed robbery
home invasion
multiple homicide

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Clutter family murders victimFamily Clutter family
Bonnie Clutter partOf Clutter family
Perry Smith crimeTarget Clutter family