1. Clutter Family Murders
In Cold Blood By
Truman Capote

2. Perry Smith
“I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.”

3. Epigraph
Brothers, men who live after us, Let not your hearts be hardened against us, Because, if you have pity for us poor men, God will have more mercy for you.
— Francois Villon
“Ballad for Hanged Men”

4. Truman Capote
(Sep 30, Aug 25, 1984)

5. Truman Capote
Early career; toward the end of his career (after a life of dissipation)

6. Known for Novella published in 1958; Movie released 1961
Capote was looking for something new. He went on to write the first nonfiction novel, or new journalism. This genre later morphed into true crime novels.

7. Mini Bio
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8. The Author
The author around the time he was writing the novel *In Cold Blood. *
In 1959, Capote set about creating a new literary genre — the non-fiction novel. In Cold Blood (1966), the book that most consider his masterpiece, is the story of the 1959 murder of the four members of a Kansas farming family, the Clutters.

9. New York Times 16 November 1959
Skimming through the Monday edition of the New York Times, Capote found his inspiration for his new literary form.

10. Harper Lee
Childhood friend research assistant. Harper Lee accompanied Capote to Holcomb, Kansas, to help interview residents and witnesses.

11. Kansas
Holcomb is about 7 miles west of Garden City

12. Holcomb, Kansas
Capote stood out in Kansas. Harper Lee served as a buffer between Capote and the locals.

13. Herbert and Bonnie Clutter
Herbert, 48, self-made, wealthy businessman and local leader; well-respected
Bonnie, 45, homemaker, depressed, fragile

14. Nancy Clutter
Nancy, 16, smart, beautiful, involved

15. Kenyon Clutter
Kenyon, 15, loner, intelligent, electronics nerd

16. Bobby Rupp
Nancy Clutter's long-time boyfriend, he is the very last person, except for the killers, to see the Clutter's alive. Bobby becomes the main person of interest following the killings.

17. Richard “Dick” Hickock
Dick is motivated by carnal impulses: lust, greed, vanity, and indulgence of any kind. He is the mastermind and instigator of the murders.

18. Richard Hickock
He is further motivated by the fact that there is a teenage girl in the house; Dick intends to rape her.

19. Perry Smith
 He was abandoned by his family and severely abused by nuns. He has a reoccurring dream about a large bird that saves him from bullies, abusers, and anyone who might cause him harm. 

20. Perry Smith
Perry is described as a small man, but very muscular in his upper arms and chest. His feet and legs, however, are small and delicate. He never passed the third grade, but as an adult he has an incredible thirst for knowledge, vocabulary, and literature.  Perry also appears to have homosexual tendencies, which are revealed via his affections for both Dick and a former cell mate by the name of Willie-Jay.

21. The Accused

22. Hickock’s Father

23. Hickock’s Mother

24. Detective Rich Rohleder

25. Judge Roland Tate

26. Prosecutor Duane West

27. Special Prosecutor Logan Green

28. Defense Attorney Arthur Flemming

29. Defense Attorney Harrison Smith

30. William Floyd Wells

31. Members of the Jury

32. Clutter Driveway Today

33. The Clutter House Today

34. The Clutter House

35. Body Being Removed from House

36. Rear of the Clutter House

37. Unlocked Door

38. The Clutter Study

39. The Clutter Study

40. The Clutter Study

41. The Clutter Kitchen

42. Unknown Location

43. Upstairs

44. Probably Upstairs

45. Clutter Basement

46. Location of Herb’s Murder

47. Bloody Boot Print

48. Hickock’s Boot

49. Hickock’s Boot

50. Unburied Leftover Rope

51. Rope Evidence

52. The Murder Knife

53. West with Murder Weapons

54. Knife and Shotgun

55. The Killers’ Car

56. Hickock’s Signature

57. Perry’s Signature and Fingerprint

58. Clutter Family Marker

59. Yearbook Spread

60. Capote
*Capote* (2005) starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener.
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61. Infamous *Infamous* (2006) starring Sandra Bullock and Toby Jones
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62. Sources
Barks, Cathy W. “Novel Module 7: In Cold Blood.” English 441: The Novel in America since Apr. 08 < html>.
“In Cold Blood: A Legacy, In Photos.” Lawrence Journal-World & News. 3 Apr Apr. 08 <
Turner, Mark. “Clutter Family Murders: ‘In Cold Blood.’” Charles Manson and the Family Apr. 08 < charliemanson.com/crime/clutter/clutter _photos.htm>.