In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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1959 · Holcomb, Kansas
The Clutter family
Fame, money & betrayal
Herb and Bonnie Clutter and their children Nancy and Kenyon were murdered at home in Kansas in 1959. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith had gone there expecting to find money. Their convictions and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood made the case a landmark in crime writing.
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In Cold Blood (1967)
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Family Tree
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FAMILY SNAPSHOT
Herbert Clutter
Children
- Nancy Clutter
- Kenyon Clutter
Spouse / Former Spouse
- Bonnie Clutter
This snapshot shows the four family members killed in 1959; it is not a list of all Clutter children.
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The Clutter Family Killings: Cold Blood
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In Cold Blood
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In Cold Blood (1967)
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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
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Investigation Discovery · Season 5, Episode 1 · Listed air date 2018-02-10
A Crime to Remember — Once Upon a Crime
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In Cold Blood
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In Cold Blood (1967)
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America’s Most Infamous Crimes — The Clutter Family, Part 1
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Morbid
The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released February 1, 2023. About 86 minutes.
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That Chapter Podcast
Ep.158 - In Cold Blood, The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released January 5, 2026. About 45 minutes.
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The Clutter Family: The Case Behind Truman Capote's In Cold Blood
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released September 2, 2024. About 45 minutes.
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The Clutter Family: Why They Were Killed For $50 and A Radio Pt. 2
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released June 3, 2026. About 26 minutes.
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EP. 11 KANSAS - The Senseless Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released March 18, 2021. About 33 minutes.
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The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released February 1, 2026. About 106 minutes.
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America's Most Infamous Crimes with Katie Ring
The Clutter Murders: The Trial, the Execution, and Capote's Obsession Pt. 3
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released June 4, 2026. About 26 minutes.
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The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released May 15, 2023. About 51 minutes.
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95: Gloria Ramirez & Clutter Family Murder
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released July 21, 2022. About 83 minutes.
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In Cold Blood - The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released November 8, 2023. About 59 minutes.
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E219: The Clutter Family Murders (part II)
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released December 15, 2023. About 68 minutes.
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E218: The Clutter Family Murders (part I)
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released December 8, 2023. About 53 minutes.
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The Clutter Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Clutter family case. Released November 18, 2025. About 70 minutes.
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Exclusive: Read Harper Lee’s Profile of 'In Cold Blood' Detective Al Dewey That Hasn’t Been Seen in More Than 50 Years
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In cold blood by Truman Capote
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In Cold Blood — Ebook
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Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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Garden City Telegram · 1959-11-16 · Page 1
Holcomb reacts to the Clutter killings
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Internet Archive · Library record · 1927
In Cold Blood A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
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Internet Archive · TV News Archive
Lectures in History Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" : CSPAN2 : September 28, 2024 11:01am-12:40pm EDT
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State v. Hickock & Smith — Clutter family murder appeal
The Kansas Supreme Court reviews Richard Hickock and Perry Smith’s convictions for the Clutter family murders, including the trial record and issues raised on appeal.
- Court / agency
- Kansas Supreme Court
- Document date
- July 8, 1961
- Case / citation
- 42,068 · 188 Kan. 473
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this is MONSTERS
The Birth of True Crime : Richard Hickock & Perry Smith
Video from this is MONSTERS covering the The Clutter family case. Length: 43:47.
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YouTube Movies & TV
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders
Video from YouTube Movies & TV covering the The Clutter family case. Length: 42:47.
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THE SOLVED CLUTTER FAMILY MURDERS | MIDWEEK MYSTERY
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The Clutter Family Murders: Kansas Crime That Inspired 'In Cold Blood
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The Clutter Family Murders | Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
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Reddit · r/UnresolvedMysteries
Discussion: Did the same men that killed the Clutter family kill the Walker family?
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