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Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 – April 14, 1965) was one of two career criminals convicted of murdering the four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States, on November 15, 1959, a crime that was made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.
Apr 5, 2023 · Perry Smith was one of the two men who murdered the Clutter family in Kansas in 1959. He later befriended author Truman Capote, who based his famous book In Cold Blood on their interviews.
Two ex-convicts, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, were found guilty of the murders and sentenced to death. They were both executed on April 14, 1965. The murders were detailed by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.
Dec 19, 2012 · Richard Hickock and Perry Smith’s bodies were exhumed yesterday, as part of an investigation into four murders committed in Florida in 1959. The two men who were executed for of the famous ...
- Perry Smith. Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 - April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States on November 15, 1959, a crime made infamous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.
- Richard Hickock. Richard Eugene "Dick" Hickock (June 6, 1931 - April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts who murdered four members of the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.
- Herbert Clutter. Herbert William Clutter was born on May 24, 1911. He was a graduate of Kansas State University. A long-time member of and active fundraiser for the First United Methodist Church of Garden City, he had also been a county extension agent, chairman of the Kansas Conference of Farm Organizations and a member of the Federal Farm Credit Board.
- Bonnie Clutter. Bonnie Mae Fox Clutter was born on January 7, 1914. She was the wife of Herbert Clutter, and would bear him four children: Eveanna, Beverly, Nancy and Kenyon.
Mar 21, 2017 · Dick Hickock, who was executed with Perry Smith for the 1959 Clutter family murders, wrote a manuscript that challenges Capote's account. The Wall Street Journal reports on the lost memoir and the alleged cover-up by Kansas authorities.
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Jun 6, 2013 · The Kansas Historical Society recently released Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock’s inmate case files, which shed light on their lives behind bars.
