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Summary:
In cold blood tells the true story of the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb Kansas. The format of this book is of a novel putting the reader in the centre of the story. This has been done before but this title stands out against others.
A family of four murdered with no motive, Mrs and Mr clutter and their two children were brutally killed in their own home. Their bodies bound and shot.
The author Capote read about this crime in the paper he began his work before the killers were even found. Interviewing people in the area of Kansas.
The killers (Perry and Dick) initially get away with the murder, leaving little clues behind, and having no connection to the family. They attempt to escape and drive to
The head of the investigation Al Dewey becomes obsessed with this case and it becomes his drive in life.
In the end both men are caught, put on trial for murder, sentenced to death row and then eventually hanged for their crimes.
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