spoken of the safe to them then came forward and told of the conver-
sation and the fact that Hickock and Smith had queried him about the
Clutters and the layout of their farm, It was evident that they had
fled Kansas and police in all States were notified to be on the look-
out for them. They were captured in a stolen car in law Vegas, Ney.,
and representatives of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation went there
to question them. Hickock confesséd first but claimed that Smith had
done the actual killing. On the long drive back to Kansas, Smith
finally. confessed also and both men were tried and convicted of the
slayings. Their executions were delayed for five years because of
appeals, but they were finally hanged from the gallows at the Kansas
State Prison on April 1h, 1965. Truman Cepete's best selling book,
In Cold Blood, gives a factual and complete account of this case,
MASTER DETECTIVE, August ,1973- Page 22.
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Safakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME ("Clutter Family Murders")p15h,
ppl05-118, paperback MURDERERS DIE by Brhanemy library
(contains new information with author's intertbiews Capote)
spoken of the safe to them then came forward and told of the conver-
sation and the fact that Hickock and Snith had queried him about the
Clutters and the layout of their farm, It was evident that they had
fled Kansas and police in all States were notified to be on the look-
out for them. They were captured in a stolen car in law Vegas, Nev.,
and representatives of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation went there
to question them. Hickock confessé@d first but claimed that Smith had
done the actual killing. On the long drive back to Kansas, Smith
finally. confessed also and both men were tried and convicted of the
slayings. Their executions were delayed for five years because of
appeals, but they were finally hanged from the gallows at the Kansas
State Prison on April 14, 1965. ‘Truman Cepete's best selling book,
In Cold Blood, gives a factual and complete account of this case,
MASTER DETECTIVE, August’, )19730 Page 22.
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Safakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME ("Clutter Family Murders")p15h,
ppl05-118, paperbaclt MURDERERS DIE by Brhan-my library
(contains new information with suthor's intertiews Capote)
spoken of the safe to them then came forward and told of the conver=
sation and the fact that Hickock and Smith had queried him about the
Clutters and the layout of their farm, It was evident that they had
fled Kansas and police in all States were notified to be on the look-
out for them, They were captured in a stolen car in law Vegas, Nov.,
and representatives of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation went there
to question them, Hickock confesséd first but claimed that Smith had
done the actual killing, long drive back to Kansas, Smith
finally, confessed also and both men were tried and convicted of the
slayings. Their executions were delayed for five years because of
appeals, but they were finally hanged from the gallows at the Kansas
State Prison on April 1, 1965. Truman Cepete's best selling book,
In Cold Blood, gives a factual and complete account of this case.
MASTER DETECTIVE, August’, 1973. Page 22.
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Safakis, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMBRICAN CRIME ("Clutter Fam4l;
ppl05-118, paperbact MURDERERS DIE by Braan-my library
(contains new information wifh author's interbiews Capote)
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HICKOCK, Rirhard E. and SMITH, Perry Edward -
Hickock, 28-years-old, was serving a term in the Kansas State Prison
for automobile theft when he met the 3l-year-old Smith who was serving
a sentence for burglary and armed robbery. The two became close
friends and made plans to join their criminal careers after both had
been released on parole. While at prison, they had overheard another
convict describe a safe in which a wealthy \8-year-old farmer, Herbert
We. Clutter, kept over $10,000 tn his house near Holcomb, Kans, SAX€Ks
HXRMEXSEXNSE Early on the morning of Nov. 15, 1959, they entered the
Clutter residence through an unlocked dopr and bound Clutter, his
lS-year-old wife Bonnie and their two children, 16-year-old Nancy and
15-year-old Kenyon. They had already decided that they would leave
no witnesses to identify them and when the Clutters finally convinced
them that there was no safe, theycut Cluttekt's throat and shot him
twice with a shotgun, Kenyon Clutter was shot in the head wit the
same gun as were Mrs, Clutter and Nancy, The bodies were discovered
_ the next morning by two friends of Nancy's who had arrived to ride to
church with the family. The only apparent clues were two bloody
footprints found by the body of Herbert Clutter. When it was learned
that Hickock and Smith were both wanted for having failed to report to
their parole officers, they became suspects. The convict who had
HICKOCK, Rirhard E. and SMITH, Perry Edward
Hickock, 28-years-old, was serving a term in the Kansas State Prison
for automobile theft when he met the 3l-year-old Smith who was serving
a sentence for burglary and armed robbery. The two became close
friends and made plans to join their criminal careers after both had
been released on parole. While at prison, they had overheard another
convict describe a safe in which a wealthy l\8=year=old farmer, Herbert
W. Clutter, kept over $10,000 an his house near Holcomb, Kans.
MXEMEXSEXNSE Early on the morning of Nov. 155 1959, they entered the
Cluttelk residence through an unlocked dopr and bound Clutter, his
45-year-old wife Bonnie and their two children, 16-year-old Nancy and
15-year-old Kenyon. They had already decided that they would leave
no witnesses to identify them and when the Clutters finally convinced
them that there was no safe, theycut Cluttel's throat and shot him
twice with a shotgun. Kenyon Clutter was shot in the head with the
same gun as were Mrs, Clutter and Nancy. The bodies were discovered
the next morning by two friends of Nancy's who had arrived to ride to
church with the family. The only apparent clues were two bloody
footprints found by the body of Herbert Clutter. When it was learned
that Hickock and Smith were both wanted for having failed to report to
their parole officers, they became suspects. The convict who had
HICKOCK, Rirhard E, and SMITH, Perry Edward
Hickock, 28-years-old, was serving a term in the Kansas State Prison
for automobile theft when he met the 31-year-old Smith who was serving
a sentence for burglary and armed robbery. The two became close
friends and made plans to join isin criminal careers after both had
been released on parole, While at prison, they had overheard another
convict describe a eaSe7in Witch e-wesltiy ue-your-ot-Taracr; Herbert
W, Clutter, kept over $10,000 in his house near Holcomb, Kans, SKXEKS
on the morning of Nov. oe 1959, they entered the
Cluttelr residence through an unlocked dopr and bound Clutter, his
\S=year-old wife Bonnie and their two children, 16-year-old Nancy and
15-year-old Kenyon, They had already decided that they would leave
no witnesses to identify them and when the Clutters finally convinced
them that there was no safe, theycut Cluttek's throat and shot him
twice with a shotgun, Kenyon Clutter was shot in the head with the
same gun as were Mrs, Clutter and Nancy, The bodies were discovered
church with the family. only apparent clues were two blo
pecan aes found by the body of Herbert Clutter. When it was feel
t Hickock and Smith were both wanted for having failed to report to
their parole officers, they became suspects. The convict who had
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