Photos

http://www.gcpolice.org/History/Clutter/Pictures_for_Clutters.htm

Great photos taken on the day of the murders.

In Cold Blood Images

Richard one of the murders drives a black 59' Cadilac. Which is mentioned in the first part of the book.



In Cold Blood takes place in the real life small town of Holcomb in Kansas. This is where the Clutter Family lived. Has a total population of 2,026 and roughly only 500 families living within the town.

Also in the first section of the book it briefly mentions that Nancy was teaching Jolene Katz how to bake cherry pies.

As Richard and Perry are driving to The Garden City on the way to
Kansas they are playing on the guitar and drinking "orange drink and vodka". They briefly stop for a quick steak dinner before continuing they're journey.

This is the famous Hartman's Cafe in the tiny town of Holcomb. It is where the citizens get all their town gossip. The day after the murders the book mentions that the citizens are gossiing about the murders and they come to the conclusion that the murders must have known the Clutter family.





The reason why i posted a picture of a coffin is because Capote describes the funeral in pretty deep detail. For example it mentions that 1,000 people attended which at the time that was pretty much the whole population. Also it describes how Nancy's head was surrounded in cotton and who attened.

This is a picture of on of the most common mountain range in Mexico. And it mentions in the book that Dick and Perry are standing on the range discussing everything. It is a key point in their relationship because they talk about how they feel about after the murder. After that they leave and Dick drives and hits every stray dog.

I chose a picture of a radio because Flyod Wells hears the news about the murders in his jail cell from a radio. He was Dick's old roommate, he knew he mentioned the murders before but never thought he would go threw with it.

This is a picture of a 1950's laaundry mat. It is significant because this is where Dick drops of Perry while he goes to change the liscense plate on the car. This scene is important for Perry because he invsions the police and is nervous.

The reason why i chose a picture of a journal is because it mentions in the last couple chapters that Perry has a journal within his cell. They Capote mentions that he writes in it a lot to pass the time.

Links

http://www.culturazzi.org/literature/in-cold-blood-truman-capote

Shubhajit Lahiri, the author of the book review, does and excellent job describing In Cold Blood along with the grusome details about each murder. He elaborates on the thoughts and actions of the murderers and what they may have been thinking. If someone were to read this review there is no doubt that they would want to read this amazing story.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/truman-capote/introduction/58/

The article that was choosen above is about Truman Capote, the author, and his childhood. Along with his past, this article describes what may have drawn him to the types of books he wrote. He wasnt just a book writer, he was a journalist. The article states how much research and interviewing he had to do before he actually wrote the book about the murders.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/09/entertainment/main5588608.shtml

Fifty years after the murders of the Clutter family, the towns people still have trouble accepting and coping with the brutality of the killings. The towns people feel asthough the book drew more attention to the town than they wanted along with that, there were journalists there off and on to question everyone. When the book came out it became a reminder of the horrific event and is an everlasting hurt for all that knew the family.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1503950

On this page has an audio clip called "link", that when clicked on, is about how the two murderers, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. The issue being discussed is that after the two were hung and burried, there tomstones were stolen. After they were found, there is an issue arised about were to put them. It is being considered to put them into a museam, but then again why would anyone want to put these two men on a pedistal?

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4720

This link has all the background about Holcomb, Kansas. It entails the size, income, landscape, religions. It is just a basic over view to show how small th etown is, and it really allows you to understand how these murders would shake and shoke those who live there.

http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2005/apr/03/in_cold_blood_a_legacy_in_photos/

The link above, by far, is the most inteteresting article I have read so far ont his book. The reason for this is because there are photos of the ropes used to binde down the girls when they were killed and not only that, but there is a picture of a bloodstain. Also, one of the very first picture you see on the page is one of a chil playing in the corner where Kenyon Clutter was killed. Seeing these pictures really helps you put yourself into the story.

http://www.gcpolice.org/History/Dewey/Alvin_Dewey.htm

This is about the man who was in change of the investigation for the Clutter family murders. He was in the FBI, ran to be Sheriff and then later became a special agen of the KBI. The article give a background on his life.

http://www.google.com/search?q=perry+smith&hl=en&biw=1259&bih=622&prmd=ivnso&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=oDDRTe6qFqrM0AHt0IHpDQ&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=19&ved=0CGwQ5wIwEg

This link has several attached links all based on the killing events. It is a time line of the Perry and Hickock mindsets and events to the deaths. It is a spane over some time.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1259&bih=622&tbs=tl%3A1&q=richard+hickock&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=

There is a timeline link about mainly about Hickock, before the murders. What he was doing and a look into his mindset.

http://eotd.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/14-april-1965-richard-hickock-and-perry-smith/

The two men who killed the entire family, were sentenced to the death penalty after. The above article tells about their punishments. Also, you learn about the man who tured the two men in. Wells was his name and he was a fellow fellon of the two men.

http://www.gcpolice.org/History/Clutter/Cutter_Family_Murders.htm

In details, the murders are described. Along with that the scene of the house is described. Where each family member was, and what had been done to them.

http://incoldblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/clutter-family-home-for-sale/

The link above is for a blog about In Cold Blood. It is very interesting and has a lot of information that we have on our own blog too. I chose it because it talked about the clutter house.