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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.
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Apr 5, 2023 · On Nov. 15, 1959, Perry Smith and his accomplice Richard “Dick” Hickock broke into the Holcomb, Kansas home of a farmer named Herbert Clutter. They intended to steal money that they believed Clutter kept in a safe — but when they couldn’t find it, they murdered the entire family instead.
Jul 7, 2023 · Perry Smith was one of the two killers who brutally murdered the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. He confessed to the crime and was sentenced to death, but his confession was later discounted by the other killer, Richard Hickock. Learn more about his life, the case, and the book that inspired Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
- Amy Irvine
Nov 17, 2017 · The surviving relatives of the Clutter family, who were brutally murdered by Perry Smith and Richard Hickock in 1959, break their silence in a documentary. They share their memories, feelings and faith after the infamous crime that inspired Truman Capote's book and film.
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- KC Baker
Nov 15, 2019 · Perry Smith was one of the two killers of the Clutter family in Kansas in 1959, whose story was chronicled by Truman Capote in his book In Cold Blood. He was arrested in Las Vegas in 1959, where he picked up a box of evidence he had mailed to himself.
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.
Perry Smith. Richard Eugene "Dick" Hickock (June 6, 1931 - April 14, 1965) and Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 - April 14, 1965) were two ex-convicts who murdered four members of the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959.
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