In Cold Blood

The non-fiction book In Cold Blood was based on a true story of the 1959 murder of the Clutter family of Kansas. Author Truman Capote examined the lives of the killers and the victims before the crime occurred, as well as the consequences of the crime.

In Cold Blood recounted the journey convicts Richard Hickcock and Perry Smith took across Kansas before happening upon the unsuspecting Clutter family. The men stopped to rob the sharecroppers, but upon finding the home void of cash or valuables, they killed all four members of family. Ultimately Smith and Hickock were arrested, tried in a court of law, and both were executed for the crimes In his novel, author Truman Capote examined the family, the perpetrators, and the local and national fallout of the heinous crime.

In Cold Blood began a new movement in Literature called "New Journalism" which employed novel and essay writers rather than journalists to investigate and report stories. Most of these works could be found in more soft new magazines rather than newspapers.

• • Mahalo's Guide to: Truman Capote
• Wikipedia: Truman Capote
• The New York Times: Truman Capote: His Life and Work
• PBS: American Masters - Truman Capote
• Truman Capote: Truman Capote Fan Site
• Gadfly Online: "A Conversation with George Plimpton About Truman Capote" (1998)

• Note: The majority of the links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1967: In Cold Blood

• 1996: In Cold Blood (TV)

• 1998: Murder In Cold Blood

• 2005: Capote

• 2006: Infamous