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The 50th Anniversary Of The Clutter Family Murders In Kansas
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by Yuliya Talmazan | November 9, 2009 at 04:33 pm
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The horrific murders of the Clutter family took place 50 years ago on November 15 at the rural farmhouse in Holcomb, Kansas. The killings inspired Truman Capote to write a book "In Cold Blood," which became a best-seller. However, residents of Holcomb still say the notoriety that their town gained thanks to the book did not appeal to them.
"They made a tremendous amount of money off our great tragedy," said Bob Rupp, who as a teenager dated Nancy Clutter.
"I wish the book had not been written. I didn't like the book — the little bit I read," said Shirley Clutter. Her father-in-law was Herbert Clutter's brother. The 80-year-old woman found that reading about the killings was too painful.
However, Capote's novel is still considered to be a pioneering work of the 'true crime' genre.
Herbert Clutter (48), Bonnie Clutter (45), Nancy Clutter (16), Kenyon Clutter (15) were all murdered by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. They were eventually captured, sentenced and executed fot the killings.
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at 17:06 on November 9th, 2009
"They made a tremendous amount of money off our great tragedy,"
I'm sure Capote didn't mind that at all.