Settle into the cozy town of Holcomb, KS with Scoot and Hatter for a lovely afternoon of an unsuspecting burglary turned dark as they uncover the twisted events that took place in the Clutter family farm. Was it really just a burglary gone wrong, or a deep seeded sinister plot conspired years in the making? Tune in and find out!
0:00 Introduction: A seemingly peaceful town
0:50 Clutter family malicious murders discovered
03:53 Case breakthrough from surprising source: an inmate from the Kansas Penitentiary
08:10 Taken hostage in their own home: Leave no witnesses
12:07 Stolen joy ride heading towards death row
16:34 Unlikely and strange friendship brewing
20:43 Controversial last words before execution
24:33 Rough backgrounds doesn't mean excusable actions
30:02 Interested in sharing your own thoughts? Email us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com
30:31 Outro & bloopers
Resources:
https://legendsofkansas.com/clutter-family-murders/
https://www.gcpolice.org/254/Clutter-Family-Murders
https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-clutter-family-murders-the-story-behind-in-cold-blood
https://www.newspapers.com/topics/crimes-mysteries/clutter-family-murders/
https://www.historyhit.com/culture/the-real-story-behind-in-cold-blood-truman-capotes-true-crime-masterpiece/
https://themobmuseum.org/blog/sixty-years-later-in-cold-blood-murders-still-resonate/
https://crimearchives.net/1959_clutter/html/bios.html
https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-clutter-family-murders#google_vignette
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-brutal-murders-that-inspired-a-foundational-work-in-the-true-crime-genre-180985238/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/perry-smith
https://theamericanreader.com/24-january-1965-truman-capote-to-perry-smith/ (The American Reader link)
https://crimereads.com/how-truman-capote-was-destroyed-by-his-own-masterpiece/
https://medium.com/bedcloud/the-destructive-bond-between-capote-and-smith-558929e4127a