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JohnHorton
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5/3/16
ReadOnSummary#2
InColdBlood,
writtenbyTrumanCapoteisanovelsetinthesmalltownofHolcomb,
Kansas.Capotetellsthestoryoftwomurderers,PerrySmithandDickHickockandtheirattempt
toescapetheconsequencesfortheiractions.Afterwhatseemedtobeanormaldrivethrough
town,thetwomenstopattheClutterresidencewithagunandaknife.Aftertheentirefamilyis
murdered,SmithandHickocktraveltoMexico,andLosAngelestofleeaccusations.Butafter
authoritiesreceivedspecialintelfromaprisoner,policeissuedamanhuntandbothmenwere
found.Becausethepolicehadnopossessiononanyhardevidence,theyreliedsolelyon
questioning.Andafterintensequestioning,DickconfessesandPerryendsupfollowing.Trialfor
thetwomenwentbyfairlysmoothlyandthejudgeeventuallycondemnedthetwomentodeath.