Truman Capote was born on September 30 in New Orleans. After leaving school at the age of 17, he began his life-long writing career. Then, in 1959, a small town horror caught the attention of The New York Times, which Capote was working for at the time. Accompanied by his childhood friend, Harper Lee, Capote interviewed Holcomb, Kansas natives to recreate the atrocity in its entirety. After 6 years of research, Capote ended up with the first non-fiction novel. This ground-breaking piece of literature was named In Cold Blood, and as you will see, it told the bone-chilling, true story of two men and the way they changed a small town forever.
             Herb Clutter was a community leader. He raised his family with a compassionate and strong hand, and provided for them by working his property, River Valley Farm. Bonnie Clutter was a nervous, depressed invalid. At the time of her untimely death, she had just received word that their was a chance to cure her of her sickness. Nancy Clutter was the town darling; an A-student, a musician, and the class president. Kenyon Clutter was a 15-year old boy who wasn't even interested in girls yet. He was a rather quiet boy, but loved to tinker with carpentry. Some even said that Kenyon had a touch of the devil in him. This quiet, easygoing family fit right into the laidback town of Holcomb, Kansas.
             Richard "Dick" Eugene Hickock was a good boy. He grew up in a loving family, and was rarely in trouble. While in high school, Dick became a hero by becoming a sports legend that everyone loved. As Dick grew older, he was married, and divorced, twice, and following that, he was jailed for the first time for passing bad checks. Perry Edward Smith's childhood was lonely and mixed up. He spent a lot of time being passed from home to home. At one point, he was at an orphan home, which was run by nuns. One nun started beating him for wetting his bed, and this caused him to hate all religion from ...