Murders In The Heartland: The True Story Behind "In Cold Blood"
In 1967, Truman Capote's novel "In Cold Blood" was brought to the big screen. The film details the brutal November 1959 murders of the Clutter family in rural Kansas
Background
In November 1959, a family was brutally murdered inside their home in Holcomb, Kansas. While investigators are piecing together the events of the crime, an American author is also researching the tragic details and compiling notes that will eventually become one of the most prolific true crime novels ever published.
The savage killings of the Clutter family would receive worldwide attention through author Truman Capote’s novel In Cold Blood, and later played out on Hollywood’s big screen. Today, we delve into the depths of a crime that shook the nation – and a movie that captivated it.
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