November 14, 1959: The Clutter Family Murders

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🗓️ 14 November 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Former prisoners Perry Smith and Richard Hickock drove for miles across Kansas to get to the Clutter family home. Their plan was to steal the family's hidden safe and then kill them. But things didn't go as planned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Sunday, November 14th, 2021.
0:07.0	On this day in 1959, Perry Smith and Richard Hickok drove across the state of Kansas
0:14.0	to murder the Clutter family in their home.
0:18.0	The crime was immortalized in Truman Capote's book, In Cold Blood.
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1:03.6	PARCAST. Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised.
1:08.7	This episode includes discussions of murder, violence, sexual abuse, and suicide.
1:14.1	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
1:18.6	Today, we're covering the clutter family murders, committed by Dick Hickok and Perry Smith.
1:26.2	Let's go back to the highways of Kansas on November 14,
1:30.3	1959.
1:36.3	28-year-old Richard Hickok drove his black 49 Chevrolet straight to the clutter home in Holcomb.
1:49.0	A former cellmate told him Herbert Clutter kept a safe full of valuables hidden in his house.
1:55.0	Dick enlisted his prison buddy, 31-year-old Perry Smith, to help him nab the cash. Dick was intrigued by Perry.
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