IN COLD BLOOD A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences.

Paperback. Penguin Reprint. Featuring the cold blooded murder of the Clutter family by Perry Smith and Richard Hickock. On November 15, 1959 in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, 4 members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. 5-yrs. 4mths and 29 days later, on April 14, 1965. Hickock and Smith, 33 and 36-yrs. of age respectively, were hanged for the crime. This is the story of the lives and deaths of these 6 people. A book hailed as a masterpiece. 343pp. p/back. From the library of Paul Daniel, ex-editor of the 'Ripperologist' magazine (December 1996 No. 8 - February 2000 No. 27) with his name rubber stamp inside back cover. Browned pp., a little creasing to covers, dull sp. Vg-.