Talk:Hot prowl burglary

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Removed the word "wealthy" when describing the Clutter family. They were not wealthy, though their murderers believed them to be. See "In Cold Blood".

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This generic example should be spun out into its own article as it’s too detailed for the purpose of an example here.JabberJaw (talk) 23:11, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Clutter Family Murders
The Clutter Family Murders - In 1959, a quadruple murder rocked the small town of Holcomb, Kansas. The victims were a rancher named Herb Clutter and his wife Bonnie, as well as their two children Nancy and Kenyon. The offenders, who were later identified as Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, broke into the rural Clutter home with the intent of robing the owner. After taking a small sum of money and a few of the Clutters' belongings, Hickock and Smith tied up the family in various parts of the house. Eventually, Smith slashed Herb Clutter's throat and shot Kenyon with a shotgun. There is some question as to whether Hickock or Smith murdered Bonnie and Nancy Clutter, but nevertheless, both females were killed by shotgun blasts. Both Hickock and Smith were executed by hanging on April 14, 1965. The story of the Clutter Family Murders was immortalized by Truman Capote in the classic true crime book In Cold Blood.