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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,606 posts) Fri Nov 15, 2024, 10:11 AM Nov 15

On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas.

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• 1959 – Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre.

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On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 OP

I remember. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 15 #1

That ruined me for quite some time. MuseRider Nov 15 #2

CaliforniaPeggy

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1. I remember.

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Fri Nov 15, 2024, 10:27 AM

Nov 15

The book was superb and truly horrifying.

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MuseRider

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2. That ruined me for quite some time.

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Fri Nov 15, 2024, 10:42 AM

Nov 15

I was 6 and of course it was all over the news. At that time (6 years old) 300 miles meant they were kind of our neighbors. As all the news came out and stayed out for too long, for me, I just was scared to do much of anything. I think my parents learned that 6 was too young to hear this stuff because 6 was old enough to figure it all out. Even after I was told that they were dead by hanging I was horrified. It still comes to mind when I am alone and hear things.

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