True Crime

raccoon

(31,514 posts) Mon May 5, 2014, 01:41 PM May 2014

In Cold Blood question. When Perry Smith confessed on the way back to KS from Nevada, he said that

he killed Herbert Clutter and Kenyon, and Dick Hickok killed Nancy and Bonnie Clutter.

Later Perry changed his story to say that he, Perry, killed them all. Hickok always said Perry shot them all.

Alvin Dewey said that he always believed Perry’s first story. Anyone care to speculate why he might've thought that?

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In Cold Blood question. When Perry Smith confessed on the way back to KS from Nevada, he said that (Original Post) raccoon May 2014 OP

Because it sounds true and flows freely. RunAwayGranny Aug 2014 #1

Good point. Usually when people revise a story later, they're lying. nt raccoon Aug 2014 #2

Easy Scairp Sep 2014 #3

RunAwayGranny

(12 posts)

1. Because it sounds true and flows freely.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2014, 07:21 PM

Aug 2014

That version of the confession was given freely, not coerced. It sounds real to me. Maybe he thought by taken all of the blame later, he could spare Hickok's life.

raccoon

(31,514 posts)

2. Good point. Usually when people revise a story later, they're lying. nt

Reply to RunAwayGranny (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 08:50 AM

Aug 2014

Scairp

(2,749 posts)

3. Easy

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 04:03 PM

Sep 2014

He was a psychopath and stone killer and was angry at himself for not killing Hickock when he had the chance. He says he knew Dick would spill his guts all over the floor if they ever got caught and Hickock surely did that.

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