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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders

Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders

—As chronicled in Truman Capote's landmark book, "In Cold Blood," this docuseries takes a fresh, in-depth look at the legendary murder case of the Clutter family in a small Kansas town in 1959, a crime seemingly without motive. The four-hour event uses firsthand accounts of relatives, family friends, townspeople and law enforcement -- some of whom are speaking publicly about the murder for the first time. There's also never-before-seen details such as original photographs, audio recordings, and documents from the case, as well as memoirs and letters from the murderers and their families. Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger directs and co-produces.
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Season 14 of 4 Episodes

  • In November 1959, four members of the Clutter family are brutally murdered in their home in a small Kansas farming community.

  • Kansas law enforcement survey the aftermath of the seemingly unmotivated crime, while criminals Perry Smith and Richard Hickock go on the lam.

  • Detailing the resulting investigation and convictions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, along with the ensuing media coverage.

  • As Perry Smith and Richard Hickock face a death sentence, Truman Capote's coverage of the infamous case and his ensuing novel, "In Cold Blood," spawns the modern American True Crime genre.

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4 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Farm Family Slain
    Killers on the Run
    The Intruders on Trial
    The Gallows and the Novel
  • Farm Family Slain

    In November 1959, four members of the Clutter family are brutally murdered in their home in a small Kansas farming community.
    Upcoming
  • Killers on the Run

    Kansas law enforcement survey the aftermath of the seemingly unmotivated crime, while criminals Perry Smith and Richard Hickock go on the lam.
    Upcoming
  • The Intruders on Trial

    Detailing the resulting investigation and convictions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, along with the ensuing media coverage.
    Upcoming
  • The Gallows and the Novel

    As Perry Smith and Richard Hickock face a death sentence, Truman Capote's coverage of the infamous case and his ensuing novel, "In Cold Blood," spawns the modern American True Crime genre.
    Upcoming
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders

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As chronicled in Truman Capote's landmark book, "In Cold Blood," this docuseries takes a fresh, in-depth look at the legendary murder case of the Clutter family in a small Kansas town in 1959, a crime seemingly without motive. The four-hour event uses firsthand accounts of relatives, family friends, townspeople and law enforcement -- some of whom are speaking publicly about the murder for the first time. There's also never-before-seen details such as original photographs, audio recordings, and documents from the case, as well as memoirs and letters from the murderers and their families. Acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger directs and co-produces.

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  • In November 1959, four members of the Clutter family are brutally murdered in their home in a small Kansas farming community.

  • Kansas law enforcement survey the aftermath of the seemingly unmotivated crime, while criminals Perry Smith and Richard Hickock go on the lam.

  • Detailing the resulting investigation and convictions of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, along with the ensuing media coverage.

  • As Perry Smith and Richard Hickock face a death sentence, Truman Capote's coverage of the infamous case and his ensuing novel, "In Cold Blood," spawns the modern American True Crime genre.

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