Truman Capote wrote the book 'In Cold Blood' after he read the article, which appeared in the New York Times, about the quadruple murder which happened in Holcomb, Kansas(KS). He then became obsessed with these murders.
He left his celebrity lifestyle in New York to go and write, the first of it's kind book, 'In Cold Blood'. 'In Cold Blood' was one of the first Non-fiction novels, and possibly one of the most famous. He also brought his childhood friend, author of 'To Kill A Mokingbird', Harper Lee.
They both went to Holcomb to write the book for about six years, they interviewed residents, investigators and even the Killers themselves, Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. During the period of his book it changed from 'who did it?' to 'why did they do it'.
Truman became deeply interested in the killers and even tried to help campain so that Perry and Dick wouldn't be killed. in the book he even makes us feel compassionate towards the killers, aswell as the killed.
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