In Cold Blood is the true story of a multiple murder that shook the small town of Holcomb, Kansas and surrounding communities in 1959. It begins by introducing the reader to an ideal, all-American family, the Clutters; Herb (the father), Bonnie (the mother), Nancy (the teenage daughter), and Kenyon (the teenage son). The Clutters were prominent members of their community who earned admiration and respect for their neighborly behavior. Capote tells the story in a way that makes you feel like the characters are being told to you by a close acquaintance of each individual character. When you don't hear the voices of the characters as they tell their stories, we hear not the voice of an author, but the voice of a friend who knew the characters well. (Before saying his prayers, he always recorded some events in a diary...Perry didn't care what he drank...etc.) The structure and style of the story allows you to feel a part of the events that happen. First we get to know the Clutter family in great detail. We seem to learn everything we need to know about the lives of Herb, Bonnie, Nancy, and Kenyon: that Bonnie spends most of her days locked in her room or in treatment centers due to some mysterious psychological disorder, that Herb he prefers apples for breakfast, that Nancy is the perfect teenager, that Kenyon is a loner who likes to spend time in the basement working on inventions and building furniture. Once this knowledge is gained, the story begins to move back and forth between the events that take place in the lives of the Clutters just before their deaths and the events that take place in the lives of the assassins (their preparations for the Perfe... .. half of the paper...9 in the morning from which they were hanged is now part of the collections of the Kansas State Historical Society of Capote, that we ourselves are participants in the process. We only experience witness testimony when jurors and spectators do it themselves. Having the author reserve vital information so that we only learn what the community learns, when they learn it, gives us the opportunity to experience authentic emotions. as events unfold. In Cold Blood addresses a variety of issues, including whether a person's upbringing plays a role in criminal activity and whether the death penalty is right or wrong. It also addresses issues such as prejudice and religion. I feel like the decision in the case was right, but I also feel sorry for them.