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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: In a small Kansas town, two men splurged on supplies and discussed how to pull off the perfect crime.
Chapter 3: Neighbors discovered a grisly scene at the home, where family members were all bound, gagged, and shot.
Chapter 4: State investigators assumed control of the murder case, and media frenzy followed.
Chapter 5: A 'ghost' seen at the crime scene was believed a prime suspect, but he proved to be nothing more than a drifting trespasser.
Chapter 6: A radio broadcast reminded a prison inmate of a talk that inspired the Kansas crime.
Chapter 7: Perry was a complex man with a checkered past, whom Dick viewed as a 'natural killer.'
Chapter 8: An itinerant salesman gave the two murderers a lift in Nebraska, but he was spared by a twist of fate.
Chapter 9: The killers were at last cornered after foolishly returning to Kansas to run another slick con job.
Chapter 10: After discovering there was no safe hidden in the Clutter house, no hoarded riches to take, Perry began the murderous spree.
Description
In Cold Blood (1966) tells the true story of a multiple murder that baffled both police and the public in 1959. These blinks recount how investigators gradually unraveled a meticulous yet simple plan devised by two criminals without scruples or remorse.
Who Should Listen
- Fans of suspense or crime novels
- Anyone interested in criminal psychology
- Readers curious about how the true crime genre got started