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Podcast: 10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Episode: In Cold Blood
Description: “I didn't want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat.”— Perry Smith"The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call 'out there'." That's Truman Capote’s famous opening sentence of his bestselling novel based on real events, In Cold Blood.The Clutters lived in the exact the heart of the America. Their harmonious lives, which were filled with social meetings, picnics and church events, were interrupted one bloo...