A Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature
Criminal Behaviorology
\nA Critical Look at In Cold Blood: The True Crime Novel as a Work of Literature
\nAfter meeting writer Nicolas Tredell in 2018, I found him to have a keen understanding of true crime, writing, and history. He has edited a new book focusing on the Truman Capote novel, In Cold Blood. We discuss the infamous Clutter family murder as written about in Capote\u2019s world-famous work, as well as in multiple film and television adaptations, as well as the influence of such a style of writing.
\nShow Highlights:
\n- The Clutter family murder in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. The shocking nature of such a crime in its time as compared to today.
\n- The psychology of the perpetrators, Smith and Hickock. The \u201cfolie \xe0 deux\u201d (\u201cmadness for two\u201d) element in this murder. The social-psychological factors involved.
\n- The very pertinent issues in this case, impacting us to this day, including insanity as a defense, the death penalty, and so forth.
\n- What is appealing regarding this case and Truman Capote\u2019s book, In Cold Blood.
\n- The cross-cutting technique in Capote\u2019s writing and other prescient features that are hallmarks of modern true crime and fiction stories.
\n- What is special about the true crime novel as literature and why true crime remains so popular.
\n- The accuracy of these kinds of based-on-a-true-story type novels and movies. Can such a genre ever be completely accurate, or is some embellishment necessary to truly convey the ideas?
\n- Capote\u2019s possible insight into how our changing world was relevant to the Kansas murders. Crimes motivated for self-esteem.
\n- How our modern life, highway travel, technology, and other factors all contribute to crimes manifested in new ways.
\nCritical Insights: In Cold Blood, Edited by Nicolas Tredell (2020):
\nhttps://salempress.com/book/critical-insights-in-cold-blood
\nThe Clutter Family Murder:
\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutter_family_murders
\nIn Cold Blood (1967):
\nhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061809/
\nIn Cold Blood (1996):
\nhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116619/
\nCapote (2005):
\nhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379725/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
\nInfamous (2006):
\nhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420609/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
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