![]() A box had been moved from one end of the basement to the other to give Herb Clutter a more comfortable seat, and Kenyon had been given a pillow to lie on before he was murdered on the chest he built himself. Nancy and Bonnie were covered with blankets up to their chins, "tucked in" either before or after they were killed. ![]() ![]() Still another puzzle piece that baffles investigators is the positioning of the Clutter family's bodies. (Capote makes it clear that Dick and Perry have possession of both Kenyon's radio and Herb Clutter's binoculars.) Finally, footprints, with a diamond shaped shoe pattern, are discovered in the basement, where Herb and Kenyon Clutter were murdered. But when locals hear that Kenyon's radio is gone, the townspeople presume that robbery was a motive, after all. Robbery was quickly disregarded as a motive for the crime, as Herb Clutter was infamous for having no cash on hand. Police also note that Kenyon's Zenith radio is missing. Police discover a gold wristwatch tucked into Nancy's shoe, indicating that she heard the intruders and attempted to hide her valuables before they found to her. What Perry doesn't tell Dick is that his dream always ends the same way: with a giant bird, a "sort of parrot" arriving to save Perry, conquering whoever might be hurting Perry and then taking him to heaven.īack in Holcomb, the murder investigation continues. He begins to pick the diamonds but is attacked by a giant snake that guards the tree. In this dream, as Perry gets closer to the tree, he sees that it has diamonds hanging from it like fruit. Perry reveals to Dick that he has a reoccurring dream in which he is in Africa, where he approaches a tree that smells terrible but looks beautiful. Perry reflects on his life of crime, which mainly consists of petty thievery and breaking and entering. Perry's sister and brother both committed suicide, while a second sister established a good life for herself with a husband and children. Perry is eventually reunited with his father, and they tried to start a hunting lodge, but when the business failed, Perry and his father went separate ways after an intense physical fight during which Perry felt the need to nearly choke his father to death. Later, Perry was left in children's homes where he was horrifically abused, mainly by nuns. His childhood was pleasant until his mother began drinking and abandoned her husband, taking the children with her. Bobby Rupp, Nancy's boyfriend, faces more police interrogation but is eventually ruled out as a suspect - this despite the fact that he has the only reasonable motive to harm the Clutters, that of losing Nancy to her father's disapproval.Ĭapote reveals details of Perry's childhood. Holcomb is a town where people traditionally know and trust one another, but now its residents keep lights on at all hours, lock their doors, and suspect everyone else. Dick uses phony checks to get both cash and to buy merchandise, which he can sell somewhere else.īack in Holcomb, the murders have an epic impact on the town. Dick goes to Mexico reluctantly and finances the trip by writing bad checks (which he calls "hanging paper"). Perry and Dick have gone to Mexico, as much to avoid arrest or suspicion as to fulfill Perry's desire to go skin diving and to search for treasure. They clean up the home and scrub it of all of the unpleasant reminders of the crime itself. Herbert Clutter's three closest friends arrive at the Clutter home after the bodies have been removed and the police finish their initial investigation.
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