In November 1959, the four-member Clutter family is brutally murdered in Holcomb, Kansas. A few weeks later, the perpetrators Dick Hickock and Perry Smith are captured while on the run. Truman Capote learns about the crime from the New York Times and decides to investigate at the crime scene. He speaks with acquaintances and friends of the family as well as with the police. Eventually, he gets the opportunity to talk to the two murderers. Over time, he manages to establish such a closeness with them that they allow him precise insights into their souls. Almost six years after their crime, he accompanies them to the gallows. Capote's outstanding reconstruction of a murder became a sensation and established a new literary genre: the nonfiction novel. In breathtaking language, he narrates how people become murderers. With In Cold Blood, Capote achieved a significant milestone.