In Cold Blood Resources

This was written on the 50th anniversary of the Clutter murders. We get to meet a 66-year-old Bobby Rupp, who reminisces about the killings.

Here's the whole story about the friendship between Capote and Harper Lee.

Here's a really complete biography of Capote, complete with awesome video, if you ever have to write an essay about him.

The IMDB site tells you everything you'd want to know about the original, Oscar-winning movie of In Cold Blood, released in 1967.

The made-for-television movie version of In Cold Blood from 1996. Ho hum.

Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Capote in this film about the writing of In Cold Blood. Critics thought he out-Capote'd Capote.

Another biopic, including the sordid last years of Capote's drug-addled life.

The Onion thinks so.

Here's Capote's obit in the New York Times. The cause of death was under investigation, but we know it was probably an overdose. Drugs are bad, m'kay?

In a 1965 book review of In Cold Blood, a UK book critic enthuses that the book's power is such that the book is more than a book, it's a "happening."

In The Story Behind a Nonfiction Novel,Truman Capote is interviewed by journalist George Plimpton about In Cold Blood. Capote states that, among other things, he trained himself not to need a tape recorder to remember the long, rambling dialogues or monologues of In Cold Blood. Believe that?

This article describes in detail the feud between the publicity-mad Capote and his more underground contemporary, William Burroughs, the author of Naked Lunch. It was one of many feuds that Capote privately encouraged.

Capote discusses capital punishment with William F. Buckley and says that he is against it because it's unfairly applied, and because of the endless appeals systems, which renders the whole system "inhumane and cruel." So, are we right? Once you see the real Capote on video, doesn't Philip Seymour Hoffman nail this character?

A part of PBS's "American Masters" series, devoted to the life and career of Truman Capote, includes a section on In Cold Blood.

Hey, Hollywood.

Bloody hatpin, anyone?

In case you didn't believe it was real.