Book Project #3 Summary

Book Project #3

Summary

            In a small town in Kansas there is a family who owns and runs the River Valley Farm. The Clutter family, those are the ones who own the River Valley Farm. Their family consists of Herbert, Nancy, Kenyon, Bonnie. All the way on the other side of the state, Dick and Perry; the two murderers slowly making their way to Holcomb. Before starting to travel, Dick and Perry clean themselves up before the drive. Dick is small, but athletic and Perry has a muscular upper body but small legs because of a bad motorcycle accident. On the trip, Dick and Perry stop to buy a few things. The buy rubber gloves and rope. The next morning, someone goes to the Clutter home and knocks on the door; they hear no answer and become worried that something might have happened. They go in and find the bodies. Meanwhile, Perry sleeps in a hotel while Dicks enjoys dinner with his family. He tells them that he and Perry were going to visit his sister. The investigation starts but no one is sure of the motive for the murders. People guess that the murderers were all close to the family because they seemed to have known the layout of the house pretty well in order to maneuver around the way that they did. People who live in Holcomb become worried because of the murders. No one feels safe in Holcomb. Dick and Perry are worried that they will be caught. They write hot checks from all of the money that they have and end up being caught because of that reason. The investigation gets a tip that someone has been writing these checks so they bear down and catch them. A long trial goes on until both of them are tried for different accounts of manslaughter and get the death sentence. Dick dies with no regrets and peacefully says that he understands the death penalty and accepts his death but Perry cries and tells them that he is very happy. They’re both hanged.