Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders The Gallows and the Novel (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

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Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders

The Gallows and the Novel (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Truman Capote's book languishes because he wants to end it with the executions but the executions are on hold during the appeals process. New interviews talk about the executions.

Directors

Joe Berlinger | Kahane Cooperman

Cinematographer

Michael Richard Martin

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 19, 2017

Release date

Nov 19, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Truman Capote Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Murder by Death (1976)
Gerald Clarke Self - Truman Capote Biographer Self - Truman Capote Biographer See fewer	Capote (2005)
Charles Shields Harper Lee Biographer Harper Lee Biographer See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Corbin Crable Self - Journalist and Professor Kansas City Self - Journalist and Professor Kansas City See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Don Cullivan Self - Friend of Perry Smith Self - Friend of Perry Smith See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Mike Russell Self - Journalist, KAKE News Self - Journalist, KAKE News See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Mitchell Jones Self - Psychiatrist (as Dr. Mitchell Jones) Self - Psychiatrist (as Dr. Mitchell Jones) See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Jerry Collins Self - Former Prison Guard Self - Former Prison Guard See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Charlie Troutner Self - President, Edgerton Historical Society Self - President, Edgerton Historical Society See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Linda LeBert-Corbello Self - Biographer of David Hickock, Dick's Brother Self - Biographer of David Hickock, Dick's Brother See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Art Wilson Self - News Director, KUPC (archive footage) Self - News Director, KUPC (archive footage) See fewer
Beth Tedrow Self - Friend of the Clutter Family Self - Friend of the Clutter Family See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Diana Edwards Self - Niece of Herb & Bonnie Clutter Self - Niece of Herb & Bonnie Clutter See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Marie Dewey Self - Al Dewey's Wife (archive footage) Self - Al Dewey's Wife (archive footage) See fewer
Steve Quakenbush Self - Executive Director Finney County Historical Society Self - Executive Director Finney County Historical Society See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Gwyneth Frack Self - Niece of Herb & Bonnie Clutter Self - Niece of Herb & Bonnie Clutter See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Richard Brooks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	In Cold Blood (1967)
Scott Wilson Self / Dick Self / Dick See fewer	The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Quincy Jones Self - Composer In Cold Blood Self - Composer In Cold Blood See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Connie Penick Self - Friend of Nancy Clutter Self - Friend of Nancy Clutter See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Brenda Currin Self - Nancy Clutter In Cold Blood Self - Nancy Clutter In Cold Blood See fewer	Daughter of the Bride (2023)
Gene Kirby Self - Manager Mount Muncie Cemetery Self - Manager Mount Muncie Cemetery See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Larry Thomas Self - KBI Assistant Director 1994-2010 Self - KBI Assistant Director 1994-2010 See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Paul Dewey Self - Son of Al Dewey Self - Son of Al Dewey See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Bob Rupp Self - Boyfriend of Nancy Clutter (voice) Self - Boyfriend of Nancy Clutter (voice) See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Larry Welch Self - Director, Kansas Bureau of Investigation 1994-2006 Self - Director, Kansas Bureau of Investigation 1994-2006 See fewer	A Crime to Remember (2013)
Kevin Bascue Self - Sheriff of Finney County Self - Sheriff of Finney County See fewer	Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017)
Luke Daigle Dick Hickock Dick Hickock See fewer	Chicago P.D. (2014)
Harper Lee Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)