Richard Hickock

Richard Hickock
Kansas State Penitentiary - March, 1960
Born
Richard Eugene Hickock

(1931-06-06)June 6, 1931
DiedApril 14, 1965(1965-04-14) (aged 33)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Occupation(s)Criminal, railroad worker, mechanic
Criminal statusExecuted
Children3
MotiveRobbery
Eliminating witnesses
Conviction(s)First degree murder (4 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
DateNovember 15, 1959
CountryUnited States
Location(s)Holcomb, Kansas
Target(s)Clutter family
Killed4 (didn’t directly kill any member of the family but assisted in the crime)
WeaponsShotgun
Knife
Date apprehended
December 30, 1959

Richard Eugene Hickock (June 6, 1931 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. Along with Perry Edward Smith, Hickock took part in the burglary and multiple murder at the Clutter family farmhouse.