Richard Hickock

Richard Hickock
Kansas State Penitentiary - March, 1960
Born	Richard Eugene Hickock (1931-06-06)June 6, 1931 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1965(1965-04-14) (aged 33) Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas, U.S.
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Occupation(s)	Criminal, railroad worker, mechanic
Criminal status	Executed
Children	3
Motive	Robbery Eliminating witnesses
Conviction(s)	First degree murder (4 counts)
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Date	November 15, 1959
Country	United States
Location(s)	Holcomb, Kansas
Target(s)	Clutter family
Killed	4
Weapons	Shotgun 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.