The Clutter Family Murders | Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

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In 1959 the state of Kansas was absolutely shocked to find that one of its most prominent and well-liked families, The Clutters, had been murdered. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, two convicts that had recently been released from prison were the ones responsible. Both had been told by a fellow inmate while incarcerated that the Clutter family had a large amount of cash stashed in a safe on their property. The two broke into the family home and searched for the safe, they then woke up the family when they couldn't find it, tortured and murdered them one by one. Thank you to exquisite David White for research assistance.
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@samanthalyles-porch1456 Жыл бұрын

I was led to y’all after my coworker told about you two. I listen to y’all on iHeart radio. Thank you for being awesome and to be delightfully surprised by the fact that Bailey was on your podcast!! She’s the first person that I started watching on KZfaq. A friend of baileys is a friend of mine.❤❤❤

@Jimmbobbin Жыл бұрын

Will you guys ever start recording a video podcast? I would love to see y’all’s faces/real-time reactions

@kellyconway5863 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think they answer questions 😢

@karinarz612 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video podcast from you! I always imagine Ash's expressions when she goes like "wtf!" haha

@car0line321 Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, I love being apart of the first group to subscribe to a new KZfaq channel! Ilygsm! 💕😊

@thetallypod Жыл бұрын

You two ladies rock! So funny and so insightful... I look forward to our time together ❤

@DanielLee-yu1li 8 ай бұрын

The car Smith and Hickock drove to the Clutters wasn't stolen,it was Dick's. They were arrested in a stolen car in Las Vegas

@ngilpatrick 10 ай бұрын

I raised my son in olathe... great job with your correction. No one ever gets it right so don't feel bad 😂

@socaldeb 9 ай бұрын

Also, you two should totally cover: "Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance." So VERY SAD.

@Bravelle 3 ай бұрын

Being nice to the prey like a cat and mouse game

@KristeenyWeeny Жыл бұрын

I love playing the Sims lol thank you for saying its self care because sometimes I feel bad for spending so much time playing 😅

@Lisa-lj1hq 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always wondered why they didn’t have a couple of big dogs at their farm to alert them of visitors . First line of defense out in the country. This story has always haunted me. I think because things like this didn’t happen too often in the 50’s I am guessing. Horrible, I read Truman Capotes novel when I was pretty young , my first obsession with true crime! The original movie made was pretty eerie, black and white film and a very young Robert Blake in the role of Perry Smith.

@user-lh9pj5px3i 5 ай бұрын

The author embellished. He called it "art"

@mikayla599 Жыл бұрын

There's a family in my hometown that got murdered in January 2020. The son killed his mom and three siblings as they all got home from work/school. The plan was to kill the dad when he got home from work but was unsuccessful. Trials are still going on, the boy will not say why he did it. Just that he was going to kill his family, not himself though.

@mikayla599 Жыл бұрын

I'll eventually send in a full story. I just haven't had time to sit down and fully research it.

@bobbyward8712 Жыл бұрын

And I guess he's in prison eating free food,free medical,free tv,free bed not like back in 1950s they killed back then and got hung not sitting in prison for years...Always say You kill and you need to be killed

@robynvanhorn5602 11 ай бұрын

We have a guy in my home town that has murdered 3! Women He is a judges son and the FBI was called in many years later but oh his uncle was the coroner at the time. He also raped a girl at the Laundromat years later. It's all who you know 🤬😡

@starburst22 6 ай бұрын

If this case was in Utah I totally remember it. I thought it was shocking

@eileenann1510 Жыл бұрын

you tube seems to have un- subbed me. i hope everyone checks that theirs didn't get un subbed too! love ya girlys 💕

@cegould191 Жыл бұрын

Not to be that guy but your research is a bit off perry smith stabbed herb first and then dick did it after and perry did it after dick said they needed to do so if you search you can find the tapes the police made of the interview they sound isn't great but they both admit perry stabbed him in the neck then dick put the knife back in the same spot

@angelsgranny 5 ай бұрын

Are those taped recordings from Kansas or Las Vegas? Just wondering where to search for them.

@cegould191 5 ай бұрын

@@angelsgranny Vegas if I remember correctly

@angelsgranny 5 ай бұрын

@@cegould191 Thank You! ❤️

@suzannebrady6201 Жыл бұрын

Ok.. too many “F” words . Very juvenile

@amyh8621 4 ай бұрын

So agree.

@victoriageiger6267 3 ай бұрын

Omg I wanted to hear the story of the murder not idle stories about target and sims

@Jess-yb4xr Ай бұрын

Man, I think I'm going to have to stop watching their podcast, I love it but one of the things I love is the suspense and they often insist upon ruining the entire episode before they even start. They do this in almost every single episode, just tell you everything that's about to happen and it's just super disappointing. It would be such a good podcast if they didn't do this and just told the story without telling you the ending before they start even telling the story. Oh well, moving on to look for a different true crime podcast. When I found Morbid I thought I had found something to watch after going through all of Mr. Ballen but nope, keep looking!