The Birth of True Crime : Richard Hickock & Perry Smith
Mar 24, 2025•44 min•Season 20Ep. 17
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Season 20 : Killed For Money
Richard Hickock and Perry Smith came up with a plan to rob the Clutter family of $10,000. The thought they could get away with it by leaving no witnesses behind, but they were caught and their story turned into a book that birthed the true crime genre.
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Richard Hickock and Perry Smith came up with a plan to rob the Clutter family of $10,000. The thought they could get away with it by leaving no witnesses behind, but they were caught and their story turned into a book that birthed the true crime genre.
Get $40 off a pair of Heavys H1H headphones today: https://bit.ly/Monsters-Heavys
For more stories of the worst people on earth, visit our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thisisMONSTERS
You can check out my person vlog here: https://www.youtube.com/@jileswithaj
You can check out my other channel Sinister here: https://www.youtube.com/@SomewhereSinister or as a podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/somewhere-sinister
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