The book that invented true crime was written by a man who fell in love with a killer.
To write In Cold Blood (1966), a nonfiction novel that revolutionized world literature, Truman Capote (1924-84) spent five years in Kansas researching the murder of members of the Clutter family and collecting the confidences of its two authors.
Writing
Capote's prose dissected—every comma was a calculated choice
Direction
Two directors, one obsession: they get why Truman couldn't quit
Director
Frédéric Bas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Capote never finished another book after In Cold Blood; he told interviewers the Clutters took his talent with them.
This 2024 French documentary arrives as true crime dominates streaming—debating whether Capote's 'new journalism' created a monster.
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