Clutter family home for sale.
I was meandering around the internet the other day and discovered that the Clutter family home in Holcomb, Kansas (which is near the towns where I went school as a youth and the town my parents currently live) is for sale.
http://www.faulknerrealestate.com/index.cfm?show=10&mid=430
I note it because it’s interesting to see the house and interior now, after having seen all the horrific photos of it as a crime scene. Here are some photos:
*A note-I tried to get these photos to align right and I seem to be missing something, but I can’t figure out what. My apologies.
One of the bedrooms:
Another bedroom:
A modern look down the tree path that leads to the home, which was so aptly described in Truman Capote’s book:
And a look into the basement, where Herb Clutter was killed:
It’s a very lovely home, and the current owners (since 1990), the Maders, are the third owners. I hope that some family can make it their own and erase some of that bad “vibes”, for lack of a better word.
Related, while I was looking for some other photos for this post, I also found this:
http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2005/apr/03/in_cold_blood_a_legacy_in_photos/
It’s a photo essay in the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World commemorating the 40th anniversary of the book. Included are several photos highlighting the fun and functional parts of the home-which Herb Clutter designed and built himself.
This is a link to the entire series featured in the LJWorld-definitely a must-read for anyone who is interested in the story:
http://ljworld.com/specials/incoldblood/
And finally, this is a great story from that series about the Clutter home:
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Is this house still for sale?
Last I checked-and it’s been about a month-it was.
You mentioned that you’ve seen the clutter crime scene photos. I’ve been all over the web and cant seem to find them. Can you provide any info?
I think the photos I mentioned were a part of an A&E Special on the murders. And as I recall, there were only a few of them.
is this house still for sale?
Hi,
Reading thru the posts, I see that someone else is having a difficult time finding any type of crime scene photos. I teach a criminal justice class on infamous crimes in the 20th century and have taught about the Clutter murders and Capote’s time in Holcomb. If anyone could point me towards a site with the photo’s (thye pics that were used in the “A & E” show would be fine)it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.
I am not sure they are available online. But I did find out that the Finney County Library (in Garden City, Kansas) has a nice big digital file of photos related to the case. I didn’t have time to go through them all, but if you’re really desperate, that might be a good place to call and ask.
Here is one link to file photos related to the Clutter murder.
http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2005/apr/03/in_cold_blood_a_legacy_in_photos/
http://bookchase.blogspot.com/2007/05/in-cold-blood.html
Someone posted footage of a visit to Holcomb… Brief view of crime scene photos @ 2:45
Hello! How much was the house on the market for? And is it still for sale do you know?
I think its a very interesting piece of proptery considering that herb built it!
The Finney County Sheriff’s Office needs to give up the dirt as I’m sure they have the crime scene photographs.