Holcomb, Kansas

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Holcomb
Finney County Kansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Holcomb Highlighted.svg
Location in county and state
Basic data
State : United States
State : Kansas
County : Finney County
Coordinates : 37 ° 59 ′  N , 100 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′  N , 100 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,094 (as of 2010)
Population density : 698 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.0 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.0 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 879 m
Postal code : 67851
Area code : +1 620
FIPS : 20-32575
GNIS ID : 0471611
Website : www.cityofholcomb.org
Mayor : Gary Newman Jr.

Holcomb is a city in the western US state of Kansas with 2,094 inhabitants (as of 2010). The city is located near Garden City in Finney County .

Clutter murder case

The small town gained notoriety on November 15, 1959, when the Clutter family - Herbert, 48, Bonnie (45), Nancy (16) and Kenyon (15) - were found murdered in their home, just outside of Holcomb. The sensational quadruple murder made headlines nationwide. Two ex-prison inmates - Dick Hickock and Perry Smith - were caught as perpetrators, convicted and hanged to death in 1965.

The American writer and journalist Truman Capote wrote the factual novel in cold blood about the events in Holcomb , which became the pioneer of New Journalism and at the same time a bestseller. The book was first filmed in 1967 and has been filmed several times since then.

Personalities