Study Task 01: In Cold Blood Author Research

Truman Capote pioneered the true genre of none fiction, 'In Cold Blood' is considered one of the first non fiction novels in the modern era.
He travelled to Kansas before the murderers were caught to write about the murders as the crime and the impact fascinated him. He interviewed many of the local residents and also the murderers, who he formed an unusual friendship with when they were eventually arrested (6 weeks after the murders happened).
It took him six years to write the novel which was an immediate hit when it was published in 1966, after reading it many people wondered if Capote's friendship with Smith and Hickock (the murderers) influenced the tone of the novel.