ICB Part 2 Questions

Question 1

Who is viewed suspiciously because he and his wife claim to not have heard or seen anything the night of the murder?

Answer 1

Alfred Stoecklein

Question 2

The lead investigator is

Answer 2

Alfred Dewey

Question 3

How many people does the lead investigator believe are involved in the murders?

Answer 3

at least two

Question 4

What do residents of Holcomb and Garden City do now that they have never done before?

Answer 4

start locking their doors

Question 5

What upsets Perry about the newspaper article that he reads about the murders?

Answer 5

there was a grammatical error

Question 6

What claim seems to be most important about the murders to Dick?

Answer 6

they were able to commit murder without leaving evidence behind

Question 7

Before the murder when they stop for gas, why does Perry take so long in the restroom at the gas station? (from Part 1)

Answer 7

his legs are causing him pain

Question 8

Who does Perry say can link them to the crime?

Answer 8

Floyd Wells

Question 9

How does Dick get cash?

Answer 9

He writes bad checks for over the amount of the sale to get cash back

Question 10

How is Bobby Rupp cleared as a suspect?

Answer 10

He takes a polygraph test and passes it

Question 11

Who asks the townspeople to forgive the killer and to trust each other again?

Answer 11

Mr. Clutters brother

Question 12

What habit of Perry’s does Dick find very strange?

Answer 12

He wets the bed

Question 13

Where are Perry and Dick when the picture of Perry is taken that shows “unflawed fulfillment”?

Answer 13

Mexico on a boat

Question 14

What do they find in the car of the man who broke into the Clutter home?

Answer 14

a .12 gauge shotgun and a hunting knife

Question 15

Why does Perry decide to stay with Dick even after the money runs out in Mexico?

Answer 15

Perry superstitiously felt that if they stayed together the consequences of their crime would not be as bad.

Question 16

What item that connects him to the crime does Perry mail to himself in Las Vegas?

Answer 16

a pair of boots

Question 17

How does Mr. Hendricks know that wherever Herb Clutter is in the house he is not there willingly? (from Part 1)

Answer 17

Mr. Clutter is without the glasses that he needs to see.

Question 18

In which branch of the military did Perry serve?

Answer 18

Army

Question 19

According to Tex Smith, how does Perry react when he is treated unkindly?

Answer 19

with violence

Question 20

Who are Tex and Flo, the rodeo act?

Answer 20

Perry’s parents

Question 21

Perry’s mother was

Answer 21

Native American

Question 22

What award did Perry win while serving in the Korean War?

Answer 22

Bronze Star

Question 23

Perry’s first arrest was

Answer 23

For goods stolen from an office store

Question 24

How did Perry’s mother most likely die?

Answer 24

alcoholism

Question 25

Who does Barbara, Perry’s sister, blame for Perry’s problems?

Answer 25

Perry

Question 26

How has life changed for Alvin Dewey?

Answer 26

He is obsessed with the crime, and his wife will no longer move to the country.

Question 27

What are Perry and Dic looking for as they wait on the side of the road after their return from Mexico?

Answer 27

a car with a solitary driver

Question 28

What do the death certificates state was the cause of death for all of the Clutters?

Answer 28

homicide by person or persons unknown

Question 29

The majority of KBI agents also believes two people killed the family. What is the onedoubt they have about this theory?

Answer 29

cannot believe that two people could both reach the level of rage necessary to kill an entire family.