ICB Part 3 Questions Flashcards
What former employee of River Valley Farm gave details of the property to his cellmate, Dick Hickock?
Floyd Wells
Dick’s mother doesn’t blame her son for his behavior; instead, she blames?
Perry
Floyd Wells doesn’t tell the police what he knows for what TWO (choose TWO) reasons?
He didn’t want to be a snitch, and he was worried he would be charged as an accomplice.
Which of the two men does Dewey’s wife, Marie, see as a stereotypical criminal?
Dick
Dick’s father blames Dick’s life of crime on what arrest event?
Being arrested for stealing a neighbor’s gun
Where do Mrs. Hickock and Mr. Hickock think Perry and Dick were the weekend of the murder?
Fort Scott to visit Perry’s sister and get some money she has for him.
When the police are interviewing the Hickocks, what important item do they see in their home?
A shotgun that is the same type used in the murders
What does Dick plan to say to Perry to indicate when to attack the driver of the car they plan to hijack?
Hey Perry, pass me a match
Why is Barbara afraid of her brother, Perry?
The last time she saw him, he got angry and shoved her agaist a wall.
What plan does Dick have that to Perry is a “crazy-man stunt” ?
Return to Kansas City to pass more bad checks
What do Dick and Perry see illuminated in the light of Dick’s match?
A car with the key in the ignition
Why does Dewey keep the information he learned a secret from the public?
Because there is the possiblity that the subjects are innocent.
Why are people prohibited from discussing the case in Hartman’s Cafe or the post office?
The Clutter case becasue it is causing so much division in the community.
With whom does Dick wish he could talk about the murders?
His parents
Which is NOT something that Dick did so that he and Perry could leave for Florida?
Ask his exwife for money
In Dewey’s daydream, who does he see alive?
Herb Clutter with Perry and Dick
How does Dewey find out the new license plate on Dick and Perry’s car?
A suspicious salesman wrote down the license plate number.
What does the reader learn from the scene on the beach with the young girl?
That Dick is a pedophile
What is symbolized by the state of the Clutter home when Bobby runs there on Christmas Day?
Holcomb has lost its innocence, and is slowly dying.
What is Dick planning to do before he and Perry are arrested?
pretend to be an Air Force officer and leave Perry
Where are Dick and Perry arrested?
Las Vegas, NV
What did Dick do during the interrogation to attempt to charm the detectives?
smiled a lot to disarm them
What does the age of Dick’s brides reveal about him?
He likes younger girls/women
How does Nye know that Dick is lying about his visit to Perry’s sister in Fort Scott?
Perry has never had a sister who lived/lives in Fort Scott
Who figures out first that the “living witness” is Floyd Wells?
Dick
What does Nye claim connects Dick and Perry to the crime?
Shoe print evidence from the crime scene
Why is Holcomb in shock that someone confessed?
They believed it was someone local.
Why does Perry confess all the details of the murder?
When Perry learns the detectives know the story of him killing a man in Las Vegas with a bike chain, he knows Dick has confessed because he has only told that story to Dick.
Who believed Herb Clutter when he said he did not have a safe?
Perry
When he took stolen items out to the car he almost left the Clutter home, why didn’t Perry leave?
He felt involved like it was a story, and he felt compelled to see how it ended.
What actions show that Dewey believed that one of the murderers had a “strange sympathy” for the victims?
Kenyon had a pillow under his head, and Herb Clutter’s body was found on a mattress box.
Perry kills
the men (Kenyon and Herb)
Dick kills
the women (Bonnie and Nancy)
What is the difference between the confessions of Dick and Perry?
Dick says Perry killed them all, and Perry says they each killed two of the victims.
How does the crowd react when Dick and Perry are brought to the Garden City jail?
They are silent
How much money did Dick and Perry get from the “big score” at the Clutter home?
Between 40-50$
