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In Cold Blood Journal 3

After the murders are revealed it goes into the trial of the case. The trial was held at the Finney County Courthouse. It kind of was an unfair trial becasue the judge and jury new all of the victims. It goes into the the lawyers and the courtcase. The prosecution of the trail was based on the confessions that Perry Smith had given to the police. Also all of the evidence that was found was a huge break in the case. The police found eveidence such as footprints from the killers and stolen items that they had taken from the Clutter house.
Smith and Hickock tried to pled temporarily insanity. But a court doctor had proved that the two men were legaally sane. According to Kansas law this meant they understood right from wrong while committing their crimes. They even broufght in expert witnesses to testify against the men. They said that they were sane while committing the crimes. Smith and Hickocks lawyers filed appeals and wanted thme to be admitted into a psyscheatric hospital but that was quicly denied.
They were sentened to death row, and just five years after they were in prison both of the men were executed by being hanged from the gallows, for the murders againts the Clutter family. The men even had a last meal and both of them requested to eat shrimp, french fries, garlic bread, ice cream and strawberries with whipped cream. Both of them dieing at a young age. Hickock was 33 years old at the time of his death and Smith was 36.

posted by myles @ 5:05 PM