### Herbert Clutter
- owns River Valley Farm
- - four children - two daughters (Eveanna + anon) + Nancy + Kenyon
+ - four children - two daughters (Eveanna + Beverly) + Nancy + Kenyon
- successful - owns large property
- "I'm not as poor as I look"
- devout Methodist
## Alvin Dewey
- Investigator for Kansas Bureau of Investigation
-- wife Marie, two sons
+- wife Marie (stenographer), two sons
- murders Clutters with Perry Smith
- "Dick, the practical Dick"
- appears confident
+- married twice, had three sons
+- calls Perry "honey"
### Perry Smith
### Willie-Jay
- assistant to prison chaplain
- respects and mentors Perry
- - robbery?
+
+### Minor characters
+
+- Myrtle Clare - postmistress
+
+### Suspects
+- John Jnr/Snr
+- Mr. Smith
++- robbery?