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Dick and Perry were friends in jail. Dick and Perry both kill the Clutter family together. After this they went to Mexico to try and find a new living.

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His parents said he was last scene before he went to Fort Scout.

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"The motive being a psychopathic hatred, or possibly a combination of hatred and thievery" (pg 95)

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Dicks parents did not like Perry. Since Dick got out of jail he was not suppose to be talking to anyone he met in jail, but he still associated with Perry. Dicks parents also said that Perry encouraged Dick to begin writing false checks. The gun Dick used to kill the Clutters was purchased on credit and it was under his parents name.(pg 103. 10) His parents were very nice and honest people so nobody really wanted to prosecute Dick out of respect for his parents. (pg 103)

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Dick stole his neighbors hunting rifle and was sentenced to 17 months in jail. (pg 102) His first arrest occurred when he was 18. He had several confinements in institutions and children detention centers, (pg 115)

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Floyd and dick shared a cell when they were both in jail together.  "We celled together I guess a month. June and part of July." (pg 99) Floyd was the one that told Dick about Mr.Clutters business but didn't thing that Dick would actually kill him.

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The gun he owned matched the murder weapon. He told Wells of his plan to kill the Clutter family. His boot print was found at the scene.

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Dick was a vert well rounded athlete. He played football, basketball and baseball.  A pretty good student, too, with A marks in several subjects. History. Mechanical drawing. After he graduated high school, he wanted to attend college and major in engineering but he did not have enough money to pay for tuition. He married his ex-wife carol at 19 when she was 16. They had 3 sons together. He went to jail for 17 months for stealing his neighbors rifle. (pg 102)