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Home of In Cold Blood still debates death penalty
Kansas lawmakers revisit capital punishment in light of the famous Clutter family murders. The debate centers on restoring the death penalty as bills pass each house and a conference committee weighs differing versions. Gov. Finney opposes, while supporters cite the Clutter case as justification for swift, certain punishment. The state’s history shows alternating tolerance for execution dating from 1907 to 1976.
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Clutter
Kansas
Herb
Bonnie
Nancy
Kenyon
Truman Capote
David Heinemann
Holcomb
Joan Finney
Herb Clutter
Hickock
Smith
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Hickock and
James Latham
George York
Gallows
Capote
York
Latham
Heinemann
Alf.Landon
Supreme Court