In Cold Blood

I have recently began reading In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote. The setting takes place in Holcomb, Kansas, a small town home to 270, where four out of the six members of the Clutter family are killed "in cold blood". With no clear motive and no clues residents of the small town are left questioning their neighbors. Because this is one of the first books based on a historical event that I have read the reading experience is going to be much different.

For one, I already know the outcome of the story which is that four members of the Clutter family are killed and the two killers are also killed. Therefore, as I read I'm going to try to fill in the blanks such as the motives of the killers and the steps they took in order to kill the four members. It will also be interesting to see how the author (Truman Capote) writes his book off of the historical events. For example, what parts does he add between unknown sequences in the case. As for the story, I predict that there was a reason for the killing however it may be one that everyone overlooked.