June 13

On the 13th in 1965, Truman Capote wrote the final word in his epic novel ‘In Cold Blood’ bringing to an end years of personal turmoil and battle with the English language.
Capote was moved to write the book after reading an article in the November 16, 1959, edition of The New York Times which said in part “A wealthy wheat farmer, his wife and their two young children were found shot to death today in their home. They had been killed by shotgun blasts at close range after being bound and gagged ... There were no signs of a struggle, and nothing had been stolen. The telephone lines had been cut.”