Character profiles

Herbert Clutter-Methodist, doesn't drink, owns a farm, wealthy, four kids, one wife, 48 years old, healthy, just under 5'10, 154 pounds, hard worker, dark hair, glasses, graduated at KSU majored in agriculture, architect, serves on the Federal Farm Credit Board under Pres. Eisenhower

Bonnie Clutter-in and out of mental hospitals, bad back, does not sleep in same room as Mr Cutter, spents a lot of time in her bed,developed postnatal depression

Clutter Children

Eveanna-married, lives in Illinois, oldest child
Beverly-lives in Kansas City, studying to be a nurse, engaged to a bio student, second oldest,


Nancy-16,lives at home, dating Bobby Rupp, played Becky Thatcher in school production of Tom Sawyer, also called Bonnie, class president, she is very organized, good at cooking (winner at county fair), music player (piano, clarinet), straight A student, 4-H leader, Youth Methodists League, chest-nut hair color, pretty, lean, boyishly agile, short bobbed hair, has a gold watch, ring form Bobby(valued possession), bad habit:nail bitting, writes in a diary, fav pet catlikes to dance,


Kenyon-youngest only son 15, taller then Mr.Cutter, likes to work with carpentry and machines, weird kid, crewcut hair, 6ft tall, likes hunting, plays the baritone in school