Characters from In Cold Blood

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mrs. Hideo Ashida - This woman is the wife of a Japanese tenant farmer in Holcomb who makes the fateful statement, "I can't imagine you afraid. No matter what happened, you'd talk your way out of it."

Roy Church - This man is also known as "Curly," due to his baldness. He is the oldest of the four main KBI agents assigned to the case this book focuses on.

Beverly Clutter - This woman is the second eldest in her family and was away from home at the time of the murders, visiting...
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