Hickock and Smith are executed by hanging from "summary" of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
On April 14, Hickock and Smith were led to the gallows. The gallows were constructed inside the prison walls, a stark and grim structure that cast a shadow over the witnesses gathered to witness the execution. The two men were dressed in their best clothes, a strange juxtaposition against the solemnity of the occasion. As they stood on the gallows, the reality of their impending fate seemed to finally sink in. The hangman proceeded with his duty, carefully placing the nooses around the necks of Hickock and Smith. The silence that enveloped the scene was deafening, broken only by the sound of the trapdoors opening beneath the men's feet. In an instant, their bodies dropped, and the ropes tightened, bringing an abrupt end to their ...
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