If you're interested in the Clutter family murders, you might find this of interest.

[raccoon]

An interview with Nancy Clutter's boyfriend, Bob (called Bobby in IN COLD BLOOD) Rupp.


High school sweetheart recalls the day his life changed forever

Bob Rupp maintains resilient spirit through years of living with memories

By Melissa Lee - Special to the Journal-World

April 3, 2005

Gently, without words, he props the picture frames on the kitchen countertop, so close they're touching. One contains a black-and-white photograph of a young man, with dark hair, a strong jaw and a full lower lip. The other photo shows a girl, smiling tentatively and brushing her smooth face with a white-gloved hand. It's his junior college picture, his wife's engagement portrait.
Standing at the counter, the man silently studies the photos as he sips water from a Dixie cup. The jaw is still strong, the lips still full. But he admits that 40 years have taken their toll. They've weakened his hearing, slowed his walk and loosened his face, creasing it with wrinkles. Suddenly, Bob Rupp smiles.

"See? I used to have hair," he jokes, rolling his eyes toward the thin, white patches that remain. He winks. From the kitchen table, his wife, Coleen, waves a dismissive hand. "Oh, Bob," she says. Then she stands and walks to the counter. "Well! I used to be thin!"
The teenage sweethearts fill their small Holcomb kitchen with unspoken memories as they nudge their thumbs along the wooden frames and smile.

He pauses. Then, unprompted, he speaks. "You know," he says, slowly and quietly, "Nancy was really pretty."

And she was. Brown hair, curled at the ends, sparkling eyes, a wide, girlish smile. She had an easy laugh, and there wasn't a mean bone in her body. She was in 4-H, went to church every Sunday and made top grades. Until her murder at age 16, Nancy Clutter was everyone's friend.


http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/apr/03/high_school_sweetheart/