10. Truman Capote: The Socialite, the Shooting, and the Suicide

A glamorous but ostracized socialite shoots her husband in their home one night but claims she thought he was a prowler. High society (mostly) takes her word for it…until Truman Capote, the author of the first true crime novel, In Cold Blood, reminds the public of the Woodwards’ fraught relationship and accuses Ann of murder by writing a vicious short story about her. This is part 1, which focuses on Capote’s own tumultuous life. All images are publicly accessible through Google.com and are included here through Fair Use. Please subscribe here and on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. And if you like the show, please consider supporting it at   / classafelons   and receive goods and benefits in exchange for your patronage. Please, respectful commentary only. Sources and recommended reading: Capote, Truman. Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel. Random House, 1987. Clarke, Gerald. Capote: A Biography. Simon and Schuster, 1988. Davis, Deborah. Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball. Wiley, 2010. Gopnik, Adam. “Aftertaste.” The New Yorker, 14 Mar 2004. Kashner, Sam. “Capote’s Swan Dive.” Vanity Fair, 15 Nov 2012.