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6. Hickock allegedly stole a '49 Chevy in Olathe, Kansas & drove 370 miles on Highway 35 to Holcomb, Kansas

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 10:19 AM

Jun 27

They stopped for gas at Garden City, not far from Holcomb.

I guess it's possible they hitchhiked on back roads in Kansas before they got to Olathe.

(I'm a big fan of Capote's book "In Cold Blood" too)

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