Alvin Dewey

Alvin Dewey
Born Alvin Adams Dewey
(1912-09-10)10 September 1912
Murdock, Kansas, United States
Died 6 November 1987(1987-11-06) (aged 75)
Garden City, Kansas, United States
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Marie Bellocq

Alvin Adams Dewey (September 10, 1912 – November 6, 1987)[1] was a special agent of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Early life

Dewey was born in Murdock, Kansas, on September 10, 1912, to Alvin Adams Dewey Sr (6 September 1879 – 26 January 1948), originally from Illinois, and Nellie E. Dewey (née Butler; 21 August 1885 – 15 October 1968).

Career

Dewey is most known for his role as the chief investigator of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family[2] in Holcomb, Kansas, a case made famous by Truman Capote's 1966 book In Cold Blood. He worked to find the killers, Perry Edward Smith and Richard Hickock, in late 1959, before they were found on 30 December of that year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dewey had previously worked as a Kansas state trooper, as an FBI special agent,[3] and as the sheriff of Finney County.

Personal life

Dewey was married to Marie Louise Dewey (née Bellocq; 22 June 1919 – 6 May 2002) and resided in Garden City for most of his life.

References

  1. ↑ "Alvin Adams Dewey, II". findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alvin Dewey Dies". The New York Times. 8 November 1987. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alvin A. Dewey". www.gcpd.org. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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