Part 1 of In Cold Blood, The Last to See Them Alive, describes Holcomb, Kansas. Holcomb is a small town of mostly farmers. Holcomb is a quiet community, described as, "...a lonesome area that other Kansans call 'out there'" (3). Readers are also introduced to the Clutter family, who are later the victims of a brutal murder. Herb Clutter, Bonnie Clutter, Nancy Clutter, and Kenyon Clutter live on a large farm known as River Valley Farm in Holcomb. As they go about their daily routines, they have no idea that two criminals are heading their way. The murderers are Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, two petty criminals. Most of this first section of the book is focused on the Clutter family and the ordinariness of their lives. The reader is aware that something bad is headed their way, but does not know exactly what will happen or when. Capote writes that Herb Clutter, "...headed for home and the day's work, unaware that it would be his last" (13).