Dick and Perry are used as a representation of an evil to contrast the innocence and unlikelihood that the Clutter’s depict in this story. The authorities, in one scenario, describe them in a seemingly unfair manner calling one insane and the other just crazy. Dewey explains, “assuming the he was an ordinary man, ordinary except that he had a quirk, and insane grudge against the Clutters, or one of the Clutters—where did he find a partner, someone crazy enough to help him” (83)? This description of the killers, Dick and Perry, helps provide a base for their motives as well as proclaim that this could never have happened if there wasn’t a mental problem with either of them. The family is seen very much as purely innocent. Detective Nye also figures out from asking others that “‘Of all the people in all the world, the Clutters were the least likely to be murdered’” (85). This statement could be no clearer is proclaiming the Clutters are the epitome of an innocent, loving family. They are shown this way to emphasize the dreadfulness of Perry’s and Dick’s act. They represent a ideal family and are innocent through the bone.