In the novel, In Cold Blood are many conflicts. The book mainly centers on external conflicts, although there are some internal conflicts. One external conflict is the murder of the Clutter family. Agent Alvin Dewey is assigned this case to try to solve it. He doesn’t have any leads on who could have committed the crime except that, two people could have been a part of the murder and two items are missing. Bobby Rupp was the boyfriend of Nancy. He became the main person of interest because he was the last to see the family alive. One internal conflict can include how Perry and Dick feel about each other. For example, when the two men get caught, Dick talked about having no witnesses and planned on killing Perry, but without Perry the plan wouldn’t
