Alvin Dewey
| Alvin Dewey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alvin Adams Dewey 10 September 1912 Murdock, Kansas, United States |
| Died | 6 November 1987 (aged 75) Garden City, Kansas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Bellocq |
Alvin Adams Dewey (10 September 1912 – 6 November 1987) was a special agent of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
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).
Dewey is most known for his role as the chief investigator of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family 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, and as the sheriff of Finney County.
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.
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