KBI stands
for the Kansas Bureau Of Investigation. In the novel
In Cold Blood,details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter
family (Herb, Bonnie, Nancy, and Kenyon) in Holcomb, Kansas. The killers are Perry Smith and
Dick Hickok, both on parole at the time of the murders; accordingly, Dick's last cellmate in
prison, Floyd Wells, who was a former Clutter farm hand, had unwittingly informed Dick that it
sometimes cost Herb Clutter ten thousand dollars a week to keep his farm running.
Based on the information, both Perry and Dick drive from Olathe to River Valley Farm in
Holcomb, where the family lives. They murder the Clutter family in cold blood despite being
unsuccessful in uncovering the fabled ten thousand dollars at the Clutter residence. After
committing the murders, both men flee the scene without leaving a trace of their
presence.
In the story, Alvin Dewey and his team of investigators from the
Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) proceed to interview anyone remotely connected to the
Clutters in a bid to discover the identity of the murderers. Eventually, Dewey is able to
interview Dick's ex-cellmate, Floyd Wells.
When Dewey later shows his wife,
Marie, dossiers with photographs of the two murderers, it is noted that Dick Hickok's KBI number
is 97 093. He also has an FBI (Federal Bureau Of Investgation) number 859 273 A. The FBI and KBI
store fingerprint and criminal records of felons in their file systems. Local law enforcement
agencies can request to see the criminal records of certain felons if KBI or FBI numbers are
available to them.
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