Top online content for 2007

1. Author Truman Capote wears a hat given to him by Skipper Williams of Lawrence in this 1966 photo. Capote loved to dress outrageously and adopted a lot of Western wear when he spent time in Kansas doing research for his book “In Cold Blood.” 22477 hits

2. Last year, Meredith Kane was in her first year of teaching at Lawrence High School. She pleaded guilty in July to one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Kane apologized on July 2, 2007, for her actions. 16750 hits

3. Bryce Druessel plays tag with his sister, Mariah, in the basement of the former Clutter home, now owned by Leonard and Donna Mader. They’re playing in the corner where Kenyon Clutter was found dead on the morning of November 15, 1959. 13123 hits

4. The former bedroom of Bonnie Clutter is now a bright and cheerful guest bedroom in the Mader’s farmhouse. 12300 hits

5. Nancy Clutter’s photo in the 1960 Holcomb High School yearbook. 12022 hits

6. Prison guards accompany Perry Smith, at left in suit coat, and Richard Hickock, right, as they head to the federal courthouse in Topeka to make their last appeal. 11732 hits

7. Author Truman Capote and Jonell Williams of Lawrence socialized during parties at her house in 1966. 11653 hits

8. Donna Mader shows off a chute for sweeping dust and dirt into a bin under the kitchen floor in her farmhouse. The system was designed by the house’s builder and first owner, Herb Clutter. He also designed built-in dish racks and step stools for the kitchen. 11526 hits

9. The graves of the four members of the Clutter family who were killed in November 1959 remain a consistent attraction for readers of “In Cold Blood.” James Hahn, the longtime sexton of the Valley View Cemetery, says a few hundred people visit the grave site each year. 11480 hits

10. Herb Clutter used to hold 4-H meetings and dances for friends of his children in his home’s large basement. 11437 hits

11. The old Clutter family farmhouse today is a substantial home enlivened by a family with children and grandchildren. 11147 hits

12. Donna Mader pauses in Kenyon Clutter’s former bedroom – the largest bedroom in the house – while giving a tour. 10584 hits

13. Kenyon Clutter’s photo in Holcomb High School’s 1960 yearbook. 10566 hits

14. A faint red-orange stain on the wall of the basement of the former Clutter farmhouse is supposedly a blood stain, though owner Donna Mader says it’s never been proven. 10561 hits

15. Meredith Kane, a former Lawrence High School English teacher, face five to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. She’s shown Monday on her way to court. 10534 hits

Stories

1. Former LHS teacher pleads guilty to sex with student: 59062 hits

2. Unexpected images: 47585 hits

3. School officials respond to bomb threat: 35800 hits

4. Buying into the gun culture: 23392 hits

5. Police declare ‘no evidence of threat’ on campus after report of gunman: 22154 hits

6. Lawrence and several area schools cancel Tuesday classes: 21615 hits

7. Body found at Yello Sub is identified: 20902 hits

8. SLT topic of online chat: 20270 hits

9. Two construction workers killed in hit-and-run on U.S. 59; two women taken into custody: 19600 hits

10. Sheriff’s officer unlocks handcuffed bride, groom: 19249 hits

11. Name change sought for holiday, but mayor says it’s up to legislators: 19232 hits