Why were the people in In Cold Blood murdered?

In the book In Cold Blood, why did Dick and Herbert kill the family? I just dont get it…

Answer #1

Well, according to Wikipedia, they pleaded temporary insanity during the trial, but local GPs evaluated the accused and pronounced them sane. It also says that the plan was concocted first as a robbery.

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