The 1995 novel Zombie was based on the life of a serial killer born in what year?
Zombie (novel) Zombie is a 1995 novel by Joyce Carol Oates that explores the mind of a serial killer. It was based on the life of Jeffrey Dahmer.
Perry Edward Smith Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States, on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood". Along with Richard Hickock, Smith took part in the burglary of the Clutter family farmhouse.