Murder of Brooke Hart and the lynching of Thomas Harold Thurmond and John M. Holmes

Murder of Brooke Hart and the lynching of Thomas Harold Thurmond and John M. Holmes

Kidnapping and murder victim in California (1911–1933)

📍 San Jose, California USA

Public Career & Background Dossier

Brooke Leopold Hart was the eldest son of Alexander Hart, the owner of the L. Hart & Son department store in downtown San Jose, California, United States. His kidnapping and murder were heavily publicized, and the subsequent lynching of his alleged murderers, Thomas Harold Thurmond and John M. Holmes, both white men, sparked widespread political debate.

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