| Birth: | Jun. 11, 1911 | | Death: | Nov. 9, 1933 | 
Kidnapping and Murder Victim. He was kidnapped and held for $40,000 ransom. His family owned the Hart Department Store in San Jose, California. A massive manhunt led conclusively to Thomas Harold Thurmond. After six hours of interrogation, he named his accomplice, John M. Holmes. They fessed up to murdering Brooke with a piece of concrete, and indicated where they had dropped the body into the San Francisco Bay. The body was found seventeen days later. Outraged by the crime, a group of vigilantes stormed the San Jose jail and hanged the two criminals in the town square as thousands watched. (bio by: Laurie)
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Parents:
Alexander Joseph Hart (1869 - 1943)
Anntonette E. "Nettie" Brooke Hart (1892 - 1943)
Search Amazon for Brooke Hart | | | Burial:
Oak Hill Memorial Park
San Jose
Santa Clara County
California, USA |
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Record added: Mar 27, 2004
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