On this day in 1933, a mob of people in San Jose, California, stormed
the jail where Thomas Thurmond and John Holmes are being held
as suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Brooke Hart, the 22-
year-old son of a local storeowner. The mob of angry citizens
proceeded to lynch the accused men and then pose them for
pictures.
Brooke Hart
The dead body of Brooke Hart.
Sheriff William Emig (left), suspect Thomas Thurmond,
and an unknown person are pictured.
John M. Holmes (center).
