Jury rigging in the court of public opinion : an analysis of Swift justice: murder and vengeance in a California town by Harry Farrell, and the Brooke L. Hart kidnapping, murder, and lynching case in San Jose, California in 1933

An Analysis of Swift Justice: Murder and Vengeance in a California Town by Harry Farrell, and the Brooke L. Hart Kidnapping, Murder and Lynching Case in San Jose, California in 1933 Table of Contents Introduction Part I Overview Part II Kidnapping, Murder, and Manhunt Part III The Confessions Part IV Mastermind and Foil Part V The Lynching Part VI FBI Handwriting Analysis Part VII Thurmond and Holmes VIII Veracity of the Confessions Part IX Middle-Class Mob Part X Conclusion Exhibits One: Executive Summary Mastermind and Foil Motivation Means Indictment by Federal Grand Jury Sheriff’s Complaint Governor’s Promises The Body in the Bay The Lynching Aftermath Two: The “Real” Kidnappers Three: Kidnapping, Murder, and Lynching Chronology End Notes Selected Bibliography