The Ransom of Brooke Hart - June 11 2023

June 11th: Brooke Hart Born (1911) What happens when a beloved member of the community is kidnapped and taken for ransom? On June 11th 1911 a young man was born into an affluent family and, when he was a young man, taken by individuals hellbent to receive some ransom money. Men who, in the end, would pay for their crimes, not at the hands of the justice system, but at the hands of the community who loved their victim.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Hart, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8564062/brooke-leopold-hart, https://www.ranker.com/list/brooke-hart-case/amandasedlakhevener, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vigilantes-in-california-lynch-two-suspected-murderers, https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/661107, https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Bay-Area-mob-lynched-kidnappers-75-years-ago-3183800.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices