“I bashed his head in with a hammer … I pleaded guilty hoping to get life. I got what I deserve…” – Clarence Thomas. This chilling confession echoes through history, drawing us into a harrowing tale that unfolded in a small Indiana town. – On July 3, 1936, the quiet steamy summer morning was shattered at a filling station just a few miles northwest of Churubsco, Indiana. Harry Zumbrun, the 21-year-old manager who also lived there with his wife Mary and infant son, was brutally murdered in a crime so violent it sent shockwaves through the community. The assault began with a hammer-the handle delivering the first blows before the perpetrator switched to the hammer’s head, unleashing a brutal fury upon Zumbrun. But the horror didn’t stop there; the true depths of cruelty were revealed when Clarence Thomas returned to slash Zumbrun’s throat, using a butcher knife from the Zumbrun’s kitchen, ensuring his victim’s demise to cover his tracks.