the amazing and miraculous true story of clyde thompson. He killed two men when he was 17 years old. The year was 1928 and the place was rural west texas. Clyde thompson died of a heart attack july 1, 1979. His life story has been recorded in a book by journalist don umphrey (the meanest man in texas, quarry. jul 19, 2016 · as the years passed, clyde thompson was tagged by his own prison mates as “the meanest man in the state of texas. ” he developed such a terrible reputation. he was sentenced to die in the electric chair. While thompson awaited an appeal trial in the eastland county jail, marshall ratliff was put in the cell across from his. Ratliff had taken part in what is known as the santa claus bank robbery in cisco on december 23, 1927.
