Thomas Bruce White Sr.

Thomas Bruce White Sr. (March 6, 1881 – December 21, 1971) was an American law officer and prison warden. He is known for solving the complex and notorious Osage murder case and later being warden of Leavenworth Prison in Kansas.

Biography White was born on March 6, 1881, in Oak Hill, Texas, the son of the Travis County sheriff Robert Emmet White and Margaret White. His mother died when Thomas was six.

Leaving school early, White traveled the country holding various jobs in Oklahoma and California. He enlisted in the Texas Rangers from 1905 to 1909 with three of his four siblings.

He remained in retirement until his death on December 21, 1971.

In popular media A composite version of Thomas White played by James Stewart named John Michael "Chip" Hardesty is the main character of the 1959 film The FBI Story, which features a fictionalized version of the Osage murders and White's investigation.

In the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon, White is portrayed by actor Jesse Plemons.