{"id":332,"date":"2013-10-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:20:06","slug":"the-disturbing-case-of-charlie-brandt-10-1-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"THE DISTURBING CASE OF CHARLIE BRANDT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67359991&#038;theme=dark&#038;playlist=show&#038;playlist-continuous=false&#038;chapters-image=true&#038;episode_image_position=right&#038;hide-logo=false&#038;hide-likes=false&#038;hide-comments=false&#038;hide-sharing=false&#038;hide-download=true&#038;cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2Fd0de9283c9c9b051985d6b5bccfc38c3.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420px\" title=\"THE DISTURBING CASE OF CHARLIE BRANDT\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbff62;color:#fbff62\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Guests: <a title=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diana-Montan%C3%A9\/e\/B00ML7ZD1G?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diana-Montan%C3%A9\/e\/B00ML7ZD1G?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diana Montan\u00e9<\/a> + Peggi Moore [Friend of Victim; Michelle Lynn Jones 1966 -2004] | 10-1-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-style-pill-shape is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-white-color has-black-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Diana-Montan%C3%A9\/e\/B00ML7ZD1G?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-white-color has-black-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00G9FAGDQ\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbff62;color:#fbff62\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>When detectives respond to a crime scene in Orlando, Florida, during the &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Atlantic_hurricane_season\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer of Hurricanes<\/a>&#8221; in 2004, they find <a href=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/embed?asin=B00G9FAGDQ&amp;preview=newtab&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_RYGAHM6P40QGSDA4T4GT&amp;tag=cubanarama-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Brandt<\/a> hanging from the rafters in the garage of his niece; Michelle Jones&#8217;s home. Inside the house, they find a scene of horror that reminds them of other murders&#8230; In 1978, 13-year-old Carol Lynn Sullivan&#8217;s head was found inside a rusty paint can in Osteen, FL; her body was never found. Homeless transient Sherry Perisho was murdered in 1989, after moving to Florida from Illinois. Finally, in 1995, Miami prostitute Darlene Toler was deposited on the side of the road, wrapped up &#8220;like a package.&#8221; Perisho and Toler had their hearts removed; all three had been decapitated; and all three are believed by investigators to have been the prior victims of Charlie Brandt. The true story of the crimes committed by Brandt with insight from an FBI profiler and forensic psychologist, victims&#8217; friends and relatives, and the unique writings from victims before their deaths.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbff62;color:#fbff62\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong>CHARLIE BRANDT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"674\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-937\" data-id=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_1_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_1_.jpg 445w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_1_-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1681\" height=\"1142\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-936\" data-id=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_.jpg 1681w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-924x628.jpg 924w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_2_-671x456.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1681px) 100vw, 1681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1163\" height=\"1142\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-942\" data-id=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_-924x907.jpg 924w, https:\/\/cubanarama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CHARLIE_BRANDT_3_-671x659.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Olga4aQEjP8?si=i7psCZmYSmV5yVRf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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