Ticking Timebomb: The Violent and Deeply Disturbing Life and Death of Serial Killer Charlie Brandt

When Teri Helfrich married her boyfriend Charlie Brandt, she was deliberately kept unaware of his violent past, leading to tragic consequences

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Background

Charlie Brandt was the kind of unassuming person you would walk past and not give a second thought. He was a married man with a home and a stable job. Yet a closer look into Brandt’s history reveals a man with who was seemingly

However, in 2004, things came to a head when the darkness within finally exploded, with devastating consequences.

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