When a Florida family went missing in 1985, local authorities were at a complete loss with absolutely no leads.
Nearly 6 weeks after James and Carolyn Brown and their three children were last heard from, the family was reported missing. Strange phone calls, a dead hamster and a wall that was freshly painted in an effort to cover blood stains, left more questions than answers.
After being recognized in Georgia several weeks later, James Brown confessed to killing his wife and children and disposing of their bodies in locations in both Florida and Georgia, however despite several searches, they were never found.
It quickly became clear that James was suffering from mental health issues and was ruled insane by three psychologists. Given the fact that no bodies were ever found, and James Brown has since recanted his confession, is it possible that he never murdered his family after all?
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Sources:
Writer, T. S. (2020, January 4). Judge releases man who killed family. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/01/18/judge-releases-man-who-killed-family/
Scherrer, Y. (2022, November 2). Despite the murderer’s confession, he wasn’t convicted: the case of the Brown family. Medium. https://medium.com/@yasminscherrer/despite-the-murderers-confession-he-was-never-convicted-the-case-of-the-brown-family-da3645b83258
Marie, E. (2022, January 2). Sheketah Brown, 10: Father admitted to killing entire family in 1985. Our Black Girls. https://ourblackgirls.com/2021/09/20/sheketah-brown-10-father-admitted-to-killing-entire-family-in-1985/
Sheketah Michele Brown – The Charley Project. (n.d.). https://charleyproject.org/case/sheketah-michele-brown
Carolyn Denise Brown – The Charley Project. (n.d.). https://charleyproject.org/case/carolyn-denise-brown
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