Carl "Charlie" Brandt
My research on this case is far from over as I start this but this has been an unusual case for me for many reasons. Not only is it one of those cases that has a lot of twists and turns but it is also one that seemingly has tried to make an investigator out of me. I am not talking the type of investigator where I am trying to do what other investigators are doing, trying to see if Charlie Brandt can be tied to more murders, but the type of investigator that digs a little deeper when something does not sound right. Does this mean that I am becoming an investigative journalist in some way? Lord knows I need an editor some days, that's for sure! :) On January 3, 1971, 13 year old Carl Brandt who everyone called Charlie was apparently sitting down in his room doing his homework at his home in Fort Wayne Indiana. His older sister, Angela was in her room. His two younger sisters were already in bed for the night. Charlies parents, Herbert and ...