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As a kid growing up in Chicago, there was one horror movie I was too scared to watch.

It was called Candyman.

There was about this supernatural killer who would attack his victims if they said his name

five times into a bathroom mirror.

But did you know that the movie Candyman

was partly inspired by an actual murder?

I was struck by both how spooky it was,

but also how outrageous it was. both how

outrageous it was.

Listen to Candyman.

The true story behind the bathroom mirror murder,

wherever you get your podcasts. Every town has its share of mysteries, but few compared to the chilling confessions of Robert Charles Brown. of

but few compared to the chilling confessions of Robert Charles Brown, a man who claims to have

killed nearly 50 people. On the surface, Brown's life seemed pretty unremarkable. A military man with a checkered past, eventually

leading his conviction for two murders. And yet his later confessions painted a far more

sinister picture, one that's left investigators and the public looking for answers and verification over the details of his crimes.

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