A Family Torn Apart: The Dark Secrets of Charles Brandt
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In 2004, Hurricane Ivan forced Teri Helfrich and her husband, Charles Brandt, to seek shelter at a family member’s home in Orlando. But the storm outside paled in comparison to the darkness that emerged within those walls. What seemed like an ordinary family gathering turned into a harrowing discovery that unraveled decades of secrets, revealing the horrifying truth about Charles’ past. In this episode, we dive into the tragic events that shook a family, explore the hidden life of a man capable of unimaginable violence, and connect the dots to unsolved cases spanning years. This is a story of love, betrayal, and the quiet danger of the people we think we know.
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| 0:00.0 | What happens when a hurricane isn't the worst thing to hit your house? |
| 0:17.0 | In 2004, Terry Helferich and her husband Charles Brandt evacuated their beachside home to stay with family in Orlando. |
| 0:24.6 | A little forced family bonding, a few too many drinks, it could have been an awkward anecdote for the next reunion. |
| 0:30.6 | Instead, it unraveled into something far darker. |
| 0:34.6 | By the end of the week, three people were dead and police uncovered |
| 0:38.7 | a past that Charles had spent decades hiding, a past that made everything make sense in |
| 0:44.5 | the worst possible way. This isn't just a story about what happened. It's about what no one |
| 0:50.2 | wanted to believe could happen. But before we get into that story, if you like your true crime brief and bingeable, you |
| 0:57.8 | found the right podcast. |
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| 1:03.9 | Welcome to 10-minute murder. |
| 1:06.0 | Let's get into it. In 1986, Terry Helferich found what many spend a lifetime searching for, a love that felt |
| 1:30.0 | like home. Terry was that cliche, the kind of person who lit up every room she entered, |
| 1:35.9 | a free spirit with a knack for making friends. Her warmth was magnetic. When she crossed paths |
| 1:42.3 | with Charles Brandt or Charlie, as he preferred, her world shifted. |
| 1:47.5 | Charlie was her opposite in so many ways, reserved, bookish, and steady. |
| 1:53.1 | Where Terry brought vibrancy and spontaneity, Charlie added structure and calm. |
| 1:58.8 | Their differences weren't obstacles, they were puzzle pieces, fitting together in a way that |
| 2:03.3 | just made sense. |
| 2:05.2 | Friends and family marveled at their connection. |
| 2:07.6 | It wasn't just the way they looked at each other, it was the way they lived for one another. |
| 2:12.5 | Whether it was Charlie learning to love Terry's zest for life, or Terry respecting Charlie's quiet demeanor. |
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