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It was a calm, end of summer day in Orlando, Florida.

Several hundred miles south, Hurricane Ivan

was battering Florida's southern coast,

but in Orlando it was cloudy and warm.

The outside of the house on three. it was cloudy and warm.

The outside of the house on 390 Hickory Drive was quiet and peaceful. The pool and jacuzzi in the backyard were still.

The barbecue was still warm and the smell of grilled fish from lunch that

afternoon lingered in the air. Inside the house 47 year old Charlie Brandt finished taking a shower. He stepped out onto the

mad and dried himself off, gave himself a quick shave, and made sure his hair was presentable.

Then he dressed in a clean white polo shirt and blue shorts. He walked

into a linen closet in the hallway and rooted around to find a bed sheet. He took one last look inside the bedroom

to admire his handiwork for a moment

before heading into the garage.

Charlie found a metal step ladder,

placed it in the center of the garage, and climbed to the top.

He threw the bed sheet over one of the rafters and tied it into a noose.

Then he slipped his head through, made sure it was tied tightly, and kicked away the

latter. Hi, I'm Greg Polson. This is Serial Killers, a parcast original.

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