The Dark Oak

Episode 28: The Brown Family Disappearance


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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? 
 
 

The Branch of Hope:

SafeSpace safespacefl.org

When SafeSpace was founded in Indian River County in October 1979, it was the beginning of an incredible journey to provide safety and support to thousands of domestic violence victims and their children. By 1988, SafeSpace had expanded to St. Lucie and Martin counties and secured its reputation as the local area experts in providing domestic violence services. For more than four decades, SafeSpace has provided nearly half a million safe nights of shelter to more than 40,000 victims and children throughout the Treasure Coast area.
 
In the past year, SafeSpace served 776 victims of domestic violence consisting of 623 adults and 153 children; and provided a total of 9,689 services.
 
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Sources:

Writer, T. S. (2020, January 4). Judge releases man who killed family. Tampa Bay Timeshttps://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. Mediumhttps://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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This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Holmes and Music by Ryan Creep

 

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