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Aug 2020
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“Programmed to Kill” Charlie Brandt Pt. ...

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For decades, it seemed like Charlie Brandt's first murder was a shocking, unexplainable anomoly—something he would never repeat. But in 2004, another violent crime would make headlines, and unearth secrets no one ever saw coming.

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