Episode 510: Cinnamon Brown

In the early morning hours of March 19, 1985, 23-year-old Linda Brown was found shot to death in her bed in her home in Garden Grove, California. Hours later, her stepdaughter, 14 year old Cinnamon, was found in the doghouse in the backyard, with a note essentially admitting that she’d shot Linda. She maintained her story for years, until she learned what her father, David, was doing on the outside while she was incarcerated for the murder. Then, she came forward with the truth... and it shocked everyone.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/man-who-plotted-wifes-1985-murder-that-inspired-2-books-tv-miniseries-dies-at-61/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-29-me-2537-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-29-me-2474-story.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/2015/02/21/sicko-california-father-david-brown-convinces-his-teen-daughter-to-kill-wife-then-lets-kid-rot-in-jail-as-he-lives-high-life-off-insurance-money/

https://medium.com/crimes-before-midnight/cinnamon-brown-the-girl-in-the-doghouse-365a7d5be775

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cinnamon-brown

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1771760.html