Hosted by Heather Brown · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 75 episodes
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Defeating the Darkness is a true crime podcast hosted by Heather Brown, featuring real stories of survival, justice, and redemption. Each episode delves into cases of abuse, crime, and recovery, with insights from survivors, law enforcement, judges, former criminals, and advocates. Discover how people find strength and light in the darkest moments as we uncover the truth behind these powerful stories. Join us in the fight for justice and healing as we work toward Defeating the Darkness.Artwork: Gabe Leonard
Heather Brown hosts Defeating The Darkness, a true crime show with 75 episodes published.
The story of Table 23 comes to its final chapter. In this episode, Heather Brown and Tom Masline finish the remarkable story of Winston. The man who saw something in a young waitress and decided to change the trajectory
In Part 2 of Table 23, Heather continues the story that quietly shaped the rest of her life. What began as a college student waitressing at a family restaurant in Marina del Rey turned into something far bigger. Every da
Before the courtroom. Before the cases. Before the podcast. There was a moment that changed everything. In Part 1 of this three-part series, Heather sits down with her close friend Tom Masline to share the story that rad
Three’s Company Kevin. Salberg. Nick. What could possibly go wrong? In this episode, Heather is joined once again by Kevin and Salberg but this time her son, Nick Brown, pulls up a chair. What starts as laughs and friend
In this episode, Heather is joined by her friends Salberg and Kevin Smith for a candid, sometimes unbelievable conversation about criminals who made it far too easy to get caught. From sloppy mistakes to head-scratching
In Part 2 of Heather Brown’s conversation with Stuart Haskin, the discussion goes deeper into what real safety, recovery, and empowerment actually look like in everyday life. Stuart shares how Get Safe works alongside su
In Part 1 of this two-part Get Safe series, Heather Brown sits down with Stuart Haskin, founder of Get Safe USA, reserve lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and nationally recognized safety educator.S
In this episode of Defeating the Darkness, the roles are reversed.Former FBI agent Tom Brown takes the lead and sits down with his wife, former homicide and sexual assault prosecutor Heather Brown, to talk about her new
In this episode of Defeating the Darkness, Heather Brown sits down with Peter Finnerty to examine how abuse of power rarely begins with violence. It begins with silence, status, and a lack of accountability.Rather than f
In Part 2 of this two-part series, Heather Brown is joined again by former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Brian Gurwitz. This time after the trial has concluded.Following the release of Part 1, which was record
This is Part 1 of a two-part series that was recorded more than a year ago and intentionally held back until now.In this episode, Heather Brown sits down with fellow former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney Brian
In Part 2 of our series with cold case investigator Bob Taft, we step into a case that stretches across decades, countries, and generations. The disappearance of a young mother whose remains were discovered in 1983, but
Cold case investigator Bob Taft returns for a powerful two-part series, beginning with one of the most unsettling cases of his career. The death of a ten-month-old baby girl left with an unlicensed babysitter in 1982.Fro
In this hilarious episode, Heather Brown sits down with her friend Salberg to uncover some of the strangest, most ridiculous laws that are still technically on the books today. From laws about hunting and fishing to rule
The Night Everything Changed: Honoring the 24 Who Never Came HomePart 2 of this special Veterans Day series brings you into the most defining night of Richard M. King’s service. The coordinated attack on March 31, 1968,
In this special two-part Veterans Day episode, Heather Brown sits down with the Richard M. King. A man whose journey from the battlefields of Vietnam to the California courtroom is marked by courage, loss, and a lifelong
In this continuation of her story, Jolene returns to share what healing looks like after surviving the life. From escaping exploitation to building a new identity, she reveals how community, faith, and holistic health he
At 18, Jolene met a man at Union Station who told her she was beautiful. What began as kindness turned into control and a decade of manipulation, exploitation, and pain. In this raw and courageous conversation, Heather B
In this chilling episode, Heather Brown sits down again with Dr. Leslie Dobson. Clinical and forensic psychologist, author, and host of Intentionally Disturbing. Here they'll unpack how online grooming can twist vulnerab
Some stories are hard to hear but that’s exactly why they need to be told.In this chilling and necessary conversation, Dr. Leslie Dobson joins Heather to expose the unseen world of sexual abuse, trauma, and what really h
Heather Brown
Sullivan County's Commissioner of Planning, Community Development & Environmental Management · StartUp Vegas
10 appearances on this show
Nick Brown
Athletic Director & Head Football Coach · British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
1 appearance on this show
KEVIN SMITH
former chef, certified clinical nutritionist, advocate for regenerative agriculture · Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
1 appearance on this show
Tom Brown
author of The Mind of the Minister · Chicago Podcast Studio
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Jolene
pediatric nurse practitioner · Motherhood of the Rails Podcast
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Leslie Dobson
clinical and forensic psychologist, author, host of Intentionally Disturbing
2 appearances on this show
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