When investigators discovered a South Carolina lady raveled and chained up in a big transport container, they didn’t know they’d uncovered a serial killer now convicted of seven murders.
Native actual property agent Todd Kohlhepp held Kala Brown captive for a grueling 65 days. After she was reported lacking for over two months, investigators discovered Brown on Kohlhepp’s property and discovered he had killed Brown’s boyfriend, 32-year-old Charlie Carver.
What began with investigators following up on a tip concerning a possible intercourse crime become a stunning case.
“I never dreamed this investigation would turn out like this. I thought, how many more has he killed?” Anderson PD retired detective Charlynn Ezell stated in Fox Nation’s “The Amazon Review Killer.”
The brand new two-part particular particulars a chilling story of a killer hiding in plain sight, with on-line feedback linking Kohlhepp to his brutal crimes.
The transport container the place Brown was held for over two months pointed investigators to Kohlhepp’s assessment of padlocks on Amazon.
“He had posted all of these very cryptic comments about them,” FOX Carolina reporter Brookley Cromer stated within the Fox Nation particular.
“People thought that they were these funny reviews, but it’s kind of crazy when you think about it, that this was actually what he was buying these items for.”
SOUTH CAROLINA SERIAL KILLER TODD KOHLHEPP CLAIMS HE HAS MORE VICTIMS
“It was almost as if Todd’s Amazon reviews were foreshadowing the murders he was committing,” investigative journalist Melkorka Licea added.
Brown was discovered alive on Nov. 3, 2016 in a big container at Kohlhepp’s 100-acre compound. Investigators requested Brown, “Do you know where your buddy is?” referring to her boyfriend, who disappeared together with her on Aug. 31, 2016.
“Charlie?” Brown answered within the archival video from her rescue. “He shot him,” Brown affirmed, whereas nonetheless in restraints. “Todd Kohlhepp shot Charlie Carver three times in the chest. He wrapped him in a blue tarp, put him in the bucket of the tractor, locked me down here — I’ve never seen him again.”
Kohlhepp would finally plead responsible to the murders of Carver and 6 others over a 13-year span and could be handed seven consecutive life sentences with out the opportunity of parole.
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Fox Information’ Julius Younger and Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
