Woman held shackled and chained up in a shipping container for two months by Todd Kohlhepp, is awarded $6.3million from the estate of the notorious South Carolina serial killer, who has confessed he slayed seven people
Woman abducted shackled and chained up in a shipping container for two months by a local businessman who turned out to be a serial killer is awarded $6.3million from his estate
Kala Brown, 31, was awarded $6.3million from estate of Todd Kohlhepp, the notorious South Carolina serial killer who slayed seven people
Kohlhepp kidnapped her in 2016 and her boyfriend Charlie Carver in August, 2016 – Kohlhepp murdered Carver but kept Brown shackled in a shipping container for two months at his farm property in Spartanburg, SC
After police found Brown chained up in a shipping container on his land, he led them to the shallow graves of three of his victims
He is serving seven life sentences after he confessed to killing several people since 2003
Kala Brown, [seen in court], was awarded $6.3million in actual and punitive damages from Todd Kohlhepp’s estate
A judge on Thursday awarded Kala Brown $6.3million in actual and punitive damages in her lawsuit against Todd Kohlhepp, the real estate developer who kidnapped and abused her
The 31-year-old had been missing for two months before cellphone data led authorities to Kohlhepp’s farm property in South Carolina in November 2016.
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Brown said she was raped each day of her captivity. Her rescue helped authorities solve seven killings in the area, including that of her boyfriend Charlie Carver who was abducted at the same she vanished.
The court-appointed receiver of Kohlhepp’s assets is still determining their value. It’s unclear how much money Brown and plaintiffs in five other lawsuits against Kohlhepp would actually receive.
Todd Kohlhepp [photo], kidnapped Brown and her boyfriend in 2016. He shot Charlie Carver and held Brown captive for two months until she was rescued by police
Police found Brown [photo] shackled in a shipping container on Kohlhepp ‘ farm property two years ago, she faced her kidnapper in court last month
Kohlhepp’s string of crimes was uncovered after police rescued Brown from a storage container where she was chained at the neck and investigators found a body buried in a shallow grave.
Brown told investigators she saw Kohlhepp shoot and kill her boyfriend, 32-year-old Charles Carter, who went with her for a cleaning job on Kohlhepp’s property in rural Spartanburg County.
Kohlhepp raped Brown while holding her against her will, and told her he had also killed a husband and wife in December 2015, burying their bodies on his land.
Johnny Joe Coxie, 29, had been killed immediately, and Kohlhepp kept 26-year-old Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie alive for six days before shooting her in the back of the head on Christmas, Solicitor Barry Barnette said.
Kala Brown (left) and her boyfriend Charlie Carver were reported missing, August 31, 2016. Kohlhepp murdered Carver but kept Brown shackled in a shipping container
Police found Brown chained up in a shipping container on Kohlhepp‘s land where she said he raped her each day
Kohlhepp [photo], is serving seven life sentences after he confessed to killing seven people since 2003
He is serving seven life sentences after he confessed to killing seven people since 2003
Kohlhepp admitted to her that he had killed four people in the Superbike motorcycle shop in November 2003, the prosecutor said.
The owner, Scott Ponder, 30; Beverly Guy, 52; Brian Lucas, 30; and Chris Sherbert, 26 were killed because Kohlhepp thought they were making fun of him. Guy was Ponder’s mother and worked as a bookkeeper.
Lucas was a service manager, and Sherbert was a mechanic at the shop.
Kohlhepp is serving seven consecutive life terms plus 60 years on kidnapping, sexual assault and other charges. He will not be eligible for parole, and he also agreed not to appeal the sentence. He will not be eligible for parole, and he also agreed not to appeal the sentence.
Todd Kohlhepp, in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit, is escorted by deputies on his property in Woodruff, South Carolina in Nov 2016
Police cadaver dogs and X-ray equipment descended on this area off of Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County, SC., last week in search of more human remains after Kohlhepp confessed to two more killings
Kohlhepp told Brown he killed Joe Coxie, 29, and his wife, Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie, 26 [photo], in 2015 and buried their bodies on his land
Last week at 9am, 20 deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office converged on the heavily wooded, snake-infested area near Enoree, based on the limited information that convicted killer Todd Kohlhepp had provided to a TV crew, which then notified the authorities.
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30-year-old Brian Lucas (left) and 26-year-old Chris Sherbert (right) were killed by Kohlhepp
The serial killer admitted to the cold case murders of Beverly Guy, 52 [eft], and her son, 30-year-old Scott Ponder [right] in the Superbike motorcycle shop, 13 years earlier, in November 2003
‘We’re trying to get a game plan together to find out exactly where and what to do. Investigators have been talking to him,’ Sheriff Chuck Wright told Greenville News.’We’re not going to try to keep that quiet. We’re going to go search.’
Kohlhepp, 47, has alleged that two unidentified victims are interred near Interstate 26 in Spartanburg County in the northwest part of the state.
‘We haven’t been able to confirm anything he’s claimed yet,’ Wright said. ‘It’s not to say that the details are not sketchy because it’s been so long, but we’re obligated to go check.’
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