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Missing South Carolina woman found 'chained like a dog' | Missing South Carolina woman found 'chained like a dog' |
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Banging noises and screams from inside a metal shipping container alerted deputies searching for Kala Brown on a 100-acre South Carolina estate. | Banging noises and screams from inside a metal shipping container alerted deputies searching for Kala Brown on a 100-acre South Carolina estate. |
They found her alive "chained like a dog" to the inside of the box, a local sheriff told US media. | They found her alive "chained like a dog" to the inside of the box, a local sheriff told US media. |
Ms Brown went missing in late August this year with her boyfriend, Charlie Carver, who is yet to be found. | |
Registered sex offender Todd Kohlhepp, 45, was arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident. | Registered sex offender Todd Kohlhepp, 45, was arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident. |
Ms Brown told police that she had been fed twice a day but was "obviously traumatised" after her time in the container. | Ms Brown told police that she had been fed twice a day but was "obviously traumatised" after her time in the container. |
It was described by Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright as "a hellish place to be locked in hot weather. No lights, no windows, no air flow". | It was described by Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright as "a hellish place to be locked in hot weather. No lights, no windows, no air flow". |
Four people may be buried on the property, according to a testament given by Ms Brown to Sheriff Wright. | Four people may be buried on the property, according to a testament given by Ms Brown to Sheriff Wright. |
"We're trying to make sure we don't have a serial killer on our hands," Sheriff Wright said. "It very possibly could be what we have." | "We're trying to make sure we don't have a serial killer on our hands," Sheriff Wright said. "It very possibly could be what we have." |
Sheriff Wright added that a cadaver dog, trained to smell human decomposition, had picked up on "something, it's not clear what", while searching. | Sheriff Wright added that a cadaver dog, trained to smell human decomposition, had picked up on "something, it's not clear what", while searching. |
Officers had been led to the 100-acre property thanks to a tip-off by a sex-crime investigator. | Officers had been led to the 100-acre property thanks to a tip-off by a sex-crime investigator. |
US broadcaster WYFF say a massive investigation is now underway. | US broadcaster WYFF say a massive investigation is now underway. |