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US man confesses to seven murders Todd Kohlhepp man confesses to seven killings in South Carolina
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Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found "chained like a dog" on his property in South Carolina, has confessed to seven murders, a sheriff says. Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found "chained like a dog" on his property in South Carolina, has confessed to seven killings, a sheriff says.
Kohlhepp told police on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people in 2003.Kohlhepp told police on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people in 2003.
He also showed law enforcement officers the gravesites of two other victims buried on his property.He also showed law enforcement officers the gravesites of two other victims buried on his property.
It comes after the discovery of a body at the 95-acre site on Friday. This comes after the discovery of a body at the 95-acre site on Friday.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Registered sex offender Kohlhepp, 45, was arrested on Thursday when police found a woman on his property chained in a container.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. She had been missing, along with her boyfriend, since late August.
The woman was discovered after police heard banging noises and screams from inside a metal shipping container in Woodruff, 80 miles (130km) northwest of the state capital of Columbia.
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".
The woman told officers that Kohlhepp had shot and killed her boyfriend in front of her.
Mr Wright confirmed on Saturday that the body found on the site a day earlier was that of her boyfriend Charles Carver, 32.
"They're obviously heartbroken," he said after talking to the Carver family. "It's terrible."
Mr Carver died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers had been led to the property thanks to a tip-off by a sex-crime investigator.