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| Todd Kohlhepp charged with multiple murders in South Carolina | Todd Kohlhepp charged with multiple murders in South Carolina |
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| Police have charged Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found "chained like a dog" on his property in South Carolina, with four counts of murder. | Police have charged Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found "chained like a dog" on his property in South Carolina, with four counts of murder. |
| Kohlhepp told police when questioned on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people shot at a motorcycle shop in 2003. | Kohlhepp told police when questioned on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people shot at a motorcycle shop in 2003. |
| He has confessed to seven murders in total. | He has confessed to seven murders in total. |
| On Sunday, investigators found remains of another body at Kohlhepp's property. | On Sunday, investigators found remains of another body at Kohlhepp's property. |
| Registered sex offender Kohlhepp, 45, has also been charged with kidnapping. | |
| "There's no wondering about it anymore," said Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright, referring to the 2003 killings. | "There's no wondering about it anymore," said Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright, referring to the 2003 killings. |
| Kohlhepp told investigators that he shot and killed the owner, service manager, mechanic and bookkeeper of the motorcycle shop, providing details "only the killer would know", officials said. | Kohlhepp told investigators that he shot and killed the owner, service manager, mechanic and bookkeeper of the motorcycle shop, providing details "only the killer would know", officials said. |
| They expect further charges to be brought after Kohlhepp showed law enforcement officers where he said he had buried two other victims from separate incidents at his property. | They expect further charges to be brought after Kohlhepp showed law enforcement officers where he said he had buried two other victims from separate incidents at his property. |
| On Sunday, investigators uncovered human remains at one of the two locations provided by Kohlhepp. | On Sunday, investigators uncovered human remains at one of the two locations provided by Kohlhepp. |
| On identifying the remains and cause of death, Mr Wright said: "We're not even close." | On identifying the remains and cause of death, Mr Wright said: "We're not even close." |
| The latest discovery comes after police, acting on a tip-off by a sex-crime investigator, visited Kohlhepp's property on Thursday and found a woman in a metal container. | The latest discovery comes after police, acting on a tip-off by a sex-crime investigator, visited Kohlhepp's property on Thursday and found a woman in a metal container. |
| She had been missing since late August, along with her boyfriend, whose body was discovered at the 95-acre site in Woodruff, 80 miles (130km) northwest of the state capital of Columbia, on Friday. | She had been missing since late August, along with her boyfriend, whose body was discovered at the 95-acre site in Woodruff, 80 miles (130km) northwest of the state capital of Columbia, on Friday. |
| The woman, who was emploped by Kohlhepp, a property agent, to clean houses, told officers that he had shot and killed her boyfriend in front of her. | The woman, who was emploped by Kohlhepp, a property agent, to clean houses, told officers that he had shot and killed her boyfriend in front of her. |
| She said she arrived at his Woodruff property with her boyfriend to help clean it when Kohlhepp pulled a gun on them, reports CBS News. | She said she arrived at his Woodruff property with her boyfriend to help clean it when Kohlhepp pulled a gun on them, reports CBS News. |
| Families face confessed killer | Families face confessed killer |
| Families of the victims of the 2003 shootings faced Kohlhepp for the first time on Sunday when he appeared at a court hearing in Spartanburg, South Carolina. | Families of the victims of the 2003 shootings faced Kohlhepp for the first time on Sunday when he appeared at a court hearing in Spartanburg, South Carolina. |
| When asked by Judge Jimmy Henson whether he had any statement to make, Kohlhepp replied: "Not at this time, sir." | When asked by Judge Jimmy Henson whether he had any statement to make, Kohlhepp replied: "Not at this time, sir." |
| Judge Henson thanked the families for their civility and composure. | Judge Henson thanked the families for their civility and composure. |
| "I know there's a lot of hurt, beyond what a lot of people understand," he said. | "I know there's a lot of hurt, beyond what a lot of people understand," he said. |
| The murder charges against Kohlhepp have opened old wounds for the families haunted by the slayings at the motorcycle shop. | The murder charges against Kohlhepp have opened old wounds for the families haunted by the slayings at the motorcycle shop. |
| The killings stunned the state of South Carolina and left the victims' parents and partners clueless about a possible motive. | The killings stunned the state of South Carolina and left the victims' parents and partners clueless about a possible motive. |