This is where men can wind up if abusive talk and actions towards women is ungoverned and undisciplined. I think people should look at this when they consider who to vote for for president.
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Investigators find body on property where woman was chained 'like a dog'
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Investigators found a body Friday on a farm in northwest South Carolina
where one day earlier they rescued a 30-year-old woman "chained up like
a dog" inside a shipping container.
Body found near storage container where woman was held captive, coroner says
Investigators find body on property where woman was chained 'like a dog'
Story highlights
- Prosecutor says Brown had contact with Kohlhepp on social media, was supposed to meet him at farm
- Body is found on property, official says
(CNN)Investigators found a body Friday on a farm in northwest South Carolina where one day earlier they rescued a 30-year-old woman "chained up like a dog" inside a shipping container.
Kala
Brown, who went missing with her boyfriend more than two months ago,
has warned authorities that there could be other victims. A suspect in
her abduction is in custody.
There are still many questions about this troubling case. Here's what we know:
What did officials say about the body?
Murray
Glenn, a spokesman for the 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office, would not
specify whether the body recovered was a man or woman.
Brown told investigators she believes four people might be buried on the property.
A
cadaver dog detected something during a search Thursday, Spartanburg
County Sheriff Chuck Wright said, but it's not clear whether that led to
the body.
Wright
said Friday it was too early to say how the person died. He also
wouldn't comment when asked whether a body or skeletal remains were
found.
Where is Brown's boyfriend?
Brown went missing in late August, along with boyfriend Charles David Carver.
Investigators have found a car belonging to Charles David Carver, Kala Brown's missing boyfriend.
After
the couple disappeared, worried family members told reporters they'd
started to see cryptic Facebook posts on Carver's page and feared it may
have been hacked, CNN affiliate WSPA-TV reported. Last month, the page was deleted.
7th
Judicial Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette told a judge at Todd
Kohlhepp's bail hearing that Brown told investigators she saw the
kidnapping suspect kill her boyfriend.
What led investigators to the farm?
Barnette
said the last social media communication Brown had before she went
missing was with Kohlhepp. She was supposed to meet Kohlhepp at the
95-acre farm in Woodruff.
Through phone records, investigators tracked her phone to near where she eventually was found.
"We did some good, old-fashioned police work," Wright told Ashleigh Banfield of HLN's "Primetime Justice."
Who owns the property, and how is he connected?
Kohlhepp,
a registered sex offender who's been working as a real estate agent in
the area, owns the property, which he bought in May 2014 for $305,000.
He was arrested Thursday and is not cooperating with investigators, the
sheriff said. He does not live on the Woodruff property.
An
arrest warrant alleges that Kohlhepp, 45, kidnapped Brown on or about
August 31 in Spartanburg. Barnette said the maximum sentence for the
crime is 30 years in prison.
For
now Kohlhepp is being held without bond. At a court appearance Friday, a
judge referred his bail matter to a circuit court. Kohlhepp, dressed in
a blue T-shirt, said he didn't know who to contact to get an attorney.
He will enter a plea at a future court date.
Todd Kohlhepp, a registered sex offender who owns the property, is accused of kidnapping.
It's
not the first time Kohlhepp has been accused of kidnapping. He was
added to the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry as a result of a 1987
kidnapping conviction in Arizona when he was a teenager.
He served 15 years in prison for that crime.
What else have investigators found?
Investigators say they found Carver's car on the Woodruff property on Thursday. It was in a ravine, covered in brush.
Authorities have found "lots of weapons and ammo" on the property, the sheriff told HLN.
They also found targets near a two-car garage. There is a bedroom above the garage, Barnette said, and chains around the bed.
"We're not going to leave the property until we're 100% sure that we've done everything possible," Wright said.
What has the boyfriend's family said?
The family of Kala Brown's missing boyfriend issued a statement Friday:
"We,
Charlie David Carver's family, would like to begin by saying how
wonderful it is Kala has been found and that she is receiving care and
is back with family and friends. The outpouring of concern and affection
from the community has been overwhelming and we are very thankful. At
this time, we know ... no more than what has been reported within the
media or statements made by law enforcement. We ask that you continue to
pray for Kala's healing and for David's safe return as well. In the
meantime, we ask for some time to ourselves as we process events as they
unfold."
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