She Survived and Brought Down a Serial Killer

Police searching for a missing couple open a locked shipping container on a rural property in South Carolina. Inside, they find Kala Brown alive after more than two months in captivity. Her rescue leads investigators to Todd Kohlhepp, three victims buried on his land, and a motorcycle-shop shooting that had remained unsolved for thirteen years. Beginning with the actual rescue recording, this episode follows the evidence that brought officers to the property, the disturbing history behind Kohlhepp’s seemingly ordinary life, and the investigation that ended in seven murder convictions. The victims were Charles “Charlie” Carver, Johnny Joe Coxie, Meagan Leigh McCraw Coxie, Scott Ponder, Beverly Guy, Brian Lucas and Chris Sherbert. Kala Brown survived. CREDITS Rescue recording: police footage released by the South Carolina Seventh Circuit Solicitor in June 2017; excerpts sourced through ABC News. Victim and survivor photographs, court photograph and released prosecution exhibits: Gavin Fish’s Todd Kohlhepp case archive. Booking photograph: FOX Carolina. Investigation and court photographs: Associated Press, via ABC News. Former Superbike Motorsports premises: Richard Shiro / Associated Press, via ABC News. Illustrative stock footage: Tima Miroshnichenko, Thirdman, Ron Lach, ArtHouse Studio and Themba Mtegha / Pexels. Maps: Natural Earth. Research references: Seventh Judicial Circuit Solicitor, Associated Press, ABC News, FOX Carolina and CBS Media Ventures / Dr. Phil. Graphics, animation and editing: CrimesInBrief. Archive excerpts are identified onscreen. Stock footage and explanatory graphics illustrate the narration and are not recordings of the crimes. #ToddKohlhepp #KalaBrown #TrueCrime #CrimesInBrief