Last week, a woman who had been a victim of a kidnapper and serial killer and was lucky enough to escape with her life spoke to Dr. Phil about her ordeal.  Spartanburg, South Carolina, resident Kala Brown said she had met Todd Kohlhepp on social media after posting she was looking for a job.  Kohlhepp, a well-known real estate guru in the area, offered to pay the woman to clean up his properties for resale.  He encouraged her to bring a helper along with her to the gigs.  Brown accepted his offer, and began bringing her boyfriend, Charles Carver, to the properties. On August 31st, Brown met Kohlhepp at his own property, a farm near Woodruff, much like she always did, believing she would be picking up keys to whichever residence she would be responsible for cleaning that day.  Carver came with her.  Brown thought nothing of the meeting.  It was just another routine visit to her employer so she could take on her next assignment.

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Kohlhepp has also been a registered sex offender since he was a teenager.  Years ago, he allegedly held a 14-year-old girl at gunpoint and assaulted her.  In this case, he was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault.  Other charges were dropped, and Kohlhepp was sentenced to 15 years in prison.  Once released back into the public, he started his real estate business and became well-respected in the area.Brown is still struggling with accepting that the love of her life died because she took him to the property with her that day.  She says she thought about bringing someone else, but Kohlhepp had actually told her he preferred for Carver to tag along, because he didn’t want anyone new to find out where he lived.  After killing Carver, Kohlhepp had evidently told Brown, “It was easier to control someone if you took someone they loved.”

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